Class 9 English Chapter 5 Question Answers - The Snake and the Mirror

Q1: Who is the writer of the story?
Ans: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer is the writer of the story.

Q2: Who is the narrator of the story?
Ans: Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, the writer himself, is the narrator of the story.

Q3: Who told the story to the narrator?
Ans: A homeopathy doctor, who is the main character, told the story to the narrator.

Q4: What were the students discussing about?
Ans: The students were discussing about snakes.

Q5: Which sound was familiar to the doctor?
Ans: The sound of many rats coming from the roof was familiar to the doctor.

Q6: Write the meaning of meagre?
Ans: Meagre means small in quantity.

Q7: Write the meaning of solitary?
Ans: Solitary means loneliness.

Q8: What was the colour of the coat wore by the homeopathy doctor?
Ans: The coat worn by the homeopathy doctor was black in colour.

Q9: Write the meaning of yard?
Ans: Yard is an open area like a garden or veranda.

Q10: Write the meaning of gable?
Ans: Gable means the upper part of a wall below a sloping roof.

Q11: What is the meaning of "the wind god seemed to have taller time off"?
Ans: The phrase means that the wind was not blowing at all.

Q12: What was the name of the book?
Ans: The name of the book was "Materia Medica".

Q13: What were the things laying on the table?
Ans: On the table were the book "Materia Medica," a lamp, a mirror, and a small comb.

Q14: Write the meaning of slithered?
Ans: Slithered means the crawling motion of a snake.

Q15: In which arm was the snake coiled around?
Ans: The snake was coiled around the left arm of the doctor.

Q16: What was the snake doing after looking at itself in the mirror?
Ans: The snake started admiring itself after looking at itself in the mirror.

Q17: How was the doctor's wife?
Ans: She was thin and tall.

Q18: When did the doctor return home?
Ans: He returned home at eight-thirty the next morning.

Q19: What was the thing the thief left behind while leaving?
Ans: The thief left behind the doctor's dirty vest.