Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Boy and His Shadow Questions & Answers.
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The Boy and His Shadow Questions & Answers
Question 1: What was Peter looking for in the nursery?
Answer: Peter was looking for his shadow in the nursery.
Question 2: What does the fairy language sound like?
Answer: Fairy language sounds like the tinkling of bells.
Question 3: How did Peter come to know that his shadow was locked in the chest of drawers?
Answer: Tinker Bell, the fairy entered through the window and lodged herself in a jug. Peter followed her and asked her if she knew where they had put her shadow. She told him that the shadow was in a big box, meaning the chest of drawers.
Question 4: Where did Peter find his shadow? How did he try to attach it?
Answer: With Tinker Bell’s help, Peter found his shadow in a chest of drawers. At first, he thought that when he and the shadow would be brought together, they would simply join like drops of water. When that failed, he tried to stick it on to himself with soap.
Question 5: Why was Peter upset?
Answer: After Peter found his shadow in the chest of drawers, he thought that he and the shadow would join like drops of water. But his shadow still kept away from him. He tried to stick it on with soap, but failed. Peter was very eager to join his shadow and was upset.
Question 6: Describe the first meeting of Wendy and Peter.
Answer: Peter was very hopeful that his shadow would join him but to his disappointment it did not. He tried every possible way but his shadow evaded him. Peter started crying and woke up Wendy. Wendy was not alarmed at seeing a stranger in her room. Instead, she was curious to know why he was crying. Peter politely bowed to her and she was pleased by his politeness. In the conversation that followed, Wendy came to know that Peter did not have a mother and that he was upset as he was unable to stick on his shadow.
Question 7: Why did Peter wish Wendy had not mentioned letters?
Answer: Wendy was conversing with Peter when she discussed Peter’s address. The conversation led Wendy to ask about letters. Peter perhaps was feeling bad about not getting letters from anyone and he had to admit that he did not have a mother.
The Boy and His Shadow Questions & Answers
Question 8: Why was Wendy upset with Peter?
Answer: Wendy was upset with Peter because he behaved in an ungrateful manner. Once the shadow was attached to him, Peter seemed to completely forget that Wendy had attached it and thought that he had attached the shadow himself. He did not thank Wendy or show her any gratitude.
Question 9: How did Peter respond to Wendy’s help?
Answer: The moment Peter got attached to his shadow, he was elated and, in his glee, he totally forgot that he got back his shadow only because of Wendy. He thought he had attached the shadow himself and felt very proud about his cleverness. He did not even bother to thank Wendy for her help, much to her anger.
Question 10: How did Peter and Wendy become friends again?
Answer: When Peter saw that Wendy was upset, he realised his mistake. He apologised to Wendy and told her that she was the most helpful person he had ever met. When he said this, Wendy forgave him and they became friends again.
Question 11: What did Wendy do to fix the shadow to Peter? What did she expect in return?
Answer: Wendy felt sorry when she saw Peter’s shadow totally crumpled on the floor. She was amused at his efforts to stick the shadow. She realised that the best way was to sew the shadow on him though it would hurt him a bit. The moment the shadow got stuck to Peter, he totally forgot about being polite to Wendy, who expected him to be thankful to her for helping him. Instead, he felt proud that he was very clever in attaching the shadow to his body. Wendy was shocked and angry that Peter turned out to be a selfish person.
Question 12: A moment after fairy’s entrance, the window was blown open… Who is the fairy? Why did she come into the room?
Answer: Tinker Bell is the fairy.
Tinker Bell came into the room, along with Peter, to help him look for his shadow.
Question 13: “Oh Peter! No wonder you were crying.” Who said these words? Why did the speaker think Peter had been crying?
Answer: Wendy said these words.
Wendy thought that Peter had been crying because he did not have a mother.
Question 14: ‘I shall sew it on for you, my little man.’ Who said these words? Why did the speaker call Peter ‘little man’?
Answer: Wendy said these words.
Wendy called Peter ‘little man’ because, by helping Peter, she felt like a grown-up who was taking care of a little boy. Also, Peter behaved in childish manner by crying over his problem, while Wendy handled the situation calmly.
Question 15: Peter was jumping about in the wildest glee. Why was Peter so happy?
Answer: Peter was so happy because his shadow had been attached with him again.
So, these were The Boy and His Shadow Questions & Answers.