Question

Is Velu a smart boy ? Which instances in the text show that he is or isn’t ?​

Answer 1

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No. Velu is not smart. He had run away from home. He felt very miserable at the railway station. He did not know what to do. Then he expected to work on farm in a big city. All this shows that he is not smart.

Answer 2

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1) Velu is not a smart boy. He has come to Chennai but he does not know what to do. He just sits on a bench with his head on his knees.

2) Velu is too slow to decide:  when jaya offer him to find food if he goes with her, he takes too much time to think.

3) Too Hesitant: Jaya had to drag him across theroad. He was hesitant and could have been run over by a vehicle. Even when Jaya gives him a sack and a stick to go with her to work, he scratches his head. But for Jaya, he would have either starved to death or would have been counting bars in jail.