The Boy Who Broke The Bank - MCQ quiz

'I don't want to talk about it'. Who said this? What do they not want to talk about?

• Sitaram doesn't want to talk about the pain he feels by carrying the heavy load of clothes

• Nathu doesn't want to talk about his erratic and low salary

• Mr. Faiz Hussain doesn't want to talk about the collapse of the bank

• The bank clerk does not want to talk about the absurd way in which everyone was taking out their money

What made the crowd collected around the bank finally disperse?

• The bank manager's statement that they could come tomorrow

• The arrival of the police

• They found out that the government bank was open

• Mrs. Bhushan told everyone it was a rumour

Tick the true statements:

• Jugal Kishore had an electrical goods shop

• Faiz Hussain had an account with the bank

• The bank had gone bankrupt

• Sitaram visited Mr. Prakash on his round.

The part-time workers hadn't been paid. What was the reason given by the clerk for this?

• The bank was short of money

• The clerk who looks after the payments was on sick leave

• Seth Govind Ram had abandoned the bank

• The police had shut down the bank

Who did Sitaram meet on the fourth home he visited?

• Nathu

• Mrs. Prakash

• Seth Govind Ram

• Faiz Hussain

'Goondas! Hooligans! May they suffer a thousand ills! ' - Who said this? To whom did they mean to say this?

• Mr. Bhushan to Mrs. Bhushan

• Sitaram to Nathu

• Nathu to his employers

• Nathu to the customers

What does Ruskin Bond want to tell us through this story?

• Don't inhabit small villages

• Gossiping can have dangerous effects.

• Sweeper boys are greedy.

• The bank management nowadays is very careless.

• Women gossip more than men.

'The elderly gentleman did not believe it' What does he not believe?

• That Nathu was not getting paid

• That Sitaram was Nathu's friend

• That Seth Govind Ram was a thief

• That Seth Govind Ram was holidaying in Kashmir

What expressions showed that Nathu was angry with the bank ?

• Banging the dustbin and using the broom hurriedly and carelessly

• Walking fast

• MUmbling to himself with anger

• None of these

Why did the people gather around the bank?

• They wanted to take a loan

• There was something wrong with their accounts

• To draw their money back

• To deposit money