Question

Answer the following questions in 30-40 words :
(a) Why did the nightingale call the frog a 'Mozart' in disguise ? (2)
(b) "The incidental expenses are heavy", she confides to inquiring friends. Who is the speaker ?
What is 'she' referring to here ? (2)
(c) Why does the woman reject the mirror and turn towards the candles and moon ? (2)
(d) Why didn't the narrator go inside Lucia's room in the hospital ? What character trait is
revealed here ?

Answer 1

the answer for (a)

The frog demanded to the nightingale that he is the owner of the bog and also he is a famous director of music. The whole bog is the fan of frog. So by hearing these nightingale become flattered and highly impressed. The frog also said the nightingale to improve her song and he also said that he will teach the nightingale how to sing more beautifully. So the ng said that the frog is mozart ( a famous singer who died) in disguise.

Answer 2

a) The nightingale called the frog a 'Mozart' in disguise because she thought the frog was a great singer and musician like Mozart and could also help her to become a great singer too.   

(b)   Mrs. Packletide is the speaker. Her paid companion Louisa Mebbin knew that Packletide was unworthy of the honour, received from having killed a tiger. She feared that Mebbin would reveal the truth of the tiger's death. She had to please Mebbin who exploited the situation. The money spent on the cottage of Mebbin is referred to as incidental expenses.                  

(c) She is unable to accept the reality that the mirror shows her that she is ageing and isn't pretty anymore. The candle and the moon don't show her the harsh reality that she has lost her youth and beauty.
(d) The narrator didn't go inside Lucia's room in the hospital as he didn't want to interfere in the personal life of the two little boys. The narrator showed respect to the secret life of the boys