LOST SPRING

What two distinct worlds does the author see in the lives of the bangle makers?

• Sahukars – policemen

• Policemen – bureaucrats

• Middlemen – poor people

• Poor people – influential people

What is the probable reason for children remaining barefoot?

• Lack of money

• Physical illness

• Perpetual state of poverty

• A tradition to remain barefoot

“I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.” The underlined phrase symbolizes:

• Auspiciousness in marriage

• The job provides good profit

• Richness

• Making bangles is a good job

Their ability to dream and their initiatives have been killed by years of _________________.

• schooling

• money making

• mind numbing toil

• none of the above

“Seemapuri a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it metaphorically.” What is the tone of the writer?

• sad

• happy

• angry

• mocking

“It is karam, his destiny”’ says Mukesh’s grandmother who has watched her own husband go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles. What character trait of the grandmother is seen here?

• superstitious

• atheist

• fatalist

• religious

What do the parents expect from their children to bring from the garbage dumps?

• left over food

• silver coins

• money

• items valuable for them

“The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.” Identify the literary device used in the sentence.

• simile

• alliteration

• contrast

• none of the above

What does the writer try to depict in the lesson ‘Lost Spring”?

• Lost adolescence

• Lost childhood

• Lost freedom

• Lost spring season

What does ‘Saheb-e-Alam’ mean?

• Prince of the universe

• Princess of the universe

• Lord of the universe

• Queen of the universe