The Sound Machine

What was the first sound Klausner heard from the machine?

• A white daisy

  shrieking as it is getting cut.

• A man screaming.

• A tree groaning as it is getting axed.

• A rose shrieking as it is getting cut.

How did Mrs Saunders feel about Klausner.

• She was afraid of him.

• She felt he was crazy.

• She liked Mr Klausner.

• She thought of him to be harmless

How did Klausner describe the sound the daisies made when he pulled on them?

• It was the sound of pain.

• It was the sound of surprise.

• It was the sound of something that humans don't know about, like toin or spurl or plinuckment.

• A harsh shriek out of angish

Physically, Klausner is ...

• small, hairy and fat

• small, pale and thin

• small, thin and ugly

• small, pale and fat

Psychologically Klausner is ...

• insecure, patient, calm and responsible

• insecure, calm, meticulous and intolerant

• insecure, nervous, meticulous and patient

• insecure, calm, mad and strict

Major themes of the story.

• Appearance vs Reality

• Innocent wish to deep rooted obsession

• Science, technology and forbidden knowledge

• Despair & dejection

• Supernatural element

Why is the sound machine compared to a child's coffin?

• Suggesting the death of many small roses and daisies in future

• Because it was small in size

• To suggest something tragic would happen in future

• To depict the death of hope

Klausner didn't realise he was wearing a hat until Dr. Scott told him. What does this show?

• Didn't care much about his outfit

• His obsession to the sound machine

• He was unable to feel anything on his head being a patient

• He wore the hat mistakingly

What was Dr. Scott's reaction when Klausner introduced the machine to him?

• He was intrigued by its remarkable complexity

• He became hysteric

• He was completely shocked by the structure of the machine

• Laughed at the invention

What was the function of the sound machine?

• To create noises inaudible to the human ear

• To function as an ear aid to the deaf people

• To play music in a carnival

• To detect & hear sounds of higher & lower pitch inaudible to human ear