THINK ABOUT IT
1. What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is
his mother's reaction? What does she do?
2. Why does he break down in tears after the fire?
3. Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school?
Which words show his fear and insecurity?
4. The cat and the author are very fond of each other. How has
this been shown in the story? Where was the cat after the
fire? Who brings it back and how? .
Answers
Answer:
Ans 1) While enjoying his Sunday he notices smoke billowing from the ceiling. His mother tries to recover important documents and his father's photographs.
Ans 2)After the fire, he broke down into tears because it suddenly struck him that he was suffering a big loss. He realized that his cat could not be seen anywhere. Then, everything hit him at once − the new school, the fire, and his cat. That was when he broke down and cried.
Ans 3)The next day the author is deeply embarrassed in school because his backpack had burnt in the fire and it was his life. The words 'Everything felt surreal and I wasn't sure what was going to happen' show his fear and insecurity.
Ans 4)The cat and the author were very fond of each other. The author said that the cat was never far from him. He had rescued it when it was a kitten and he felt that it knew that he was the one responsible for giving it the good life.