Question

Comprehension Check
1. Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Ghose had said?
2. How did he try to decide who was right-his memory or Parimal Ghose?
3. Why did Bepin Babu hesitate to visit Mr Mukerji? Why did he finally decide to phone him?
4. What did Mr Mukerji say? Did it comfort Bepin Babu, or add to his worries?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Why did the man stare at Bepin Babu in disbelief?

Answer:

The man stared at Bepin Babu in disbelief because Bepin Babu did not recognise him even though he was sure that he knew him and had met him in Ranchi.

Question 2:

Where did Bepin Babu say he went in October ′ 58?

Answer:

Bepin Babu said that he spent the Puja holidays in ′ 58 with a friend in Kanpur.

Question 3:

Mention any three (or more) things that Parimal Ghose knew about Bepin Babu.

Answer:

Parimal Ghose knew the following about Bepin Babu:

He had no children.

He had lost his wife ten years ago.

His only brother had died insane, which was why he did not want to visit the mental hospital in Ranchi.

Comprehension Check

Question 1:

Why did Bepin Babu worry about what Parimal Ghose had said?



Answer:

Bepin Babu continuously worried about what Parimal Ghose had said because he had shown that he knew many intimate facts about him. He knew about the bag of books, his wife՚s death and his brother՚s insanity. Considering that Parimal Ghose knew so much about him, Bepin Babu couldn՚t say with conviction that he was making a mistake about the Ranchi trip.

Answer 2

How did he try to decide who was right — his memory or Parimal Ghose? Answer: He tried to decide whether his memory was right or Parimal Ghose by looking at his right knee where Parimal had claimed that there would be a cut. There was certainly a mark of an old cut.