(Footprints without Feet)
Chapter 2 - The Thief’s Story
By- Ruskin Bond
Q.I Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
1.”I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous, for it is much easier to steal
something than to return undetected”.
(a) Who is the speaker of this line?
(b) Why was the speaker feeling nervous?
(c) Why was it difficult for the speaker to return the money?
(d) What is the view of Hari regarding theft?
2.”I could come and go as I pleased. He was the most trusting person I had ever
met”.
(a) Other than the freedom of moment what else does the speaker feel happy
about?
(b) What does the speaker mean by ‘most trusting person’?
(c) Who is the speaker speaking about?
(d) What character traits of the master does this line reveal?
3. He took me to his room over the Jumna Sweet Shop and told me I could sleep on
the balcony. But the meal I cooked that night must have been terrible because Anil
gave it to a stray dog and told me to be oft but I just hung around, smiling in my
most appealing way, and he couldn’t help laughing.
(a) What does ‘I’ refer to?
(b) Where did Anil take him?
(c) How did Anil react when Hari cooked a bad meal?
(d) How did Hari respond to his reaction?
Q.II Answer the following in 30 – 40 words:
a) Why does Anil not hand Hari Singh over to the police? (2019)
b) In which queer way did Anil make a living? (2018)
c) How was the thief able to steal Anil’s money easily? (2015)
d) How did Hari Singh realise that Anil knew that his money had been stolen?
Q. III Answer the following in 100 words:
a) Give a brief character sketch about Anil and Hari.
b) Give a brief description of the thief in Ruskin Bond’s ‘the Thief’s Story’.
c) Compare in your own words about the characters of Anil and the thief in the
story.
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