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The Third Level Summary, Difficult Words| The Third Story in Hindi Class 12

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In this article, We will see The Third Level Summary, Difficult Words, and NCERT Solutions. You can also attempt an online to boost your preparation.

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 1. The Third Level Writer

Walter Braden Jack Finney was born on the 2nd of October 1911 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.A). He graduated in 1934 from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. He was a pioneer American author.

Later, he was married to Marguerite Guest with whom he had two children. He lived in New York City and worked for an advertising agency for some years. Later, he moved to California with his family in the early 1950s. He died on 16th Nov. 1995 at the age of 84.

The Third Level Story Video Explanation

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2. The Third Level Theme

The Third Level is nothing but the imagination of the writer. He beautifully imagines the world of 1894 where there is nothing like fear, worry, war, stress, and insecurity.

3. The Third Level Main Characters

3.1.Charley

He is an ordinary man of 31 Years from New York. One evening, he went to Grand Central Station, New York after spending the whole day in his office.  He had to reach home early because his wife Louisa was waiting for him.  He imagined the world of 1894 where all the people seemed to be happy and conducted a very peaceful life.

3.2. Louisa: 

Louisa is the pretty wife of the central character, Charley. She waited for Charley at home.

3.3Sam Weiner:  

Sam was his psychiatrist friend of Charley. He did not believe in the existence of the third level. Later, he wrote a letter to Charley in which he confirmed the existence of the third level.

3.4.The Grand Central Station

It was a station in New York. It has only two levels.

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The Third Level MCQs

1. According to the letter, Sam was invited for…

  1. for a party
  2. for a tea party
  3. for a bachelor’s party
  4. for a lemonade party

2. Whose signature was there on the letter?

  1. Charle’s teacher
  2. Charle’s friend
  3. Sam                            
  4. None

3. What did Charley find in his stamp collection?

  1. Final addresses
  2. Pin Code
  3. Old letters
  4. First-day cover

4. Charley was often lost in?

  1. In his imagination
  2. In his office
  3. from an escalator
  4. The Central Station

5. What is First Day Cover?

A) A new stamp gets the Postmark and date
B) A Teddy bear
C) A gift shop
D) NOT

 6. Why does Charley want to visit Galesburg?

  1.  to escape from the modern world
  2. to enjoy the outer world
  3. to see the beautiful landscape
  4.  to meet his old friends

7. What did Charley see at the Third Level?

  1. flickering gas lights and people with funny moustaches
  2. brass spittoons
  3. men wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw
  4. All these

8. What was the Third Level?

  1. The first level at the station
  2. The second level at the station
  3. The imagination of the narrator
  4. NOT

9. What does the Psychiatrist, Sam explain to Charlie about the third level?

  1. The third level is a beautiful place
  2. The third level is imagination
  3. A third level is a well-maintained place
  4. That it was the result of stress and anxiety in his mind

10. Why did Charley visit Sam?

  1. To consult the incident of Third level incident at Grand   Central Station
  2. To invite his friend
  3. To meet his parents
  4.  To guide him for  Galesburg

11. What was mentioned in the letter?
(a) That the third level is only imagination
(b) that Sam is joining them
(c) The third level surely exists
(d) None

12. Who sent that ‘First Day cover and when?
(a) Sam’s father in 1994
(b) Sam’s uncle in 1884
(c) Sam’s friend in 1584
(d) Sam,  a psychiatrist in 1894

13. Who was Charley’s wife?

  1. Lavinia
  2. Louisa                 
  3. Jennifer
  4. NOT

14. What is the theme of the third level?

  1. The modern world is full of war, worry, stress, fear tension etc        
  2. way to escape from the ancient world
  3. theory of connectivity
  4. NOT

15. What was Jack’s full name?

  1. Walter Louis Jack
  2. Jack Stephen
  3. Indian Jack
  4. Jack Finney

16. Who was Sam in The Third Level?

  1. An assistant doctor
  2. a close friend
  3. a psychiatrist and a friend of Charley 
  4. NOT

17. What is Sam’s letter to Charley’s denote?


(a) A myth
(b) Acceptance of reality
(c) Imaginary world
(d) a blend of reality with fantasy

