A Visit to Cambridge (Chapter-7.1)

Read aloud the description of 'the beautiful' man. Which is the most beautiful sentence in the description?

What endeared the scientist to the writer so that he said he was looking at one of the most beautiful men in the world?

"I could feel his anguish." What could be the anguish?

“I felt a huge relief... in the possibilities of my body.” In the given context, the highlighted words refer to

(i) shifting in the wheelchair, turning the wrist.

(ii)standing up, walking,

(iii) speaking, writing

Stephen Hawking said, "I've had no choice." Does the writer think there was a choice? What was it?

Which is the right sentence?

Every time he spoke to the scientist, the writer felt guilty because

(i) he wasn't sure what he wanted to ask.

(ii) he forced the scientist to use his voice synthesiser.

(iii) he was face to face with a legend.

Guess the first question put to the scientist by the writer.

Which is the right sentence?

The writer phoned Stephen Hawking's house

(i) from the nearest phone booth.

(ii) from outside a phone booth.

(iii) from inside a phone booth.

Answer the following questions.

(i) Did the prospect of meeting Stephen Hawking make the writer nervous? If so, why?

(ii) Did he at the same time feel very excited? If so, why?

Which is the right sentence?

“Cambridge was my metaphor for England.” To the writer,

(i) Cambridge was a reputed university in England.

(ii) England was famous for Cambridge.

(iii) Cambridge was the real England.