Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each :
(a) Why does Lord Ullin's daughter defy her father and elope with her lover ?
(b) How did Duke meet his end ?
(c) How was the poet affected by the song of the Solitary Reaper ?
(d) What were the circumstances which made the grandmother realise the importance of education ? Why had the grandmother not gone to school ?
Answers
(a) Lord Ullin’s daughter defies her father and elopes with her lover as she values love for her lover more than her father. She elopes knowing well that she won’t be allowed to marry the Chieftain
(b) On the evening of October 12, 1957, the Hoopers had guests as Hooper had got quite well. Suddenly, they heard the screech of brakes outside. When Chuck looked outside, he was awestruck. Duke had met with a serious accident. His injuries were severe and he died. That day brought darkness in the lives of the Hoopers.
(c) The poet was held spellbound by the sweetness of the song. He stood motionless and still so that he could listen to her song. The melodious song fascinated him so much that he carried its sweet melody in his heart for a long time.
(d) Like other villagers, the grandmother
was also fond of the weekly magazine, ’Karmaveera’. As she was not educated, she was dependent
on her granddaughter to read that magazine for her. In her granddaughter’s absence, she
could not read the next episode of ’Kashi Yatre’. She felt embarrassed at asking the villagers to
read it for her. This incident made her realise the importance of education. The grandmother had never
gone to school because she was born in an era when education of the women folk was not
given much importance.