1.The night at the hotel-Seigfred

Lenz1 Why did Schwamm come to town?A. Schwamm's son used to wave at the passengers going by train every

morning but nobody ever waved back. So he took it to heart and changed his behavior . So Schwamm came to the town to take the early train the next morning and wave back at his son.

2. What was the reason for the strange behaviour of Mr. Schwamm's son?

A. Every morning on his way to school, Schwamm's son had to wait at the railway crossing for the early morning train to go by. The used to wave at the passengers. But none of them ever waved back. This was the reason for the boy’s strange behavior.

3. What did Schwamm’s son do in the mornings? How did he behave in the evenings?A. Every morning on the way to his school Schwamm’s son had to

wait at a railway crossing where he used to wave hands to the passengers go by the train. Never had any body waved him back. So he took it to heart and got worried. When he returned home from school he neither played nor talked with anybody and used to break into tears. He also gave up doing homework.

4. Why did Schwamm decide to spend the night at the hotel?A. Schwamm wanted to make his son happy by taking the early

train the next day and waving back at him. He, therefore, came into town and decided to spend the night at the hotel so that he could take the early morning train the next day.

5. Was the stranger waiting for schwamm? Ho w do you know?

A. Since it was a double bed room the stranger might have been waiting for someone to occupy the bed.The stranger asked Schwamm no to fall over his crutches or run into his suitcase which were put some where in the middle of the room.

6. Why was schwamm hesitant when he introduced himself to the stranger?

A. Schwamm came to town on a strange reason and he didn’t know how the stranger would react if he told him the reason. So Schwamm was hesitant to introduce himself to the stranger.

7. Who do you think was the man who waved out to Schwamm’s son from the train? Why do you think so?

A. The man who waved out to Schwamm’s son from the train was

the stranger who shared the bed with Schwamm. Schwamm’s son said that a man had waved with a cane, perhaps mistaken the crutch for a cane. So it must be the stranger who waved at the boy.

2.In celebration of being alive- Christiaan

Barnard

1. Why did Dr. Barnard find the suffering of children heart-breaking?

A. Dr. Barnard finds the suffering of children particularly heartbreaking because they trust in doctors, believing that they would help them and save them. Though the doctors fail to help they accept their fate and go through mutilating surgery without any complaint.

2. Describe the accident in which Dr. Bernard and his wife were involved. What happened to them?

A. One day Dr. Barnard and his wife were crossing a street after a happy meal. A car knocked him into his wife. She was thrown out into the other line where another car from the opposite direction struck her. He had eleven broken ribs and a perforated lung and his wife had a badly fractured shoulder.

3. How did Dr.Bernard react to the accident that he and his wife had?

A. The accident that Dr.Bernard met with let him think about the suffering of the human beings. He was angry because there were patients waiting for him to be operated on them. And his wife had to take care of her young baby.

4. How does Dr.Bernard’s view of suffering differ from his father’s?

A. Dr.Bernard’s father believed that suffering of a person is God’s will and that is the way God tests all. Suffering ennobles and makes him/her a better person.But Dr.Bernard did not agree with his father’s view. As a doctor he saw nothing noble in a patient’s suffering.

5. What had made Dr. Barnard sensitive to the suffering of children?A. The brother of Dr.Bernard who died several years ago with an

abnormal heart, made him sensitive to the suffering of children. He was moved by seeing the half-eaten mouldy biscuit with two tiny tooth marks which was kept as a memory by his father.

6. What is the lesson that Dr. Barnard learned from the two children ? (or) What do you think is the lesson Dr. Christian Barnard learnt from his two young patients?

A. Dr. Barnard learned from the two children/patients that the business of living is the celebration of being alive. He further learned that 'what you have left' is more important than 'what you have lost'.

3.Circus cat alley cat- Anita

Desai

1. Describe the physical appearance of Anna.A. Anna was a Malabar girl who had been born into the circus. She

was large and heavily built. She had very black bright eyes, a lot of wiry black hair, and hefty shoulders. She had also a loud, sharp and authoritative voice.

