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Based on your understanding of the
on, answer the following questions
one or two sentences each:
Give a few instances of Bryson's
Describe the fluttery cascade of thing-
tumbling from the bag.
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what were the contents of Bryson's
Why did the author's concern ov
confused
acts.
bag?
What happened to Bryson when
leaned to tie his shoelace?
free himself from
Answers
Answer:
Question 1.
Often on formal occasions, we admire friends and strangers who appear elegant, who are pleasant to converse with and who conduct themselves gracefully. At times, we also see people who are awkward, nervous and doubtful about their next move.
Recall a few examples of awkward actions that can cause discomfort or disturbance to others like spilling a cup of hot drink on someone nearby.
Answer:
Mr. X has travelling sickness. Once he was in a city bus, his wife advised him to take a polythene bag so that he can vomit inside it if he felt like it. But he forgot her advice. As the bus moved on, he had a feeling that he wasn’t fine. He craned his neck out of the window of the bus and vomited his undigested breakfast.
As the bus was moving fast, people seated behind him had their shirts and sarees sprinkled with the undigested breakfast and dinner. The conductor and driver got upset. The whole day, passengers refused to sit on those three seats.
Samacheer Kalvi 11th English The Accidental Tourist Textual Questions
A. Based on your understanding of the lesson, answer the following questions in one or two sentences each:
Question 1.
Give a few instances of Bryson’s confused acts.
Answer:
He would end up standing in an alley on the wrong side of a self-locking door trying to locate a restroom in a cinema theatre. He would often go to the hotel desk, atleast two to three times a day asking what was his room number. The author had a serious problem of orientation in any new place: