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Play No. 1 Heat Lightning First Year English

The document summarizes the answers to multiple questions about the play 'Heat Lightning'. It describes that the girl couldn't see the killer's face because it was nighttime and she was frightened. It also explains that she asked the first man for help because she was in danger and he was the only person there. The weather was very stormy with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. The second man accused the first man of lying because he noticed someone else in the room.

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Play No. 1 Heat Lightning First Year English

The document summarizes the answers to multiple questions about the play 'Heat Lightning'. It describes that the girl couldn't see the killer's face because it was nighttime and she was frightened. It also explains that she asked the first man for help because she was in danger and he was the only person there. The weather was very stormy with heavy rain, thunder, and lightning. The second man accused the first man of lying because he noticed someone else in the room.

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Heat Lightning
Text Book Exercise
Q. Why couldn't she describe the killer?

Ans. The girl couldn't describe the killer because it was night time and she could not see the
killer's face. Moreover, she was terribly frightened.

Q. What were the circumstances that forced her to leave her car?

Ans. While coming back to home after the party, the girl's car ran out of gas. So she was
forced to leave her car.

Q. Why did she ask for help from the first man?

Ans. She asked for help from the first man because she was in danger and there was none
except the first man on the scene.

Q. What was the condition of the weather?

Ans. The weather was terrible bad. The night was dark and stormy. It was raining cats and
dogs with thunder and lightning.

Q. How and why did the second man accuse the first man of lying?

Ans. The first man tried to hide the pressure of the girl. The second man suspected the
presence of somebody in the room. He had, in fact seen the glimpse of the girl.

Q. Does the girl become suspicious of the first man as the play progresses?

Ans. No, the girl does not become suspicious of the First Man as the play progresses. In fact,
circumstances have naturally turned so much in the her favour that she cannot suspect him.
At the end, her flashlight revealed the truth.

Q. What is her impression about the Second Man?

Ans. At the outset, the girl thinks that the Second Man is the person whom she has been
disposing off a dead body. She also thinks he is the man who has been chasing her.

Q. Why didn't she accompany Second Man?

Ans. The girl could not accompany the Second Man because she persuaded him to be the
killer whom she had been dragging out the dead body of a girl from his car and who had
been chasing her all the way to bus station.

For Matric, Intermediate and B.A. English notes, visit


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Additional Questions
Q. Describe the opening scene of the play.

Ans. The opening scene of the play shows a drab interior of a bus station on a deserted
highway, somewhere in the Midwest.

Q. What was the condition of the girl when she entered the waiting room and what
was her age? "OR" Describe briefly the appearance of the girl when she enters the
stage.

Ans. The condition of the girl was very miserable. His cloths were wet and muddy. Her hair
was disheveled. She was sobbing and out of breath.

Q. Why did the girl become so afraid on the road? "OR" What did the girl see while
walking along the road? "OR" What was the man dragging out the car?

Ans. As the girl walking along the road, she noticed a man was pulling out the dead body of
a girl from his car. She became afraid and started running.

Q. Did the girl go to the police station? "OR" Why does the girl refuse to go to the
police station? "OR" Why does the girl not report her matter to the police?

Ans. The girl did not go the police station because she was so scared to go anywhere.

Q. How did the girl recognize the killer? "OR" How did the girl identify the actual
killer? "OR" How did the girl realize the truth? "OR" What did the girl do when she
saw the flashlight in the hands of the First Man?

Ans. The girl recognize the killer from her flash light in the hand of First Man that he took
out from his pocket. In fact, the girl's flash light fell from her hand when the killer was
chasing after her.

Q. Who saved the life of the girl? "OR" How did the girl succeed in escaping from the
killer? "OR" Narrate the escape-scene of the Girl in the 'Heat Lightning'.

Ans. Before the First Man came near her, the girl ran into the center door of the bus stop
and bolted the door. By chance a dog came there and seized the First Man with its sharp
teeth.

For Matric, Intermediate and B.A. English notes, visit


www.rashidnotes.com

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