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Question - 1
How did the invisible man first become visible?
Answer:
Griffin, the invisible man became visible when he happened to step in some wet mud that caused him to leave his footprints behind as he walked.
Question - 2
Why was he wandering the streets?
Answer:
Though he was a brilliant scientist, Griffin was a cunning person. His landlord disliked him and wanted to eject him. In revenge, he set fire to the house. To escape from being caught, he removed his clothes and became invisible. Thus, he was homeless then and went wandering on the streets of London.
Question - 3
Why does Mrs Hall find the Scientist eccentric?
Answer:
Griffin had disguised himself wearing a bandage around his forehead, dark glasses, a false nose, and dark whiskers. Mrs Hall found these rather unusual and therefore, found the scientist eccentric. Further, he had declined her efforts to be friendly with him saying that he had booked the inn for solitude and did not want to be disturbed.
Question - 4
What curious episode occurs in the study?
Answer:
One day, early in the morning, a clergyman and his wife were awakened by noises coming from the study room. They heard the sound of coins being taken from the desk. However, when they entered the study room they did not find anyone there which was strange.
Question - 5
What other extraordinary things happened at the inn?
Answer:
At the inn, Mrs Hall and her husband went into the scientist's room on finding its door open. He was not seen in the room. Suddenly, Mrs Hall heard a sniff and a hat leapt up from the bedpost and dashed into her face. The bedroom chair sprang into the air and pushed them both out of the room. This made her that her furniture was haunted by spirits and it was the stranger's spirit that had entered into the furniture.
Question - 6
"Griffin was rather a lawless person". Comment on this statement.
Answer:
Although Griffin was a brilliant scientist, he was rather a lawless person. He was not bothered about how his actions could harm others. He deliberately set fire to his landlord's house just to take revenge. Then, he used his discovery to escape from the law. He also robbed the stores and the people in the village for his own needs. He throws a chair at Mrs Hall to frighten them. Finally, when he was arrested by Mr Jaffers, he injured him and the people at the bar and escaped. All these events show Griffin as a lawless person avoiding justice and caring only about himself.
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