granny's tree climbing by Ruskin Bond question answers
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• What does the poem by Ruskin Bond ‘Granny’s Tree Climbing’ deal with?
The poem deals with granny’s deep love for trees.
• Why is poet’s granny called ‘genius’?
o Poet calls his granny genius as she could climb any kind of tree quite easily.
• How did granny learn it?
o Granny learnt to climb tree from her elder brother at the age of six.
• What did granny decline to pay heed to?
o Granny declined to pay heed to the advice that in old age she should not climb trees.
• What was always feared?
o It was always feared that she must fall from the tree one day.
• What happened when she was alone at home?
o Granny climbed a tree but failed to come down.
• Why did she fall ill?
o She fell ill in disgrace that she had to be rescued from the tree top.
• How long was granny confined to bed?
o Granny was confined to bed for a week.
• What did everyone expect?
o Everyone expected that confinement to bed would curb granny’s urge to climb trees.
• What did granny declare in the long run?
o Out of frustration granny declared that all she wanted was a house on the tree top.
• Was granny’s wish fulfilled?
o Poet’s dutiful father had no other way than to bow before her demand and with the help of the poet he built a beautiful house on the tree top for her mother.
• What happened thereafter?
o The poet’s granny was moved into the tree top house and the poet had to carry food for her there.
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