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What was her reaction when he came back after 5 years?
A
Overwhelmed
B
clasped the author in her arms and said prayers
C
happy
D
sentimental
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What was her reaction when he came back after 5 years?
Overwhelmed
clasped the author in her arms and said prayers
happy
sentimental
What was grandmother's reaction when the author was going abroad?
Happy
sad
not even sentimental
Sentimental
When was their common link of friendship snapped?
when he went to college
When he went to the university, they were given separate rooms
when he started working
When he went abroad
Did the author bother to learn the morning prayers that his grandmother recited?
yes
he listened but did not bother to learn
he could not learn
no
Where was the author's grandfather's portrait placed?
on a shelf
hung above the mantelpiece
put on the mantelpiece
on a table
How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter?
Emotional
Strong
Selfless
Loving
What happened when they took the grandmother's corpse away?
Neighbours visited them to pay condolences
they mourned her death in her room
birds flew away quietly
Nothing happened
How did the sparrows express their sorrow at the death of their grandmother?
They didn't come that day
they came and sat silently in the verandah
They ate the bread crumbs
they chirruped a lot
How did the grandmother die?
during telling beads lying on the bed
In the hospital
While sleeping
None of the above
What did the grandmother do in her final hours?
Talked to everyone in the house
worried about everyone
Silently praying and telling her beads
Went to temple
How did the grandmother react to her illness?
She said her end was near
She ignored her health
She took care of her
She was admitted to the hospital
What happened when the grandmother didn't pray for the first time?
She fell ill the next day
She made this her routine
She took a break and went to the village
None of the above
What change came in the grandmother's evening schedule?
She collected the women of the neighbourhood
She would go for a walk
She would sleep early
She would talk to his parents
What happened when the author moved abroad to study for five years?
grandmother bid goodbye by silently kissing his forehead
No one came to see him
Grandmother moved back to village
Parents moved with him
How did the grandmother spend her afternoon every day?
by feeding hundreds of sparrows
by taking a nap
by talking to author's mother
by going to temple
How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?
feedings dogs
reading scriptures
spinning the wheel
talking to neighbours
Why didn't the grandmother like music?
It was the monopoly of harlots and beggars and not meant for gentlefolk
She liked only religious prayers
She liked the traditional folk music
She thought it would distract him from studies
What made the grandmother unhappy about the author's new English School?
the fact that she could no longer help him with the lessons
Because they were in city
Because she didn't understand English
Because she didn't understand English and could no longer help him with the lessons
Where did the author go to study in the city?
English School in motor bus
by walking down to nearby school
Hindi School
No where
What was the turning point of the friendship between grandmother and author?
When he became an adult
When his parents called both of them to the city
When he left her to live in the city with his parents
When they stopped talking