3) Inference / Interpretation / Analysis – 2 marks
Choose any 2 correct statements which shows that the astrologer got the benefits of seating right next to
the groundnut vendor.
1. There was the presence of magician near the astrologer.
2. People were attracted due to fancy names given to the groundnuts by the groundnut vendor.
3. The customers of the ground vendor dallied near the astrologer with the temptation of consulting with him.
4. The astrologer uses magic with the sacred ash on the customers to attract them.
Answers
people were attracted due to fancy names given to the groundnuts by the groundnut vendor
Answer:
2. The people were attracted due to fancy names given to the ground nuts by the groundnut vendor.
3. The customer of the groundnut vendor dallied near the astrologer with the temptation of consulting with him.
Explanation:
In the story "An Astrologer's Day" , the astrologer set up his daily business near Town Hall Park under a big tamarind tree. A surging crowd was always moving up and down this narrow road morning till night. Next to him in vociferousness came a vendor of fried groundnut, who gave his groundnuts a fancy came each day, calling it "Bombay Ice Cream" one day, and on the next "Delhi Almond" and on the third "Raja's Delicacy", and so on and so forth and people flocked to him. A considerable portion of this crowd dialed before the astrologer too. The astrologer did his business by the light coming from the setting of the ground-nut vendor. In short, the place was perfect for the astrologer's business.
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