Father's intent in telling swami the story was to
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Father was
i. joking.
ii. serious.
iii. challenging.
iv. commanding.
2. Answer the following questions.
a. What story did Swami’s father read to him?
b. What habit of Swami’s did Father find disgraceful?
c. Why did Swami find the idea of sleeping in his father’s office ‘a frightful proposition’?
How did he try to avoid the situation?
d. As the night advanced, Swami felt that something dreadful would happen to him.
What did he think would happen?
e. There was absolute silence in the room. But some noises reached Swami’s ears.
What were they?
f. How did Swami help in preventing the burglary?
Reading 2
Answer the following questions.
1. A report about a boy in the newspaper was an unexpected event in Swami’s life. This also led
to an argument between Swami and Father. With whose view would you agree more? Why?
2. What was Swami’s father’s idea of courage? Why did Swami not agree with his idea?
3. Swami’s mother and grandmother were different from his father. How? Whose point of
view do you agree with more? Why?
4. Do you think Swami deserved the applause he got? Why/Why not? VB
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help swami become brave and courageous