Describe the landscape as they saw it while driving down to Bramhapur. from The Attic.
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Explanation:
QUESTIONS:
a. When did Aditya leave the local school?
Aditya left the local school after he had passed the matriculation examination.
b. Why did Aditya think that the school would not be recognisable?
Aditya was going to visit the school after twenty nine years. The school may have undergone many changes in these years. So he thought that the school would not be recognizable.
c. Who were Aditya’s ancestors?
• Aditya’s ancestors were zamindars.
d. How was the landscape through which they travelled?
The landscape was spotted with paddy fields on either side of the road.
e. What did Aditya visit?
Aditya visited his old school. Later he visited Nagen uncle’s tea shop, his old house, jeweller’s shop and the house of Jogesh Kabiraj.
f. Where was Nagen uncle’s shop?
Nagen uncle’s shop was next to a grocery shop and opposite to Lord Shiva’s temple.
g. Besides tea, what did Nagen uncle have in his shop?
Besides tea, Nagen uncle had biscuits and savouries in his shop.
h. What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal?
Nagen uncle told that Sanyal could not hear and see well and he had no money to buv spectacles.
i. In what way was Mr. Sanyal’s behaviour strange?
Mr. Sanyal suddenly stood up, stretched himself and raised his lean right arm. With eyes dilated, he began to recite the poem ‘Panraksha’ ('Keeping of a Promise’) by Tagore. In this way, his behaviour was strange.
j. What did Nagen uncle tell about Sanyal’s past life?
Nagen uncle told that Sanyal led a cursed life. He had sold his lands for 'm daughter’s marriage and lost his wife and only soft the year before.
k. How did Sanyal show that he had a sense of self-respect?
Sanyal showed his sense of self respect by paying money for his tea and biscuits in the tea shop.
l ) Why was the attic 4a favourite place’ for the children?
The attic was a favourite place for the children because they seem to be in a world or their own.
m) What did Aditya do on reaching the attic?
On reaching the attic, Aditya pushed his hand inside the ventilator and searched for something(the medal).
l. What did the jeweller say about the article?
The jeweller said that the article was an antique.
o) Was Sanyal happy about his visitors?
No. Sanyal was not happy about his visitors.
p) Why did Sanyal recite the poem in the tea shop earlier?
Sanyal recited the poem so that Aditya could remember and recognize him and feel his mistake.