2. What had happened to Anna's baby ?A. Anna’s baby had been taken away by her (Anna's) husband and

his-family. The circus had moved to Bombay and the child too must have been taken with them.

3. Who found Anna and her child starving and begging on a Daryaganj street? What did that person do?

A. Mrs. Bates found Anna and her child starving and begging on a Daryaganj Street. She brought them home and made Anna, a Nanny for her children. She gave food and clothes and tried to civilize her.

4. How did Anna happen to work for Mrs. Bates?A. Anna, the trainer of big cats in circus, married an ambitious

young man who thought that a woman's place was her home. He took charge of the wild animals. Anna was annoyed and left her husband. Mrs. Bates found her begging in the streets and brought her as a Nanny to her children.

5. Describe some of the major changes in the children with the coming of Anna.

A. The coming of Anna into the house made the children feel that they had been shut in the cages. They stopped walking or running and started prowling. Instead of hopping or skipping they sprang and leaped in fear. They lost thier liberty to play or speak that they like but they would play only those games ordered by Anna. We could find the change in voices also.

6. Where do you think Anna went after she left Bates’ house? How do we know this?

A. I think Anna went to her husband in search of her baby. We know this because writer sees Anna after a few years in a circus.

7. What is the significance of the title “Circus Cat, Alley Cat”?A. Circus-cat means a wild cat in a circus. Alley-cat is a

domesticated cat that lives in the houses. Anna was originally a cat trainer in a circus .she was made an alley cat in Bates’ house. But the role of a circus-cat suited her better than Alley cat. Hence the title of the lesson'Circus-cat, Alley-cat'is apt.

Mother Teresa- Khushwant

Singh1. Describe a typical day of a sister of charity.A. In Mother House, the day begins at 4.30 a.m. The nuns

assemble and pray and meditate for two hours. Then they get to work. Firstly they wash all the dirty linen brought from the Homes for the Dying, Sishu Bhavan, the slum schools, leprosaria etc. Then they have a quick breakfast. Soon they go to their places of duty with supplies of powdered milk and medicines. They return in the ' evening. They have an early supper. Then they pray again and meditate and go to bed in their dormitories by 10.00 p.m.

2. In what way was 10 September 1946 important in Mother Teresa’s?

life? (Or) What made Mother Teresa decide to give up teaching and serve the poor?

A. On the 10th of Septmeber, 1946, which Mother described as “inspirational day” and “day of decision” she received a call from Jesus Christ when she was going to Darjeeling. She was asked to give up all and follow Him to the slums to serve Him among the poorest of the poor. After receiving intensive training in nursing she opened her first slum school in 1948. Since then Mother dedicated her life to the poor and dying. Thus 10 September 1946 is important in Mother’s life.

3. How did Mother Teresa make the defences of the manager of the biscuit factory crumble?

A. Mother Teresa first thanked the manager of the biscuit factory for the generosity he had shown earlier. She, then, started speaking about his own problems. She patiently listened to him and then asserted that she, being poor, could beg, unlike the well-to-do people of the middle class. Mother Teresa. Thus,

crumbled his defences, made him expansive and prompted him to help her organization further.

4. How does Mother Teresa describe the day she received "a special call from Jesus Christ"?

A. On the 10th of September, 1946, Mother Teresa receives a call from Jesus Christ asking her to give up ail and follow Him to the slums to serve Him among the poorest of the poor. She describes it as “inspiration day” and “the day of decision”.5. The author tells Mother Teresa that there are too many

poor people and that she cannot possibly help them all. What was Mother Teresa’s response? Do you think this is a good response Why do you think so?

A. In response to the author’s question, Mother admits that her service may be a drop in the ocean but asserts that the ocean will be less because of that missing drop. She says she is not concerns with the dimension of the work but the work itself. She just wants to do her best for the poor and needy.

