Question-answers of the Chapter : 9- Bholi

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Question 1:

Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?

ANSWER:

Bholi’s father is worried about her as she had neither good looks nor intelligence. He did not know how he would find a suitable groom for her.

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Question 2:

For what unusual reasons is Bholi sent to school?

ANSWER:

The tehsildar had performed the opening ceremony of the primary school for girls that had just opened in Ramlal’s village. He told Ramlal that as he was a representative of the government in the village, he should set an example for the villagers by sending his daughters to the school. When Ramlal discussed this matter with his wife, she said that if girls were sent to school, no one would marry them. Since Ramlal did not have the courage to disobey the tehsildar, his wife suggested that they should send Bholi to the school. She felt that as there were little chances of her getting married with her ugly face and lack of sense, she might as well go to the school.

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Question 1:

Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?

ANSWER:

Bholi finds everything new at the school. She feels glad to see many girls of her age present there. She is fascinated by the bright colours of the pictures on the walls. She cries when she keeps stammering on being asked her name. However, she notices how kind the teacher is and finally, manages to speak her name. She is given a book by the teacher. The teacher behaves with her like no one had ever done, thereby filling her with confidence. At the end of her first day at school, her heart is throbbing with a new hope and a new life.

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Question 2:

Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?

ANSWER:

Yes, she finds her teacher different from the people at home. Her teacher is very kind and speaks to her affectionately. She does not scold or command her, but encourages her in a soothing voice. She tells her that in time, she will be more learned than anyone else in the village, and no one will ever be able to laugh at her. People will listen to her and respect her. This fills Bholi with a new hope.

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Question 1:

Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal?

ANSWER:

Bholi’s parents feel that if they do not accept Bishamber’s proposal, she may remain unmarried all her life. Her mother says they were lucky that Bishamber is from another village and hence, does not know about Bholi’s pock-marks and her lack of sense. Moreover, he has not even asked for any dowry. Hence, Bholi’s parents accept the marriage proposal.

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Question 2:

Why does the marriage not take place?

ANSWER:

The marriage does not take place because Bholi refuses to marry Bishamber. When the groom sees that her face is covered with pock-marks, he declares that he will marry her only if her father pays him a dowry of five thousand rupees. Bishamber does not budge from his stand in spite of repeated pleadings by Ramlal. Finally, Ramlal places the dowry amount at the groom’s feet. Consequently, when Bishamber is about to place the garland around Bholi’s neck, she strikes out her hand and the garland is flung into the fire. She says that she is willing to marry that man only because of her father’s honour. However, on seeing that the man is mean, greedy and contemptible, she has decided not to go ahead with the marriage.

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Question 1:

Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

ANSWER:

Bholi felt that she was going to a better place than her home where she got the treatment that she had never got before. New clothes had never been made for Bholi. The old dresses of her sisters were passed on to her. No one cared to mend or wash her clothes. However, before being sent off to the school, she received a clean dress. She was even bathed, and oil was rubbed into her dry and matted hair. It was then that she began to believe that she was being taken to a place better than her home.

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Question 2:

How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?

ANSWER:

Bholi’s teacher played a very important role in changing her life. She was the first one to have spoken to her affectionately. She encouraged her to speak out her name without any fear. She gave her a book, thereby aiming to inculcate in her the desire to learn. She told her that in time, she would be more learned than anyone else in the village, and no one would ever be able to laugh at her. People would listen to her and respect her. This filled Bholi with a new hope.

Summary & Question-answers of the Chapter: 10- The Book That Saved the Earth with question-answers

The Book that Saved the Earth Summary

The story begins with a stage show of twenty fifth century in which a historian is sitting in the museum and she explains the truth about the Martian invasion that happened in twentieth century. To prove her statement she asks the audience to look into the historiscope, a device that can show things happened in the history.  In the next scene two characters are shown one of them which has a balloon brain is shown as the master. His name is Think Tank and another one is his assistant Noodle. Both of them are discussing about their plan to invade earth. They think that earth is a ridiculous plan and they should invade earth so as to establish their kind rule over the planet. So, the master think tank sends one of his crew to inspect earth. The crew lands into a library and look confuse as they know nothing about the items (books) of the library. So, they consult it with their master Think Tank that they think is very intelligent. He asks them to show the item and tells them that they are sandwiches which is a staple diet of the earthlings. He commands his crew to eat it, which they then consider as a tasteless eatable. His assistant Noodle corrects him and tells him that they are the communication devices. He on hearing this, asks his crew to listen to the information from the devices. They try to hear it but they get nothing to hear from them. Once again Noodle corrects his master Think Tank that they are to be read and not hear. So with the help of the vitamins provided by the chemical department of Mars, the crew tries to read the book. It was a book of rhymes.Page No 63:

Question 1:

Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?

ANSWER:

The twentieth century was called the ‘Era of the Book’ because in those days there were books about everything, from anteaters to Zulus. Books taught people ‘how to’, ‘when to’, ‘where to’ and ‘why to’. They illustrated, educated, punctuated and even decorated.

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Question 2:

Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?

ANSWER:

The Martians tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century.

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Question 1:

What guesses are made by Think-Tank about the books found on earth?

ANSWER:

The first guess that Think-Tank made about the books found on earth was that they were sandwiches. He told Captain Omega that they were standing in a refreshment stand. He also said that sandwiches were the main staple of Earth diet. He then ordered them to eat one of the books. When Sergeant Oop ate it, he told them that it was not delicious, and that it was as dry as Martian dust. Then, Think-Tank suggested that the books were in fact communication sandwiches, and ordered them to listen to them. When they could not hear anything, he suggested that the books were not meant for ear communication, but for eye communication.

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Question 1:

Noodle avoids offending Think − Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he mange to do that?

ANSWER:

Noodle avoided offending Think-Tank, but at the same time he corrected his mistakes. Whenever he had to say something contrary to what Think-Tank said, he would present his thoughts by referring to them as being of no particular importance. In this way he would correct Think-Tank’s errors without making him feel that he was being corrected.

Summary of the poem Anne Gregory

Summary of the poem

The poem is basically a conversation between the poet, Yeats and a young girl named Anne Gregory. The poet tells her that if she finds a young boy who becomes sad because of her rejection, it doesn’t mean that he was a true lover. He could have been in love with her because of her beautiful yellow hair. This means that the boy might be in love with her because of her attractive looks. He says that a true lover will be the one who will love her for her inner qualities and not her looks. To this, Anne says that she will change her looks by dying her hair into some other colour. She will become less attractive and then, maybe, she will find a true love for herself. So, at last, he explains to her that the previous night, he had heard some religious man saying that only God loves us for what we are. This means that God never loves us for our looks but for our inner beauty.