The Lost Spring 12CBSE

Why did the ragpickers migrate to Seemapuri ?

• Crushing poverty in Bangladesh

• Drought in 1971

• Storms in 1971

• Crop Failure

What is the main purpose of the story?

• To highlight the vicious cycle that poverty stricken people are caged in

• To highlight the pitiful state of the children whose fate has been pre determined because of the family they are born into.

• To highlight the viciousness of child labour and the negligence of the uppermen towards the poor

• All of the above

'Saheb - e - Alam' is a .......

• Situational irony

• Verbal irony

• Dramatic irony

• Allegory

What do the boys appear like to the author in the story?

• Morning birds

• Morning crows

• Evening birds

• Evening crows

What does the title ‘Lost Spring’ symbolise?

• Lost opportunities

• Lost hope

• Lost joy

• Lost childhood

Why did the children not wear chappals ?

• a) They find them uncomfortable

• b) Because it was tradition

• c) Because they were poor and couldn't afford it

• Both b) & c)

Mukesh doesn't want to fly an aeroplane. Why ?

• Because he has never seen one

• Because he thinks they aren't real

• Because he's scared to dream too big

• Because he wants to be a car mechanic

Why did Saheb go through garbage dumps?

• To find a silver coin

• A rupee

• A ten rupee note

• All of these

What bothers the author most about the bangle makers?

• The stigma of poverty and caste

• The affluence of the landlords

• The behaviour of the factory owners

• The labour laws

What coloured bangles was the little girl making ?

• Red

• Joyous Yellow

• Royal Blue

• The answer is not clear