Question

B.
The child watched them intently and then he made a bold request: "I want to go on the roundabout, please, Father,
Mother."
There was no reply. He turned to look at his parents.
a)
Who are them' in the above extract?
b)
Why was there no reply?​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) The people who are on the roundabout are referred to as "them."

b) Since his parents were no longer next to him, they did not respond to him.

Explanation:

• A young boy's experience at a fair is depicted in the short story "A Lost Child" by Mulk Raj Anand. The boy and his parents go to the fair.
• He is awestruck by everything there is to see at the fair, and as a result, he gets distracted by all the sights there frequently.
• Sooner or later, the child gets so preoccupied with the roundabout and the people on it that he loses sight of his parents.
• When he first realises he is separated from his family, he starts yelling for them and crying, but to no avail.

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