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How did the grandmother spend her afternoon every day?
A
by feeding hundreds of sparrows
B
by taking a nap
C
by talking to author's mother
D
by going to temple
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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
What would the grandmother do in the temple on a daily basis?
Meditation
Read Scriptures
Sing religious prayers
teach other kids religious prayers
Where were the parents of the author?
Abroad
City
Other Village
Other state
Why would grandmother accompany the author to his school?
to keep an eye on him
to wait for him to take him back to home
because of the temple attached to school
she wanted to meet villagers
What did the author eat for breakfast?
Thick and stale chapatis with a little butter and sugar spread in it
thick bread with butter
Upma
rice and curd
Which animal did the grandmother used to feed in the village?
Dogs
Cows
Sparrows
Cats
When did the author's parents leave him with his grandmother?
When he was a kid
When he was an infant
When he became a teenager
When he failed and became a teenager
How did the grandmother look?
Old, Fat, Long
Long, Fat, Slightly Bent
Old, Short, Slightly Bent, Fat
Slightly Bent, Fat
How did the grandfather in the portrait hang on the wall look like?
Old, long white beard, worn big turban
Old, skinny, wrinkly
Young, Handsome, Well-Built
Old, Well-Built
Who is the main character of the chapter 'The Portrait of a Lady'?
Mother
Sister
Grandmother
Daughter
Who is the author of 'The Portrait of a Lady'?
Ruskin Bond
Kushwant Singh
Naipaul
Williams Worth
Why were the parents holding the hand of their child?
to protect him from the crowd
because of their fears
to help him
none of the above
Why did the child say No to all the things he was earlier crying for?
lost interest
his interest was changed
because being with parents was more important
none of the above
Why did the child lose his interest in all the things he was interested earlier?
because of separation from his parents and losing his way
because of no response from his parents
because his interest was changed
cant say
Why did the child lag behind his parents?
because of the stops he took to look closely at his favourite things
because he was walking slow
because he was crying
All of the above