Question

He must have been what, about eighty-five, and yet he would find

something to grumble at everything Nani did. He would keep quibbling

with her, as if they were two people who had just married in the first flush

of love and were still discovering each other. At times a petty quarrel

would push them into long silence. They would stop talking to each other

for days together. When we would try to intervene, all Nana would quip,

‘it happens, son; it happens… it takes time to adjust to each other.’

16. Who was about eighty-five years old?

17. What was the result of the petty quarrel between Nana and Nani?​

Answer 1

Answers are given below.

Explanation:

16. Nana was eighty-five years old. He was deeply in love with Nani but still grumble with her at little silly things.

17. The result of a pretty quarrel was a long silence between them. They would stop talking to each other. for days. Though it was a love marriage, they were still trying to know each other after 60 years of marriage.