Mrs. Hall almost fell down the stairs in hysterics. She was convinced that the room was haunted by spirits and that the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her furniture.
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Model Answer
(i) (c) she was in a state of panic.
(ii) Mrs. Hall suspected everything in the room was put under a spell of witchcraft by the stranger (Griffin).
(iii) Mrs. Hall was afraid that spirits had entered her furniture.
(iv) (d) (1) and (6) — stunned and agitated.
(v) (a) ghosts
Source: Chapter – Footprints without Feet, Section – Arrival at Iping and Strange Events at the Inn
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Explanation
- (i) The extract says she "almost fell down the stairs in hysterics" — hysterics means extreme panic/frenzy, so (c) is correct.
- (ii) The extract directly states "the stranger had somehow caused these to enter into her furniture" — the stranger refers to Griffin.
- (iii) The extract explicitly says spirits entered "her furniture" — copy the exact phrase from the passage.
- (iv) Mrs. Hall was clearly stunned (shocked by the furniture's behaviour) and agitated (in hysterics). "Happy" and "awestruck" don't fit; "outraged" comes later. Option (d) fits best.
- (v) In this context, "spirits" means supernatural entities/ghosts — the passage is about a haunted room, so (a) is correct.