(a) Who is 'she'? (b) Who does 'I' refer to ? (c) Why did the speaker turn around ?

Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :

She had seated herself on the arm of my chair and was looking dreamily across the room. I started and turned around. There was nothing there, and I sank back with relief.

(a) Who is 'she'?

(b) Who does 'I' refer to ?

(c) Why did the speaker turn around ?

(d) Why was the speaker relieved ?

Answer 1

(a) Lavinia.

(b) John Hallock, the narrator.

(c) The speaker turned around to check if the ghost was there or not.

(d) The speaker was relieved because the ghost was not there and so she would not have heard of Lavinia finding Ouija boards thrilling.