what were the misdeeds done by the munna ? from jalebis
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Question 1.
Why did not the narrator pay his fees that day?
Answer:
The narrator didn’t pay his fees because his teacher Master Ghulam Mohammed was absent that day.
Question 2.
How could he hear the coins talking?
Answer:
The coins were not talking but it was in the mind of the narrter
Question 3.
What did he say about his teacher?
Answer:
The narrator said that his teacher was a strict disciplinarian. He would also make one stand.on the bench until the school gets over.
Question 4.
What was the suggestion given by the coin?
Answer:
The coin advised him to spend the money on jalebis and he could pay the fee by scholarship amount.
Question 5.
How did the narrator win the scholarship?
Answer:
The narrator won the scholarship as he was among the most promising students. In the fourth standard exams, he won a scholarship of four rupees a month.
Question 6.
What did the narrator mean by ‘for a child of such statuses’?
Answer:
The narrator hailed from a decent family. Secondly he was a promising student who had earned scholarship in school.
Question 7.
Why was he suffering from ‘stomach ache’?
Answer:
The narrator had eaten jalebis as he was fond of them. Later he had to eat his dinner otherwise his secret of jalebis with fee amount would be disclosed. Because he had overeaten the food and it took time to digest his heavy meal.
Question 8.
Why has his ‘head started to spin’?
Answer:
The narrator went to his school happily with the hope that he would get his scholarship that day. But when he learnt that his scholarship would be paid the following month.
Question 9.
What did he do to escape from punishment?
Answer:
The teacher informed the students that he would collect the fee during recess. The narrator was so scared that he lifted his bag and went to Kumbelpur railway station.
Question 10.
Who was the last refuge according to the boy?
Answer:
The boy was remorseful and scared, instead of taking help of his family, he considered God as the last refuge.
Question 11.
What did the narrator pleaded to the God?
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The narrator pleaded the God to help him in his difficult times. He reiterated that he memorized thg entire namaaz and he was a devoted servant, so he needed a favour from almighty to arrange fee amount for him.
Question 12.
What was there in the bag of the narrator?
Answer:
The narrator was carrying a few textbooks, notebooks, one pencil, one sharpener and one Id card sent by his Mammu. He did not have even four paise in his bag.
Question 13.
How can one conclude that he started hating even the sight of jalebis?
Answer:
The narrator spent his money on buying jalebis. He was constantly burping after devouring jalebis. He promised to himself that he won’t eat jalebis any more because it was the reason of his remorse. So next time when jalebiwala offered him to buy jalebis, he looked at it with disgust.
Jalebis Extra Questions and Answers Long Answers
Question 1.
The narrator was a responsible and honest boy. What are other qualities that can be learnt from him?
Answer:
The narrator was a boy of about 10 or 12 years of age. He was a dedicated, and honest student. He spent his fee amount on jalebis but after having enough for himself, he distributed among others. He had firm belief on God and his magic. He tried everything to please him. He was soft hearted, religious and generous.
Question 2.
Do you think, reason and intellect fail before temptation?
Answer:
Initially the boy looked like a disciplined student who knows his responsibility. Yet his logics failed before his temptation. He gave up his sensibility and logics, and bought jalebis. He felt elated when he distributed the remaining jalebis amongst children and beggars. The lesson talks about an innocent child who fell a prey to temptation. However, the child might win over if he had controlled himself and checked himself before giving in to the situation.
Question 3.
Why didn’t he pay, the school fees on the day he brought money to school?
Answer:
He did not pay the school fees on the day he brought money to school because master Ghulam Mohammed, the teacher who collected the fees was on leave, and it would be collected the next day.
Question 4.
(i) What were the coins ‘saying’ to him?
(ii) Do you think they were misguiding him?
Answer:
(i) The coins were ‘saying’ to him to spend the money on jalebies.
(ii) Yes, I think they were misguiding him.
Question 5.
Why didn’t he take the coins advice? Give two or three reasons?
Initially, the boy didn’t take the advice of the coins seriously for a couple of reasons. He could not spend the money meant for paying school fees on Jalebis. Secondly, the boy knew the harsh nature of the master and his punishment.
(i) What did the oldest coin tell him?
(ii) Did he follow his advice? If not, why not?
Answer:
(i) The oldest coin said that they were trying to tell him something for his own good. It said that he would get the scholarship money. The next day, with that money he could pay his fees. Hence, he could very well buy the Jalebis with the fee amount.