Question

Read the given extracts and answer the questions given:

I went back to the bazaar and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower. The clock showed midnight. I felt for the notes. They were damp from the rain. Anil's Money. In the morning he would probably have given me two or three rupees to go to the cinema, but now I had it all. I couldn't cook his meals, run to the bazaar or learn to write whole sentences any more. I had forgotten about them in the excitement of the theft. Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal and sometimes just as simple to be caught.

1. Which of the following is NOT a reason why Hari Singh thinks he would not be able to write whole sentences?   (1)
   1. Anil would not be there to teach him.
   2. He had robbed Anil and left.
   3. He would not go back to Anil to learn.
   4. He had no money to take admission in school.
2. Why is it fair to say that Hari Singh's tone, when he says "I couldn't cook his meals, run to the bazaar or learn to write whole sentences any any more," is filled with remorse and regret? Answer in about 40 words.  (2)
3. What do you infer about Hari Singh from this statement?   (1)
   "Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees."
   
4. State True or False with reference to the given extract.  (1)
   The reason Hari Singh was filled with a feeling of guilt was because Anil trusted him.

Answer 1

1. He would not go back to Anil to learn.
2. Anil had entire trust in Hari Singh and even taught him to cook. Hari Singh felt guilty after stealing money from Anil, as he had breached his confidence.
3. Hari Singh was confident that learning to read and write could potentially earn him more money and end his work as a servant.
4. This statement is True.