6. What are the four vows; taken by the Missionaries of Charity?A. The four vows taken by the Missionaries of Charity are:

i) Vow of poverty -ii) Vow of chastity iii) Vow of obedience iv) Vow of whole-hearted free service to the poor. This special vow was that of giving whole hearted free service to the poor. The significance of this is that they cannot work for the rich; they cannot accept any money for the work they do. Their service must be a free to service to the poor only.

8. What dress do the sisters of charity wear? Is there is any special significance? (Or) What is the dress that has been prescribed for the Sisters of Charity? What are its qualities?A. The dress that sisters of charity wear is a blue-bordered white

sari that costs less than one dollar which binds their forehead up to their eyebrows and is pinned at different places to drape the rest of the body. Small irons cross dangles on their left shoulder.The significance of this dress is to hide any female charms since they work with a group of people and the reason the saree being cheaper is they work with poor people.

9. Why did Mother Teresa have special interest in the dying?A. Mother Teresa says that her interest in the dying is due to a

vocation, a call. She says that nobody wants the dying, the diseased, the sick and the crippled but she wants those whom nobody wants, no one loves or cares.

10. Many of Mother Teresa qualities are seen in the “begging mission”. Describe two of them very briefly?A. Mother Teresa called on the Manager of a biscuit factory. She

patiently heard the administrative problems of the manager. She was able to convince the factory manager and get 40 large tins of biscuits. Thus she was tactful and clever. She had patience and convincing nature.

11. How do the nuns treat the “terrible disease” that can never be cured?A. Being unwanted is the terrible disease that any human being

may experience. This disease can be cured only with willing hands to serve and loving heart to love but not with any medicines.

The case for the defence- Graham Greene

1. Why does the author describe the Peckham murder trial as the strangest murder trial ?

A. The accused had a pair of bulging bloodshot eyes that are unforgettable.He was seen by four witnesses who identified him in the court flawlessly. But the counsel for the defence proposed mistaken identity. As a result the accused was acquitted for lack of evidence. So the Peckham murder trial could aptly be called the strangest of the murder trials.

2. Why was it difficult for the witness to forget the murderer?A. The witnesses did not forget the murderer as they saw his face

clearly in the moonlight. He had a fear-striken face with bulging bloodshot eyes. which unforgettable feature. So it was very difficult for the witness to forget the murderer

3. Why did the witnesses not forget the murderer? What was his most unforgettable feature?

A. The witnesses did not forget the murderer as they saw his face clearly in the moonlight. He had a fear-striken face with bulging bloodshot eyes. It was indeed his most unforgettable feature. So it was very difficult for the witness to forget the murderer.

4. Describe Mrs. Salmon's behaviour in the court when she was called in as a witness. (Or) Why Mrs. Salmon was considered an ideal witness?

A. When Mrs. Salmon was called in as a witness, she spoke very firmly. She narrated the facts in the court without any distortion or exaggeration. She was the ideal witness with her expression of honesty, care and kindness.

5. Why was Mrs. Salmon so sure that the man in the dock was the murderer?

A. Mrs. Salmon saw Adams, the man in the dock, on the steps of Mrs. Parker’s house the night she was killed. She also saw him drop the hammer – with which he had killed his victim – into the laurel bushes She noticed his most unforgettable feature i.e., his bulging bloodshot eyes. No one would forget them even in a hurry. So Mrs. Salmon was quite sure that the man in the dock was the murderer.

6. Why was the accused in the Pekham murder case acquitted?A. The defence lawyer presented the twin of Adams, pleading

mistaken identity and confusing the witness. None of four witnesses (particularly Mrs. Salmon) was able to swear that the man she / he had seen was the accused, and not his twin brother. So Adam's, the accused, was acquitted. Since Adam's twin had an alibi that he was with his wife at the time of the murder, he was acquitted.

