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  • 1. 
    What was grandmother’s reaction when the author was going abroad?

  • Happy
  • sad
  • not even sentimental
  • Sentimental

  • 2. 
    Did the author bother to learn the morning prayers that his grandmother recited?

  • yes
  • he listened but did not bother to learn
  • he could not learn
  • no

  • 3. 
    How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter?

  • Emotional
  • Strong
  • Selfless
  • Loving

  • 4. 
    How did the sparrows express their sorrow at the death of their grandmother?

  • They didn’t come that day
  • they came and sat silently in the verandah

  • 5. 
    What did the grandmother do in her final hours?

  • Talked to everyone in the house
  • worried about everyone
  • Silently praying and telling her beads
  • Went to temple

  • 6. 
    What happened when the grandmother didn’t pray for the first time?

  • She fell ill the next day
  • She made this her routine
  • She took a break and went to the village
  • None of the above

  • 7. 
    What happened when the author moved abroad to study for five years?

  • grandmother bid goodbye by silently kissing his forehead
  • No one came to see him
  • Grandmother moved back to village
  • Parents moved with him

  • 8. 
    How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?

  • feedings dogs
  • reading scriptures
  • spinning the wheel
  • talking to neighbours

  • 9. 
    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

  • 10. 
    What was the turning point of the friendship between grandmother and author?

  • When he became an adult
  • When his parents called them both to the city
  • When he left her to live in the city with his parents
  • When they stopped talking
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