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
ran 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 favorite
cat.
3.
Why is
the author deeply
embarrassed the next
day in school?
Which words his
fear and insecurity?
Ans :
The author was
deeply embarrassed the
next day in
school because his
dress was dirty;
he had no
books no bag, no
home work with
him . He felt
he was going
to be outcast.
The word ‘weird’,
‘geek’ and ‘out
cast ’ show his fears
and insecurity.
4.
The cat
and the author
are very 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 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 touch his heart . He made friends with them and his lonliness
vanished . He started his life
afresh.
6.
What is
the meaning of “
My cat was back and
so was I” ? Had
the author gone anywhere
? 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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