7. What happened to one of the twin brothers in the end?A. The case was over and Adam's was acquitted. The proud Adam

twins banged out of the main door. Suddenly one of the twins got pushed in front of a bus and was killed. He gave a squeal as his skull was smashed just as Mrs. Parkers had been. The day ended thus. The end was extraordinary.

8. ‘That extraordinary day had an extraordinary end’. How was the end extraordinary?

A. The case was over and Adams was acquitted. The proud Adam twins banged out of the main door. Suddenly one of the twins got pushed in front of a bus and was killed. He gave a squeal as his skull was smashed just as Mrs. Parker’s had been. The day ended thus and the end was quite extraordinary.

Snapshot of a dog- James Thurber

1. Describe Rax, briefly.A. Rex was an American bull terrier. He had one brindle eye and a

brindle stocking on a hind leg. He was big and muscular and beautifully made. He accomplished even extravagant tasks .

2. How was Rex's mettle tested? A. The three masters wanted Rex to carry a ten-foot wooden rail

through a four-feet wide gate. They would throw a baseball as high as possible and order him to catch it. They would let him go over high walls and fences.

3. “He had his philosophy about such things”. What was Rex’s philosophy about chansing things?

A. Rex did not seem to see the idea of pursuing something you couldn’t catch; or something you couldn’t do anything with even if you catch it. This is the philosophy about chasing things.

4. How did Rex manage to bring in a 10-feet wooden rail into the yard?A. The wooden rail was longer than the gate through which it was to be brought in. Rex first caught it at the balance, lifted it, cleared off the ground and moved with great confidence

towards the gate. He got a few jolts in the attempt. But he did not give up. He learnt that rail would be brought in by dragging it holding on to one end.

5. Did Rex enjoy fighting? What words are used to describe his feelings and expressions?

A. Yes, Rex enjoyed fighting. To describe his feelings and expressions, words like "Rex's joy of battle, tranquil, his eyes closed in, pleasant, etc.," are used.

6. What kind of attempts were made to separate Rex and the nondescript dog ?

A. The owner of the non-descriptive dog with which Rex had a fight threw both the dogs ten feet away. A motorman tried to pry Rex’s jaws open with a switch rod.Somebody held a burning torch at his tail but of no use.Finally the Oak Street Fire Department arrived to the spot and turned on a powerful stream of water and it resulted in separation of dogs.

Fire in the forest- Norah

Burke1. What did the Forest Department people do when they saw the

smoke?(or) What did the forest department officials do to stop the fire?

A. The Forest Department people cleared the undergrowth and all the trees and made a fire line. They lighted up the counter fire along the edge of the next fire line. Then it met the oncoming forest fire. When the two fires met, there would be nothing to burn. So both fires would be extiquished.

2. Why was the spotted deer lying away from the herd ? Why do you think she had chosen that spot?

A. The spotted deer was lying away from the herd because she had recently given birth to a fawn. She had chosen that spot because she could hide her fawn there in the deep grass and also the light was warm and the grass was cool.

3. How did the deer react when she first got the smell of danger?A. When the deer got the smell of danger, she got to her feet and

stood with outstretched neck staring nervously upwind. It was a natural reaction

4. What was the danger that threatened the chital hind's baby? (Or)Why was the chital hind so cruel to her baby? What did she do? (Or) how did the hind and her baby try to escape from the fire?

A. The chital hind’s baby was a new-born. He was much too small to be moved yet. Despite knowing it the mother nudged the baby to feet as some danger was sensed by her. Having been seized by an anguish of mortal danger the chital hind forced her baby on with rough bites, nipping his soft flesh. But the baby did not know the fact of the acts of mother and so he was afraid of her. Thus mother was the danger that threatened the chital hind baby.

5. Why was the Chital hind so cruel to her baby ? What did she do ?A. Having been seized by an anguish of mortal danger the chital

hind nudged the baby to feet, forced him on with rough bites, nipping his soft flesh.

