Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
At that time, Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language. She was a wonderful writer. Her style was easy to read and very convincing. Her stories usually dealt with complex psychological problems in the lives of ordinary people and were always very interesting. Unfortunately, for Kannada literature, she died very young. Even now, after 40 years, people continue to appreciate her novels.
(a) What had made Triveni a popular writer ?
(b) Which factor made Triveni's stories very interesting ?
(c) How does Sudha Murthy react to Triveni's death at an early age ?
OR
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of today ?
Some natural sorrow, loss or pain,
That has been and may be again ?
(a) Who is singing and where ?
(b) What is the poet trying to guess ?
(c) What does 'humble lay' stand for ?

Answer 1

(a) The speaker here is Ali. He had been a hunter and known for his expertise in killing but now when he is away from his own daughter he realizes this philosophy.
(b) The pain of separation.
(c) Something that can’t be avoided/prevented.
OR
(a) Phrase ‘terrible fish’ describes the hog like unwrinkled face of the old woman.
(b) Loss of her youth and beauty makes her behave like a fish trap-ped in the pond of time which looks terrible without any grace or elegance.
(c) Since her youth she has been admiring her reflection in the mirror.