Short answer :
1. Why was the narrator sorry to have paid attention to the footsteps?
The narrator was sorry because his imagination of considering his Grandfather as a ghost created a lot of misunderstandings.
2. Why did Herman and the author slam the doors?
Herman and the author slammed the door because of their fear of the ghost.
3. What woke up the mother?
Slamming of the doors by the narrator and his brother woke up their mother.
4. What do you understand by the mother's act of throwing the shoe?
Author's mother did not want to take risk by getting down. At the same time, she wanted the police to come there. So, she threw the shoe at neighbour's home to seek help.
5. Why do you think Mrs. Bodwell wanted to sell the house?
Mrs. Bodell wanted to sell the house because she was disturbed often.
6. How did the cops manage to enter the locked house?
The cops broke the front door. Thus they manged to enter the locked house.
7. Why were the policemen prevented from entering grandfather's room?
Grandfather mistook the police as General Meade's men who were retreating. With that thinking, he harmed them. So, the police were prevented to enter grandfather's room.
8. Who used the zither and how?
The narrator's pet Guinea pig used the zither. It used to sleep on it.
9. Mention the things that the grandfather imagined.
Grandfather imagined that the cops were General Meade's men. He thought that they were beginning to retreat and even desert.
10.Where was the author when he heard the noise?
The author was in the bathroom when he heard the noise.
11.What did the narrator think the unusual sound was?
At first, the narrator thought the unusual sound was a burglar. Later he felt it was a ghost.
12. What were the various sounds the brothers heard when they went downstairs?
When they went downstairs the brothers heard the footsteps circling the dining-room table like a man running and it started up the stairs towards them.
13. Who were the narrator's neighbours ?
Mr. Bodwell and his wife were the narrator's neighbours
14. How did the Bodwell's react, when a shoe was thrown into their house.
When a shoe was thrown into their house Bodwell said that they would sell the house and move to Peer
15. What did the Bodwell's think when they heard the mother shout?
The Bodwell's thought that there was a burglar in their house.
16. What was the grandfather wearing?
The grandfather was wearing a long flannel nightgown over long woolen pants, a nightcap, and a leather jacket around his chest.
17. What conclusions did grandfather jump to when he saw the cops?
Grandfather thought that the cops were the deserters from General Meade's army.
18. Were the policemen willing to leave the house?
No, the policemen were not willing to leave the house.
19. What made the reporter gaze at the author?
The author's reply We had ghosts' made the reporter to gaze at him
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