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1.How had Velu reach Chennai?
  Velu had walked for most of the first day to Kanur and then got on the train to Chennai.

2. How did Velu meet Jaya?

  Velu was sitting on the bench at the platform. He was feeling very miserable and exhausted. Then he heard a rough voice and looking there he saw a girl of his own age.

3. Why did Velu not answer when the girl asked if he had run away from home?

  He didn’t want to share his secrets with a stranger. So he didn’t answer her questions.
4. How did Velu cross the road?

  Jaya and Velu had to wait for a long time before they could get a gap to run through. He hesitated but the girl dragged him to the other side.

5. What was Buckingham Canal?

  There was a dirty trickle of water with a bridge across it. Seeing this Jaya told him that it was Buckingham Canal.

6.Why did Velu find the huts strange?
  Velu found the huts strange because in his village the houses are made of mud and palm leaves.
7. What was the only work Velu had ever done?

  The only work Velu had ever done was on the landowner’s farm, weeding and taking cows out to graze.

8. How did Jaya react when Velu asked her about farms?

  Jaya laughed and told that there are no farmers there.

9. Did Velu run away fro home to become a ragpicker?

  No, he hadn’t run away and come to that new place to become a ragpicker.

10. What did Velu finally decide to do?

  Velu finally decided to be a ragpicker till he finds a better job.

 

TEXTUAL QUESTIONS

1.Velu stood on the platform but he felt “as if he was still on a moving train.” Why?
  Velu was tired and hungry and  he had no idea where to go. So looking at the large crowd he stood on the platform.

2. What made him feel miserable?
  Velu saw the crowd and understood that nobody is giving any notice to him. He do not know what to do and where to go.

3. Velu travelled without a ticket. Why?
  Velu travelled without a ticket because he had no money to buy a ticket.

4. How did he escape the ticket collector’s attention?
  He escaped the ticket collector’s attention because he didn’t come to the unreserved compartment.

5. Why had Velu run away from home?
  Velu had run away from home because he couldn’t stand his father beating him for one more day. His father would snatch away all the money he and his sisters earned and spend it on drink.

6. Why did he decide to follow the ‘strange’ girl?
  He decided to follow the ‘strange’ girl because she had promised to find some food for him. He was very hungry and knew no way to get the food for himself.

7. Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you know?
  Velu can’t read English because he failed to read the signboards in English. But was able to read the Tamil sign on the Central Jail.

8. “ If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” the girl said.
(i)What is she referring to?
(ii)What does she mean when she says, “If you are not careful……”?
(i)  The girl is referring to the Central Jail.
(ii)  She means that doing wrong is not important because sometimes innocent people can also be arrested by the police.

9. (i) Where did the girl lead Velu to?
  (ii) What did they get to eat?
  (i) The girl led Velu to a big building with the sign Sri Rajarajeshwari Prasanna Kalyana Mandapam which was a marriage hall.

  (ii) They got the leftover food from the garbage bin like two bananas and a vada.

10. What work did she do? Think of a one word answer
  Ragpicking.

11. What material are the ‘strange’ huts made out of?
  The strange huts are made out of all sorts of things like metal sheets, tyres, bricks, wood and plastic.

12. Why does Velu find the huts strange?
  Velu finds the huts strange because in his village the houses are made of mud and palm leaves.

13. What sort of things did Jaya and children like her collect and what did they do with those things?
  Jaya and children like her collected paper, plastic, glass and such other things. They sold these things to Jam Bazaar Jaggu who later on sold them to a factory.

14. Is Velu happy or unhappy to find work? Give a reason for your answer.
  Velu was not happy to find  work. He had to accept it because he had no other choice. So he scratched his head and sighed before accepting the work.

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