6. Give two reasons why the tiger didn’t eat the fawn?A. The tiger didn’t eat the fawn because of the following reasons:

i) the chital hind faced the tiger with courage ii) at the same moment a human voice sounded far off.

Vinoba a portrait sketch- Hallam

Tenyson

1. In what ways, was Vinoba similar to Gandhiji ?(or) What does the author say is common between Gandhi and Vinoba?

A. i) they both lived simple livesii) they loved humanityiii) their lives are dedicated to humanityiv) they sacrificed their comforts for the poor and oppressed.v) they both are similar in their dressing.

vi) they both used non-violence as their weapon. All the above were practiced by both Gandhiji and Vinoba in their lives.

2. What had made Vinoba come out of his retirement?A. Vinoba was 57 when Gandhi was assassinated. Having been

inspired by the Mahatma, he came out of his retirement and served the poor but with his own dignity, emphasis and methods. So it was Gandhi's assassination that had made Vinoba come out of his -retirement.

3. Why did Vinoba refuse to attend the funeral of his mother?A. Vinoba refused to attend his mother's funeral. He thought it was

an act of casteism. Vinoba disliked casteism and rituals.4. There are two reasons why a landlord would give away a

part of his land. What are they? Which of them was acceptable to Vinoba?

A. The two reasons for which a land lord would give away a part of his land are1. His approach to the rich is in a spirit of loving conciliation.2. He made landlords believe that they are blessed to give than receive and the gift must spring from a change of heart. Land given from a change of heart was acceptable to Vinoba.

5. Do you think Vinoba was a true disciple of Mahatma Gandhi? Why?

A. Vinoba lived the life of an ascetic. But he was different from other ascetics. He resisted pride of poverty which was the subtlest temptation of the saints. He goes on his own way calmly, never urging any one to follow his way of life. Thus Vinoba was a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi but not a blind follower.

The beautiful white horse- Willim Saroyan

1. How did Aram justify the stealing of the horse?A. It seemed to Aram that stealing a horse for a ride was not the

same as stealing something else, such as money. Further, it wouldn’t become stealing since they hadn’t offered to sell the horse. Moreover, it wasn’t stealing at all when one was crazy

about horses as he and his cousin had been. Aram, thus justified his cousin’s way of getting hold of a horse.

2. What sort of a man was John Byro?A. John Byro was a pious farmer. He was quite simple and values

the values. He was fond of coffee and cigarette. He lost his horse and, therefore, was worried. Despite finding the horse with Mourad and Aram he simply said that it might be a twin of his stolen horse. he was such a good man who respected the dignity of the Khosrove family.

3. Who was John Byro ? What had happened to his horse?A. John Byro was a pious farmer. His horse was stolen by Mourad a

month ago who was crazy about horse riding. Moreover he belonged to a tribe famous for their honesty.

4. How did Uncle Khosrove react to the news that John Byro's horse had been stolen?

A. John Byro told Khosrove that his horse had been stolen a month before. Then Khosrove reacted angrily. He became very irritated and shouted that one should not cry over a horse.

5. How did John Byro, the owner of the horse, react when he saw Mourad and Aram with the horse ?

A. Inspite of seeing his white horse with Mourad and Aram John Byro could neither suspect nor accuse them since they belong to a honest family. He said that a suspicious man would believe his eyes instead of his heart. He said that perhaps the horse could be the twin of his horse.

6. What are the three things Aram could do about the horse?

A. i) Aram could see the horseii) He could smell it. iii) He could also here it breathing.

7. Did Mourad love animals? What was he doing when Arm met him under the peach three?

A. Yes, Mourad loved animals, When Aram met him under the peach tree, he was trying to repair the hurt wing of a bird which could not fly. He was also talking to it with love and affection.

Knowledge and wisdom- Bertrand

Russel

1. What are the factors that contribute to wisdom, according to Russell? (or) What are the five factors that contribute to wisdom?(or) How many factors that contribute to wisdom ? List them.

