1. Why do you think Manjula knew she would never paint like Hussain? Was she right in thinking so ?
2. What kind of a man was Manjula's father? Give evidence from the story to support your answer ?
3 . Why does Manjula's mother say, 'Fight, Manju, fight!? What does she want Manju to fight ?
4 . Who do you think left the newspaper clipping in Manjulas room with a sentence
underlined in red? What does this tell us about the person?
Answers
Answer:
1. Manjula Parelkar knew she would never paint like Hussain, but she could learn to paint well. Handling brushes was no problem, they didn't feel any different from a pencil. Her problem was the cost of the materials she would need.
2.Her father was the person who objected to Manjula's painting, because he thought he will not be able to fulfill the demand of his daughter when she would ask for oil paints and drawing papers, as they costs more. He also thought Manjula would be more fit to the kitchen work and household activities.
3.This shows that she got upset and did not want to burden her parents. However, one day she saw an advertisement in the newspaper regarding a painting competition, her brother encouraged her and she decided to take part in the competition.
4. I think Manjula's mother or his brother had kept the cutting of the newspaper on the table because she could get the inspiration from Rich benglar the soccer player who plays football with a artificial feet ...