Q.
Here are
some lines from the lesson. What do they tell us about Patol Babu's
character? You may take help from the words given in the table below
or find some of your own from the dictionary. The first one has been
done for you
passionate actor
|
diligent
|
unassuming
|
talented
|
genial
|
mercenary
|
short-tempered
|
introvert
|
meticulous
|
modest
|
humble
|
arrogant
|
(a)
That an offer to act in a film could come to a 52-year-old nonentity
like him was beyond his wildest dreams—unassuming; modest
(b) Indeed, there was a time when
people bought tickets especially to see him_____________
(c)
'I was with Hudson and Kimberley for nine years and wasn't late
for a single day.'
_____________
(d) It didn't matter if the part was small,
but, if he had to make the most of it, he had to learn his lines
beforehand. How small he would feel if he muffed in the presence of
so many people_____________
(e)
Patol Babu cleared his throat and started enunciating the syllable in
various ways.
Along
with that he worked out how he would react physically when the
collision took place--how his features would be twisted in pain, how
he would fling out his
arms,
how his body would crouch to express pain and surprise--all
these he performed in various ways in front of a large glass
window_____________
(f) It is true that he needed money very
badly, but what was twenty rupees when measured against the intense
satisfaction of a small job done with perfection and dedication?
_____________