7.2 A gift of chappals & Rebel

Mridu has come with…

• Thatha
• Paati
• Rukku Manni
• Amma

What did Ravi do to mislead his grandmother?

• He stole a glass of milk from the kitchen.
• He went to the garden stealthily.
• He drank some milk from the tumbler.
• He washed the tumbler and put in the kitchen.

The emblem of the ancient Pallava kings was…

• a lion.
• a cat.
• a bull.
• a sword.

'Bastet is the name of.........

• Pallava king.
• the Egyptian cat-god
• the Egyptian cat-goddess
• the Egyptian lion.

Hair standing on end' is the expression for.........

• love.
• fright.
• dislike.
• irritation.

According to Ravi, Lalli will never learn violin because she …

• A. never concentrated on it.
• B. had a poor music-master.
• C. was often distracted by a cat.
• D. Both 'A' and 'B'.

The music-master's notes on the violin are compared with

• the 'meow of the cat by Ravi.
• whizzing of the train along the rails
• the whistling of the train.
• the singing of some melodious bird.

The beggar said, "The ladies of this house are kind souls" as....

• he wanted some alms by flattering them.
• they allowed him to rest under that tree.
• the whole week they had given him food to eat.
• they had given him clothes to wear.

Ravi, Mridu and Meena donated the old slippers of…

• their grandfather.
• their grandmother.
• the music-master of Lalli.
• their gardener.

The comparison of the 'gift of chappals' with the things given away by Karna was unfair according to Rukku Manni because....

• A. Karna had not given away somebody else's things.
• B. the chappals were not as costly as the gifts given away by Karna.
• the recipient of Karna's gifts was not as poor as the beggar.
• D. Both 'A' and 'B'.