Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood

Who is the speaker of these lines, “There is no school in my neighbourhood. When they build one, I will go.”?

• Anees Jung

• Saheb

• Mukesh

• Mukesh’sg grandmother

What does lost spring refer to in the title?

• bad climate of Seemapuri

• loss of spring season

• lost lives during spring

• lost childhood

Which word means the same as, "one that settles on property without right or title or payment of rent"?

• Squatter

• Slogger

• Ragpicker

• Migrant

Which promise is referred to in this line, "embarrassed

at having made a promise that was not meant"?

• promise of meeting Saheb

• promise of giving shoes to Saheb

• promise of building a school

• promise of meeting Saheb's parents

What is ironical about Saheb's name?

• He is his own boss.

• He has no qualities of a saheb.

• His name means lord of the universe but he is just a ragpicker.

• All of these

Which explanation is generally offered for not wearing chappals/shoes by boys like Saheb?

• It is not comfortable.

• It is too expensive.

• It is a tradition.

• All of these

"The goddess had granted his prayer." Which prayer is referred to in this line?

• prayer of being a tennis player

• prayer of driving a car

• prayer of owning a tea shop

• prayer of not losing his shoes after getting them

Why did Saheb's family leave their home in Bangladesh and settle in Seemapuri?

• because of religious riots

• because of political apathy towards their community

• because they had lost their fields and homes in storms and the land was not productive.

• because they wanted to fulfill their dreams in the big city.

Why do the Bangladeshi immigrants continue to live in Seemapuri even though they have no identity?

• because they enjoy their life here.

• because they get their ration free of cost from the government.

• because the were expelled from Bangladesh and hence can't return.

• because Seemapuri provides food (work)to them which is more important

  for survival than an identity.

Which figure of speech is used in the line, "Garbage to them is gold."?

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Sibilance

• Onomatopoeia