A. There are five factors which contribute to wisdom. They are: 1) Sense of proportion.

2) Certain awareness of ends of human life. 3) Choice of ends to be pursued. 4) Emancipation from personal prejudice.

5) Emancipation from the tyranny of the. here and the

now.2. Why does Bertrand Russell say that Abraham Lincoln

fought a war without departing from wisdom?(or) In what way did the war conducted by Lincoln differ from other wars?

A. Bertrand Russell says “the smallest degree of force combined with the greatest degree of under standing” could be used to check the evil. When Lincoln conducted the war, most of the Americans in the North were against the abolition of slavery. This war aimed at the attainment of freedom to the Negroes without any harm to the opponent while other wars aimed at destroying the enemy. Thus the war differ from other wars.

3. What does the increase in knowledge result in?A. The increase in knowledge increases our capacity of realizing

our purposes, and therefore increases our capacity for evil, if our purposes are unwise. If knowledge continues to increase wisdom should also increase simultaneously.

On killing a tree

- Gieve Patel

1. How does the poet describe the uprooting of a tree?A. Neither a simple stroke of a knife nor hacking and chopping could kill a

tree. So the root of the tree should be pulled out of the earth. It should, then, be roped; tied and snapped out. So it should be pulled out entirely from the earth cover. This, according to the poet, is the complete process of uprooting a tree.

2. Why does the poet talk about “Killing” a tree?(or)Why does the poet describe the killing of a tree in such graphic detail?(or) What is the poet’s attitude to trees?

A. Gieve Patel is sympathetic towards trees and treats them as living organisms. He says trees also feel pain. The are no less to human being. So he uses the work killing for tree which normally used to living beings such as humans and animals. He means that trees should not be cut down. He describes the killing of a tree in such graphic detail as to awaken sympathy to trees.

3. What is the secret source of the tree’s strength? Why is the source of the three the most sensitive?

A. The strength of the tree lies in its roots. They give strength to the tree. So they are ‘the source’ strength. It is the most sensitive because it has been hidden inside the earth for years, unexposed to light.

The gallows- Edward

Thomas

1. What did the keeper do to the weasel, the crow and the magpie?A. Despite it being the duty of the keeper to protect fauna he shot

the weasel, the crow, and the magpie dead and hung them on the branch of a' dead oak tree.

2. What was the fate of the weasel, the crow and the magpie?

A. The weasel, the crow and the magpie were shot dead by the keeper and hung on a dead oak tree. They had neither pleasure nor pain. They were just hanging in snow, rain and the sun with enormous leisure.

3. What did the keeper do the weasel? Why do you think he did so?

A. The keeper shot the weasel and hung him up on a dead oak tree. He did so because the weasel lives on the tree with his family and, therefore, was a nuisance to other birds.

4. Of all the birds and beasts the keeper had shot, only three are specially mentioned. What does each of them represent?

A. The weasel is a fierce, rather than cruel animal. The crow is a cunning and mischievous bird and a thief. The magpie is a noisy bird often steals bright objects and carries them to its nest.

5. Who do you think was more cruel – the weasel that killed smaller animals or the keeper who killed the weasel? Why?

A. The keeper was crueler than the weasel. He had not only deprived of the weasel of his legitimate feast but also killed him. Instead of killing he could have driven it out.

6. Why does the keeper hang the dead creatures from the tree?A. Instead of protecting animals keeper kills them and hangs them

to the tree. The reason behind is perhaps to scare the other animals and birds.

The snake- D.H. Lawrence

1. How does the poet behave when he sees the snake at the water through?

A. 1. The Poet sees the snake and notices that he has come to water through much ahead of him.2. He shows hospitality and treats the snake as his guest.3. He, therefore, allows him to drink first.

2. What does the poet do to the snake? How does he feel after it?

A. The poet first treats the snake as his guest and allows it to drink water first. But finding the snake going back into its hole, he takes a log and throws it at the snake. The poet regrets his haste and mean act.

