Q & A A SHADY PLOT (Following are the answers given in points.

. You may refer to them, elaborate upon them, rephrase and write them in a suitable manner. DO NOT FORGET TO REFER TO THE TEXT FOR ALL ANSWERS. Pls. write complete questions as well.) Q5a) What genre.? Ans. ghost stories with supernatural elements. People enjoyed .. Q5b) Does the narrator..from the story. Ans .does not specialize in ghost storiesis surprised to be able to write them. They come naturally to him. I didnt specialize.in me Q5c) What makes HelenBureau? Ans. Helen was a writer before she died.realised difficulty of writingformed the Writers .. to help struggling writers with plots and stories. Q5d) Why had Helen..providing continued help? Ans. It was the task of the Writers Ins B to help struggling writers who were devoid of ideasShe and her ghost friends were tired of providing ideas to writers. They were kept busy all the time and couldnt indulge in their favourite activity of haunting anymorePromised to continue helping John only if he would use his influence to stop people from using the Ouija board and disturbing the ghost community. Q5f) Why does John want .from his words? Ans. thinks that she would be shocked and get hysterical as she is even scared of mice..He also fears that she might get jealous seeing a woman with her husband, as she is of a highly possessive and suspicious nature. Q5j) Why is Johns wifeto do? Ans. At the Ouija board party, all the boards spell the words, Traitor, John and Helen. Lavinia is convinced that her husband is having an affair with a woman named Helenin the room hears him talking to someone and acting suspiciously decides to divorce him. Q5m) Johns apprehensionJustify. Ans. John expected Lavinia to get hysterical at the sight of a ghost in her house or get jealous upon seeing her husband with another woman, even if it was only a ghost. Lavinia however, reacted quite differently. She was actually relieved to see that John

had been associating with Helen, a woman ghost who was actually quite ugly and not the beautiful Helen of Troy.

Reference to context:1. It was exactly like ..cartoons put together 1a) Explain it? Ans. .refers to the appearance of the ghost of Helen. 1b) Why does the speaker say the above line? Ans. ghost appears in parts and sections. 1c) What effect did it have on the speaker? Ans. startled, shocked, helpless.. 2. Its ..so cheap! I got it at a bargain sale. (write it exactly like this, not the entire sentence!!) Q2a) What has been bought cheap and by whom? Ans. .. (Im sure you can manage with this answer!!!!) Q2b) Do you think the narrator would be happy with this news? Why/Why not? Ans. No, because the ghost of Helen had made him promise that he would stop his friends and acquaintances from using the Ouija board. Q2c) What did the narrator ask the speaker to do? Ans. . 3. Oh, the affair was.assure you my love. Q3a) Who says this to whom? Q3b) What affair is the speaker referring to? Ans. ..referring to his wifes accusation of his flirty behavior with Laura Hinkle at the Ouija Board party. Q3c) Explain the above expression. Ans. Johns answer was quite intelligent and had a double meaning. His affair was rightly overboard as it was over the Ouija board that the entire problem had begun. It

also refers to Lavinias accusation of his affair with the ghost of Helen, which according to him is highly overrated.