Here are some direct quotations from the story. Note who (speaker) says them to whom (addressee), and what each quotation suggests about the speaker. Use one or more adjectives in the ‘character’ column. (Copy and complete the table in your notebook.) Work in groups of four.

Speaker

Addressee

Quotation

‘Character’ Adjectives

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I have been watching you for some time, (paragraph 4)

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Anyway, I can travel alone, (paragraph 5)

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He was all right. (paragraph 15)

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He is one of my friends, and the best bowler in the class, (paragraph 18)

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It’s such a nuisance having to wait for the train …

(paragraph 22)

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And never talk to strangers! (paragraph 24)

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I like strangers …

(paragraph 24)

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Solution

Speaker

Addressee

Quotation

‘Character’ Adjectives

Stranger

Arun

I have been watching you for some time, (paragraph 4)

Observant

Arun

Stranger

Anyway, I can travel alone, (paragraph 5)

Confident

Arun

Stranger

He was all right. (paragraph 15)

Comforting

Satish

Satish’s mother

He is one of my friends, and the best bowler in the class, (paragraph 18)

Affable

Satish’s mother

Stranger

It’s such a nuisance having to wait for the train …

(paragraph 22)

Impatient

Satish’s mother

Arun

And never talk to strangers! (paragraph 24)

Distrustful

Arun

Satish’s mother

I like strangers …

(paragraph 24)

Defiant

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Here are some direct quotations from the story. Identify the speaker and write what each quotation suggests about the speaker. You can use the adjectives given in the box and may also add your own.

amiable, tender, gentle, sympathetic, understanding, determined, diligent, kind,

concerned, systematic, wise, helpful, enthusiastic, selfish, cruel, humble,

religious, prudent

	Speaker	Quotation	Quality Highlighted
a		'Avva, is everything all right? Are you O.K.?'
b		'At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well.'
c		'Avva, don't cry. What is the matter? Can I help you in anyway?'
d		'We are well-off, but what use is money when I cannot be independent.'
e		'I will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara as the deadline.'
f		'For a good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.'
g		I am touching the feet of a teacher not my granddaughter.'

Here are some direct quotations from the story. Identify the speaker and write what each quotation suggests about the speaker. You can use the adjectives given in the box and may also add your own.

amiable, tender, gentle, sympathetic, understanding, determined, diligent, kind, concerned, systematic, wise, helpful, enthusiastic, selfish, cruel, humble, religious, prudent

	Speaker	Quotation	Quality Highlighted
a.		‘Avva, is everything all right? Are you O.K.?’
b.		‘At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my children and grandchildren studied well.’
c.		‘Avva, don’t cry. What is the matter? Can I help you in anyway?’
d.		‘We are well-off, but what use is money when I cannot be independent.’
e.		‘I will keep Saraswati Pooja day during Dassara as the deadline.’
f.		‘For a good cause if you are determined you can overcome any obstacle.’
g.		‘I am touching the feet of a teacher not my granddaughter.’

Choose extracts from the story that illustrate the characters of the four main people in the story, and say what those extracts tell you about them. (Copy and complete the following.)

Person	Extracts from the story	What this tells us about their characters
Babuli	(paragraph 2) I have thought of home not even once. (35)	He had neglected his family, and was preoccupied with the job and his new life in the city.
Babuli’s wife	(9)	-
Elder brother	(4) (30)	-
Second brother	(6)	-

Q. Copy the table in your notebook and complete it.

Organ System	Any Two Organs	Function
1. _______	__________ , __________	converts complex food into simple, soluble form
2. _______	nose, lungs	______________________
3. circulatory system	___________	______________________
4. _______	___________	central control system of the body that sends and receives information from the environment

The writer carefully builds up an atmosphere of loneliness and grief in the story. Working in groups, pick up words/phrases from the story that build up the atmosphere. Copy the following table in your notebook and complete it.

Loneliness	Grief
	The whole town was wrapped in deathly silence
His lonely way	The whole town was wrapped in deathly silence

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Speaker	Addressee	Quotation	‘Character’ Adjectives
-	-	I have been watching you for some time, (paragraph 4)	-
-	-	Anyway, I can travel alone, (paragraph 5)	-
-	-	He was all right. (paragraph 15)	-
-	-	He is one of my friends, and the best bowler in the class, (paragraph 18)	-
-	-	It’s such a nuisance having to wait for the train … (paragraph 22)	-
-	-	And never talk to strangers! (paragraph 24)	-
-	-	I like strangers … (paragraph 24)	-

Speaker	Addressee	Quotation	‘Character’ Adjectives
Stranger	Arun	I have been watching you for some time, (paragraph 4)	Observant
Arun	Stranger	Anyway, I can travel alone, (paragraph 5)	Confident
Arun	Stranger	He was all right. (paragraph 15)	Comforting
Satish	Satish’s mother	He is one of my friends, and the best bowler in the class, (paragraph 18)	Affable
Satish’s mother	Stranger	It’s such a nuisance having to wait for the train … (paragraph 22)	Impatient
Satish’s mother	Arun	And never talk to strangers! (paragraph 24)	Distrustful
Arun	Satish’s mother	I like strangers … (paragraph 24)	Defiant