3. What are the poet’s views on ‘education’ in the poem snake?

A. According to the poet, true education should give people the power of reasoning. It should enable them to decide which is wrong and harmful, and which is not. In the poem, the poet’s education urged him to kill the snake at once. But he despised it later and realized that he was at loss wisdom.

4. What did the voice of education ask the poet to do? What is the argument for killing a golden snake? Do you think the distinction is rational?

A. The voice of his education asked the poet to kill the snake because the golden snakes are highly poisonous whereas the black ones are not. I don't think this distinction is rational since he considered the snake his guest.

5. What does Lawrence mean when he speaks of ‘the voice of my education’? What did it say to him?

A. “The voice of education” here means the knowledge that Lawrence had acquired about the golden snakes through books.

It said to him that golden snakes are poisonous and black ones are not. So the poet tried to kill the golden snake that came to his water trough to drink water.

6. What did the poet do as the snake was going into the hole?A. When the snake finished drinking water and returning into the

hole, struck by horror, following the voice of education the poet threw a log on it. Fortunately or unfortunately it was a miss. Then poet realized his mistake.

7.. Why did the poet think of the albatross?A. In Coleridge's poem “The Ancient Mariner”, a soldier killed an

albatross which brought him ill-luck. ‘Likewise, in the poem “Snake”, the poet threw a log at the snake to kill which came to quench it’s thirst at his water trough. The poet later feels ashamed of his mean act and his act reminds him of this Ancient Mariner and the albatross.

Upagupta- Rabindranath

Tagore1. Two kinds of lives are depicted in the poem Upagupta. What are they?A. In the poem ‘Upagupta’, two kinds of lives are depicted. One is

dancing girl who was only after bodily pleasures and worldly possessions. The other is Upagupta who is quite opposite in living to the dancing girl. He leads a life of simplicity and gave away all worldly possessions. He leads a saint life.

2. What did the dancing girl ask the ascetic to do? Why do you think he declined her invitation?

A. The dancing girl asked the ascetic to come to her house and sleep on her bed. The ascetic declined since he gave up all his worldly possessions.

3. What happened as soon as the young ascetic had spoken his words?A. When the young ascetic had spoken his words, the black night

showed his teeth in a flash of lightning and a storm growled. This trembled the dancing girl.

4. What did Upagupta mean when he said to the young woman that he would come to her when the time was ripe?

A. The dancing girl was proud of her youth and fond of worldly possessions and pleasures. Upagupta was aware of what was to come to her in future. He, therefore, promised her that when time was ripe i.e., when she was totally discarded and dying he would come in her aid.

5. “The time, at last, has come to visit you……” What time had come? Who was the visitor?

A. The time for the ascetic to come to dancing girl to attend her in need had come as it was promised by him some years ago. The visitor was Upagupta.

I’ll get one tomorrow- Ogden

Nash1. Why did the poet decide to visit the barber?A. The hair of the poet falls on his sides and irks and frets him. It

climbs round his ears like any ivy plant. It moves leisurely down his neck. It tickles wherever it touches. Thus the poet felt much inconvenience. So he decided to visit the barber.

2. What are the different ways in which the poet is troubled by his hair? A. The poet was troubled by his long-grown hair. It troubled him

climbing like an ivy round his ears. It jumped playfully across his collar. It moved irregularly down his neck; it also tripped him and trickled him. Thus it caused him great irritation and inconvenience.

3. Why does the poet ask the barber to make him bald?A. The poet had been averse to a haircut and dared not go to the

barber. But his long – grown hair had troubled him very much. So he reluctantly decided to visit the barber but he wanted his visit to be the first and last. So he asked the barber to make him bald so that he would look like a hairless lizard for ever.

4. What kind of hair-cut does the poet want? What will he look like after the hair-cut?

A. The poet wants a close hair-cut. He will look like a lizard after the hair-cut.