A BAKER FROM GOA

This is a ______ portrait of traditional Goan village baker

• self

• pen

• auto

• none of these

What do the elders often reminisce nostalgically about ?

• their famous loaves of bread

• the Portugese

• good old Portugese days

• none of these

The bakers are known as (a)   in Goa.

What was the baker used to be to the author in his childhood ?

• friend

• companion

• guide

• all of the above

The baker used to come at least _________ a day.

• once

• twice

• thrice

• none of the above

When was the first time the baker used to come ?

• after emptying his huge basket

• when he wanted to

• when he had to go to earn money for family

• when he set out in the morning on his selling round

When was the second time the baker used to come ?

• after emptying his huge basket

• when he wanted to

• when he had to go to earn money for family

• when he set out in the morning on his selling round

What woke them up from sleep ?

• the baker

• the chirping birds

• the jingling thud of his bamboo

• none of these

What names of the maid-servants does the poet assume to be ?

• Paskine and Bastine

• Baskine and Pastine

• Fastine and Maskine

• none of these

What did the author long for ?

• bols

• bread

• bread-bangles

• bolinhas