1. At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?

2. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?

3. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of Cascade?

4. “I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?

5. Why did Douglas' mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool?