Q. Who is the author of Iswaran the Storyteller?
Ans. The chapter Iswaran the Storyteller is written by R. K. Laxman.
Q. Who was Iswaran?
Ans. Iswaran was Mahendra’s cook and companion.
Q. Who was Mahendra?
Ans. Mahendra was a junior supervisor who worked for a firm and moved from place to place.
Q. What work did Iswaran do for Mahendra?
Ans. Iswaran cooked food, looked after the household and accompanied Mahendra.
Q. What was Iswaran good at?
Ans. Iswaran was good at cooking and narrating interesting stories.
Q. How did Iswaran tell stories?
Ans. He narrated stories dramatically, using gestures, expressions and suspense.
Q. What kind of books did Iswaran read?
Ans. He enjoyed reading popular Tamil thrillers.
Q. How did Iswaran make ordinary incidents interesting?
Ans. He added dramatic details, suspense and imaginative descriptions.
Q. What story did Iswaran tell about an elephant?
Ans. He described how he had faced a mad elephant and brought it under control by striking its toenail with a stick.
Q. Why did Mahendra enjoy Iswaran’s stories?
Ans. Mahendra enjoyed them because Iswaran narrated them with great enthusiasm and dramatic skill.
Q. What supernatural story did Iswaran tell Mahendra?
Ans. He told Mahendra about a ghostly woman who appeared on a moonlit night.
Q. When did Iswaran claim to have seen the ghost?
Ans. He claimed to have seen the ghost on a moonlit night near the place where they lived.
Q. How did Mahendra initially react to ghost stories?
Ans. He dismissed them as imaginary tales and did not believe in ghosts.
Q. Why did Mahendra begin to feel uneasy?
Ans. Iswaran’s frightening description and the strange sounds at night made him uneasy.
Q. What did Mahendra hear one night?
Ans. He heard a moaning sound outside his window.
Q. What did Mahendra see outside his window?
Ans. He thought he saw a dark, ghost-like figure carrying a bundle.
Q. How did the ghost story affect Mahendra?
Ans. It frightened him and disturbed his peace of mind.
Q. Why did Mahendra decide to leave the place?
Ans. He became frightened by what he believed was a ghost and decided to leave.
Q. What role does suspense play in the chapter?
Ans. Suspense makes the stories exciting and gradually increases Mahendra’s fear.
Q. What is the central idea of Iswaran the Storyteller?
Ans. The chapter shows the power of storytelling, imagination and suspense in influencing people’s thoughts and feelings.