What had & Kasper
the battle
battle of Blenheim
extract ?
Answers
Answer:
. 1. Where were Old Kaspar and his grandchildren?
Ans. Old Kaspar and his grandchildren were in the green field infront of his cottage.
2. What did Kaspar's grandson find?
Ans. Kaspar’s grandson found a human being's skull near the rivulet.
3. How did the skull and others like it come to be there?
Ans. A great battle was fought in that area and thousands of human beings died in that battle and
their bones lay buried and scattered all over. In this way, the skulls and others like it came to be
there.
4. Who had fought the war and for what reason?
Ans. The war was fought between the English and the French and the former won a great victory but
no one including Kaspar knew the cause of the war.
5.How did Kaspar’s family lose their home in the war?
Ans. Kaspar’s father lived at Blenheim during the time of the war. His house was burnt to the ground
by one of the soldiers and he was forced to flee from the land with his wife and child. In this way,
Kaspar’s family lost their home in the war.
6. What suffering and misery did the war bring on the people?
Ans. The war brought huge sufferings and miseries on the people. The countryside was devastated
and ruined by fire and the armies. Many people lost their homes, resulting in the death of countless
pregnant mothers and new born babies. Thousands of soldiers died and all those dead bodies lay
scattered all over.
7. Why were the Duke and Prince Eugene praised?
Ans. The Duke of Marlbro and Prince Eugene were praised for the great victory which they won for
the English.
8. Did the war serve any purpose , as far as Old Kaspar is aware?
Ans. As far as Old Kaspar is aware, the war did not serve any purpose.
9. What words does old Kaspar use to refer to the war? Why does he do so ?
Ans. Kaspar uses the words ' great victory' and ' famous victory' to refer to the war. He does so
because that is what he has heard and learnt since his childhood, that the English had won a great
victory in the battle.
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