What conditions did Anil put forward before appointing Hari Singh as a servant? Ans. Before appointing Hari Singh as a servant, Anil told him that he would not give Hari a regular salary. He had to cook food for both and Anil could only feed him, to this Hari agreed willingly.
When he stayed there for a month, he realized Anil was the most difficult person to rob as he was the most trusting person. Although, one night he stole six hundred rupees but returned back to Anil as he realized that getting education would be far more important in life than money.
When Hari Singh stood alone on the deserted platform he started to think about Anil. He thought about himself and the life he has been living. The money he had stolen from Anil was the largest amount of money he had stolen ever. With that money, he could have enjoyed a life of Arab but he chooses to move back to Anil.
Answer. The child didn't ask for his favorite burfi because he half knew that his request would not be listened because his parents would say he was greedy. So without waiting for an answer he moved on. The child knew that his parents would not buy him a garland of gulmohur.
1 Answer. The child was very innocent. He gets confused and panic-stricken on not seeing his parents. He felt lonely without his parents amidst so much of crowd.
Answer: The irony in the chapter The Lost Child by Mulk Raj Anand is this when the child was coming to the fair with his parents he was very happy and excited and wanted everything; but when he was separated from his parents, he only wanted them back.
The story conveys the message that children love their parents unconditionally. The lost child thinks of his father as a strict person when he demands toys from him.
The child represents human beings in general; the fair symbolises the world. The attractions in the fair appeal to the senses, toys appeal to the eyes (and mind, in,general), burfi appeals to the palate, flowers have visual and olfactory appeal, balloons have visual appeal, and music has aural appeal.
The child wanted many things at the fair. His eyes first set on the shop of a sweetmeat seller. His mouth watered for the burfi, which was his favourite sweet. He knew his plea would not be heeded because his parents would call him greedy.
The moral of the short story 'The Lost Child' by Mulk Raj Anand is that every child loves his/her parents unconditionally. The parents are the most important thing in a child's life.
Answer: His parents were not there. So he was feeling lonely without them . Without them, everything looked insignificant and unimportant.
The child lagged behind because he was fascinated by all the things coming on his way to the fair. He followed the dragon flies and butterflies with his gaze and tried to catch them. As he entered the grove, a shower of young flowers fell upon him. He stopped and tried to collect all of them.
Dear Student, Horace Danby had planned to commit a robbery in the 'Shotover Grange'. The lady though a thief, posed as the owner of the House and threatened to call the Police.
Flowers hindered Horace in his work because he had hay fever, a disorder affecting the nose and throat, caused by allergy to pollen or dust. Due to this problem, whenever he came close to flowers, he began to sneeze' and could be caught. He had to cover his face.
(a) 'He' in the above extract is Horace Danby. (b) He robbed only one safe every year because he robbed just enough to satisfy his hobby of buying and collecting rare and expensive books. Otherwise, he was just an honest lock-maker.
Answer: Horace Danby deserved what he got. A crime is a crime, no matter if it is committed for your own benefit or for somebody else's benefit.
The real culprit is the woman who pretended to be a member of the family living at Shotover Grange. She tricked Horace into believing her and cleverly took away all the jewels that were kept in the safe.
Answer. =>Lady In Red Prove to be smarter than Horace Danby Because She said from Horace That She Is the Owner of That House where He Goes For Robbery and she also Knows Every Thing About House More Than Horace.
Answer: A Question of Trust - Victor CanningRead the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:Torace saw them go and he felt happy in spite of a little tickle of hay fever in his nose.
A lady wanted to give a coating of white wash to her room. She purchased quick lime and dissolved it in water and immediately applied on the wall in this process she spoiled her plan.
Answer : In the short story 'A Question Of Trust' by Victor Canning, Horace Danby's hobby was to collect and read rare and expensive books. He managed to fulfill this hobby of reading rare and expensive books by means of theft.