18. The story, the third level begins with?

  1. Some sort of seriousness     
  2. Poor narration
  3. A negative mindset
  4. NOT

19. Who is the author of the Third Level?

  1. Tom Finney
  2. Pearl S Buck     
  3. Jack Finney
  4. NOT

20. How would you assess Charley as the character of the Third Level?

  1. Confused and sensitive
  2. Adventurous and powerful
  3. Imaginative and descriptive
  4.  Friendly and responsible

The Third Level MCQs Answer Sheet

1.D11.C
2.C12.D
3.D13.B
4.A14.A
5.A15.D
6.A16.C
7.A17.D
8.C18.A
9.D19.C
10.A20.C

The Third Level Question Answer

4. Read and Find out

1. What does the third level refer to?

 The third level is nothing but an imaginary world. The people try to escape from the modern world where there is fear, worry, war, stress, and insecurity.

2.Would Charley ever go back to the ticket counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife?

No, Charley would never go back to the ticket counter to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife because he had new currency at his hand which was not acceptable, and the second time when he tried to come back with the old currency he was not able to find the corridor of the third level at Grand Central Station.

5. Reading with Insight

1.Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?

Yes, The third level was a medium of escape for Charley. He wanted to conduct a peaceful life where there is nothing like fear, worry, war, stress, and insecurity. He has been badly tortured by the harsh reality of life.

2.What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley?

The letter of Sam confirms the existence of the third level.  He vividly describes the world of the third level. He says that there were a few ticket windows and train gates. The people were wearing nineteenth-century dresses. He also buys tickets for Galesburg.

3.“The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry, and stress.” What are how we attempt to overcome them?

No doubt, “the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry, and stress.” Some people try to overcome them in positive ways like gardening, painting, stamp collecting etc. But, some people take the help of negative ways like drinking, smoking, drugging etc.

4.Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?

The complete chapter is based on the imagination and visualization of time and space. Charley imagines a world of 1894 to escape from the modern world. The modern world with its harsh reality haunts him badly. 

6. The Third Level Extra Question Answer

 1.Why did Charley rush back from the third level?

 Charley rushed back from the third level because he offered modern currency for the tickets. The modern currency was different from the currency of 1894. He was threatened for the same cause.

 2.What was Charley’s hobby? Where did he find Sam’s letter?

Charley had the hobby of stamp collecting. He used to collect stamps from different years. He found the letter in an envelope dated 18th of July, 1894.

7. The Third Level Summary

 The beautiful chapter, ‘The Third Level’ has been written by Jack Finney shows the intersection of time and space. The writer beautifully imagines the world of 1894 where there is nothing like Insecurity, fear, worry, war, and stress.

The narrator got bored with the harsh reality of life and wants to live a very peaceful life like in ancient times. The central character, Charley is an extraordinary guy of 31 years old. One day, he came out late from the office.

He was in a hurry to get home because his wife was waiting for him. Therefore, he decided to take the subway from Grand Central Station. He went to Grand Central Station of New York to catch a train.

He went to the first level and then the second level and finally lost himself in the imagination and entered into the third level. The third level was nothing but the imagination of the narrator. He simply compared the world of the present and the past.

He says that there were a few ticket windows and train gates. The people were wearing nineteenth-century dresses. The people had long beards and moustaches. The officers at Grand Central Station confirmed that there were only two levels.

Charley found a different world where all the people were happy and conducted a very peaceful life. He went to the ticket counter and asked for two tickets for Galesburg. He was threatened for offering modern currency.

Charley had a good hobby of stamp collecting. The story simply deals with the cruel truth of the modern era and the narrator wants to escape from this ruthless world and finds himself comfortable in the ancient era. 

8. The Third Level Word Meaning

 Swear (Speak on oath) कसम खाकर कहना

Stack (heap) ढ़ेर

Tan (light brown) हल्का भूरा

Gabardine (a  firm cloth) एक मजबूत कपडा

Suburban (a  small town near the big city) उपनगरीय

Lobby (entrance hall) प्रवेश कक्ष

Angling (bending) झुके रहना

Slanting (Inclined) मुड़े हुए

Glint (spark) चमक

Frowned (got angry) गुस्सा जाना

Locomotive (railway engine) रेल का इंजन

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