(The Portrait of a Lady), LESSON-2 (We're not Afraid to Die......If We Ca
All Be Together), LESSON-3 (Discovering Tut: The Saga Continues), LESSON -4 (The
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LESSON -1
Laburnum Top)
1. What Chief qualities of the grandmother do you get in the lesson "The portrait of th
Lady'? Suggest the qualities.
2. What was the turning point of the friendship of the author and the grandmother?
3. Give the reasons why the grandmother was distressed and dissatisfied with the te
in the City School?
4. Describe how everybody including the sparrows mourns grandmother death.
5. How did the narrator and his family members spend the first leg of the journey?
6. What happen on Jan 2 and what precautions did the Captain take to save the boa
7. Describe the situation in Jan 4.Why did the narrator and Mary feel that the end w
near?
: We're not afraid to Die.....is a saga of patience and bravery comment.
Who discovered Tut's Tomb and what problems did he face with regard to Tut's
mummy?
What was the tradition in fpynt regarding the dead? Name the things that we
Answers
she give unconditional love, kindness, patience, humor, comfort & lessons in life.
The turning point in the narrator's and his grandmother's friendship came when the author was summoned to the city by his parents. In the village, he and his grandmother had been going together to the school . His grandmother was also able to help him with his studies. However, things were different in the city
The author's grandmother was disturbed when he started going to the school because in city school he learnt English words and western science and learning the law of gravity, Archimedes' principles. She was distressed that they were not taught about God and the scriptures.
The sparrows came there to morn the death of grandmother. The author's mother threw little crumbs to them but they paid no heed to the bread. When the people carried the narrator's grandmother's corpse off, they flew away quietly. This shows that they did not came there for bread
Everything went well in the first leg of their planned three-year 1,05,000 kilometre journey'. It passed pleasantly as they sailed down the west coast of Africa to Cape Town. But the trouble started when they left Cape Town. On the second day out of Cape Town, they began to encounter strong waves and gales.
Huge waves came rolling towards the boat. The howling of gales and sprays was painful to the ears. First of all they decided to slow down the boat. The storm jib was dropped. Heavy mooring ropes were looped around the stern. They went through their life-raft drill. They attatched lifelines. Oilskins and life jackets were donned
On January 4, after 36 hours of continuous pumping, they could pump the water out. Mary found some corned beef and biscuits. They ate their first meal in almost two day But their respite was short lived
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