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ATITHI/GUEST

By -Rabindranath Tagore

QUESTION 1:

Choose the correct options for the following questions:

1. The figure of speech used in the expression, ‘Like a pet cage-bird’, is -


(a) Simile (b) Metaphor (c) Personification (d) Polyptoton

2. Which of the following is NOT true about Tarapada?


(a) He had learnt to play the flute from Panchali singers
(b) Tarapada remained unbound by any kind of habit or custom
© He sold pan at the fair
(d) Tarapada was the fourth son of his parents

3. Annapurna says about Tarapada, ‘How could his mother bear to abandon him?’ it
showsthat her feelings for him are full of:
(a) dislike (b) satire (c) curiosity (d) affection

4. Select the option that lists correct information about Annapurna.


(i) thought the boy Tarapada was a good singer of the troupe (b) Annoyance
(ii) asked Tarapada about his background
(iii) asked Tarapada to play upon the flute for her
(iv) tells her husband that Charu liked Tarapada
(a) (i), (ii) (b) (ii), (iv) (c) (i), (iv) (d) (ii), (iii)

5. Select the option that lists the correct relationship between statement 1 and statement 2.
1. Charu kept Tarapada prisoner for the whole evening.
2. Charu was the only daughter of her parents
(a) 1 is the cause of 2 (b) 1 is the result of 2 (c) 1 is independent of 2
(d) 1 is in contradiction of 2

II. Complete the following sentences by providing a suitable reason for each:

1. Motilal Babu was pleased to agree with the new arrangement for Tarapada to take food
because it would save time for Tarapada to learn.
2. Study was alien to Charu because of her restless nature.
3. Charu did not want Tarapada to learn more than her because she feared that it would
encourage him to go away.
4. Charu did not know how to seek Tarapada’s forgiveness because she had never apologized
to anyone before.
5. Tarapada was annoyed for being kept locked in the room but he agreed to take food because
Charu started waiting.

III. Answer the following questions briefly:


1. What qualities of Tarapada might have attracted Motilal Babu that he said to
Tarapada “You can eat with us”?

Ans. Tarapada was a fair skinned and smart young boy. His attractive smile and large eyes
added grace to his youth. He wore a simple dress in which he looked like a sage. His appearance
was that of a religious person. All these qualities of outlook made him quite impressive. It
attracted Motilal Babu so much that he wanted to enjoy the boy’s company as his host and
asked him to have food with him (Motilal Babu).

2. Describe the boy Tarapada’s actions that indicate that he seemed wiser than his age.
How did his actions influence Annapurna?

Ans. Tarapada prepares some vegetables and gets the dish ready like a skilled cook. He takes
out a comb and a clean white garment and puts on his sacred thread in a gentle manner. He
could do everything with ease. All of his activities show him a bit different from the youngsters
of his age who often fails to have such a control over their conduct. These aspects of his
personality make him appear more mature than his age.
The way he conducts himself like a mature person has a positive impact on Annapurna. She is
surprised at his good behaviour and starts liking this boy with affection.

3. ‘Tarapada was Young, so his life-story was brief; but the boy was a complete original’.
In what sense the writer calls the boy Tarapada ‘a complete original’? why did family
and villagers give up hope for him?

Ans. Tarapada has been called ‘a complete original’, in the sense of being different and unique.
He is liked and loved by all more than other children of his age. There was no reason to force
him leave his village and run away. But Tarapada leaves his village and joins a touring jatra
troupe. He, unlike others, does not accept the affection and ties of love. His constant quest for
travel and a desire a to lead a life of a nomad without a thought for the past make him altogether
different from others i.e. ‘a complete original’. His quest for wandering made the family and
villagers give up hope for him.

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