Question

H.W. June30,2021
Ch-5. Wednesday
Grandfather and the python
Reference to context

I) ’He’s gone’, announced Grandfather. ‘He must have felt hungry?

A) Who is being referred to in these extracts?
Ans)The python is being referred to in the exact.

B) Where did he go away from? How?
Ans)The python was missing from the bathroom where it had been kept by the narrator’s grandfather the narrator guessed that it may have gotten out through the bathroom’s window that had left open

II)After this incident, the python began to make a series of appearances, often in the most un expected places.

A)After which incident did the python start making regular appearances?
Ans)The incident being referred to here was the one in which Aunt Mabel saw the python on the guava tree.

B)What were some of these ‘unexpected places’?
Ans) Later on the snake was seen under the cushion, in the garden and in front of the mirror of the dressing table admiring his own reflection.

C)Who was the most affected by the python’s visits? How did this person react to these visits?
Ans) The one most affected by the python’s visits was Aunt Mabel. She wailed and screamed, and yet when the snake persisted in making appearances before her, she            packed her bags and left.

   III) He set about preparing a large cage with a mirror at one end. In the cage he left a juicy     chicken and various other delicacies, and fitted up the opening with a trap door

A)Who began to make this cage and for whom?
Ans)The narrator ’s grandfather made the cage for the python.

B)Why was this cage being prepared?
Ans)The cage was being prepared so that the snake could be caught.

C)Why were such elaborate arrangements being made while preparing the cage? What does this say about who ever was expected to enter the cage?
Ans)The elaborate arrangements were being made for a couple of reasons. First of all, the narrator’s
grandfather happened to know the weakness of the snake and secondly, they wanted to make sure that the snake did not prowl in the garden for an indefinite period of time. The python was really             fond of admiring his own reflection in the mirror!

Read, Reflect and Write

5.  Describe Aunt Mabel’s reaction when she first saw the python.
Ans)When Aunt Mabel first saw the snake, she was extremely frightened and came running up the steps of the veranda. It seemed as if she had seen a ghost; she was also exasperated. When the narrator’s Grandmother tried to console her, she broke down saying she had seen a twenty feet long boa constrictor. She described its look like a ‘queer’ one and told the narrator’s Grandmother about how she felt that it would devour her.

6.  Why do you think Grandfather only made half-hearted attempts to get the python out of the house?
Ans)lt was the Grandfather who brought the snake into the house, slinging it around his neck. It shows he was a brave soul. Through the various incidents described in the chapter, it is indicated that he wanted to keep it as a pet. Hence, he never perhaps made a very serious attempt to get rid of it.

7. What about the python that was concluded to be its ‘weaknesses’?
Ans)It was found that the python loved its reflection in the mirror. This was construed to be its weakness.

8.  The author says that his Grandmother drew the line at snakes being brought to the house. Having read the story, do you believe that Grandmother was unkind to snakes or to the particular snake that Grandfather brought to the house?
Ans)The various depictions in the story, especially in the initial half suggest that Grandmother was not especially fond of snakes or any reptile for that matter. She tolerated all the various animals brought into the house but did not really like reptiles of any kind. Also, the impending arrival of a guest to their house was another reason why she felt they needed to get rid of the python. But there is no indication of her being unkind to snakes or this snake in particular in the story.​

Answer 1

Answer:i dont know

Explanation:nothing