Chapter 3 Deep Water

Important Questions
Question 1. Which two incidents in Douglas' early life made him scared of water?
Question 2. Why did Douglas mother recommended that he should learn swimming at the YMCA
pool?
Question 3. What did Douglas feel and do when he was pushed into swimming pool?
Question 4. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
Question 5. What did Douglas experience when he went down to the bottom of the pool for the first
time?
Question 6. How did the instructor turn Douglas into a swimmer?
Question 7. Why did Douglas go to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire?
Question 8. What efforts did Douglas make to get over his fear of water?
Question 9. What sort of terror seized Douglas as he went down the water with a yellow glow? How
could he feel that he was still alive?
Question 10. When Douglas realised that he was sinking how did he plan to save himself?
Question 11. How did Douglas finally get rid of the fear he had of water?
Question 12. Desire, determination and diligence lead to success explain the value of these qualities
in the light of Douglas experience in 'Deep Water'.