1. What does
the author notice
one Sunday afternoon ?
What is his
mother’s reaction ? What
does she
do?
Ans :
The author
saw smoke coming
out of the
ceiling one Sunday
afternoon. His mother
can out carrying
a small metal
box. Again she
entered the house
to bring her
husband’s picture out
of the house .
2. Why
does he break
down in tears
after the fire?
Ans :
The
author broke down
in tears after
the fire because
he could not
find his favourite
cat.
3. Why
is the author
deeply embarrassed the
next day in
school ? Which
words show his
fear and insecurity ?
Ans :
The
author was deeply
embarrassed the next
day in school because
his address was
dirty , He felt
that he was
going to be
outcast . The word
‘weird’, ‘geek’ and
‘out’ show his fears
and insecurity.
4. The
cat the author
are every fond
of each other .
How has this
been shown in
the story ?
Where was the
cat after the
fire ? Who brings
it back and
how ?
Ans :
The
cat and the
author were very
much fond of
each other. The author
began to weep
loudly when he
failed to find
his cat after
the fire . The
cat ran far
away being terrified
at the sight
of the fire. A
woman found it.
Though it had
a telephone number
on its collar ,
the telephone was
burnt in the
fire . She took
pains to search
the cat’s owner.
5. What actions
of the schoolmates
change the author’s
understanding of life
and people , and
comfort him emotionally
? How does
his loneliness vanish
and how does
he start participating in
life ?
Ans :
The
author’s schoolmates collected
notes books, different
kinds of clothes
for the author
. Their kindness
and fellow feeling
changed the author’s
feelings towards life
and people . Their
kindness touched his
heart . He made
friends with them
and his loneliness
vanished . He started his
life afresh.
6. What is
he meaning of
“My cat was
back and so was I” ?
Had the
author gone any
Where ? Why
does he say
that he is
also back?
Ans :
The author
wants to mean
that he has
come back to
his earlier phase
of life when
his cat was
back . He had
not gone anywhere
but mentally he
had gone far
away . He
felt lonely And
life seemed to be
meaningless . But he
found new friends
and also his
cat.
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