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The Night the Ghost got in — Revision Notes
ICSE · Class 8 · English Literature: Book 'Gulmohar'
The Night the Ghost got in revision notes for ICSE Class 8 English Literature: Book 'Gulmohar': 4 topics in quick points.
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Key Topics to Revise
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1. Chapter Overview
- The story is a humorous narrative/short story.
- The events happen on the night of November 17, 1915.
- The narrator hears footsteps at about a quarter past one in the morning.
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2. Plot in Sequence
- The narrator hears footsteps circling the dining-room table.
- He wakes Herman and both listen carefully.
- Herman becomes frightened and stays with mother instead of investigating.
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3. Characters and Their Roles
- The narrator is young, observant, and honest in a funny way.
- Herman is fearful and quickly retreats to safety.
- Mother is practical, bold, and quick to act.
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4. Humour in the Chapter
- The chapter uses misunderstanding as the main source of humour.
- Fear turns into chaos because every person reacts differently.
- The narrator’s frankness creates comic effect, especially when he says they had ghosts.
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The story begins with footsteps heardMother is more afraid of ghostsBodwell calls the policeGrandfather believes he is living duringGrandfather strikes one policeman
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Key topics in The Night the Ghost got in include Chapter Overview, Plot in Sequence, Characters and Their Roles, Humour in the Chapter. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 8 exams.
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