Question

1.For several hours she thumped the sagging skins of the DILAPIDATED drum​

Answer 1

Answer:

This expression "For several hours she thumped the sagging skins of the dilapidated drum and sang of the home-coming of warriors” means, on Khushwant Singh's return from abroad, the grandmother thumped the old loose skin drum and sang songs for many hours in the evening that day.