2. “He stood on his head in delight.” (i) Who does ‘he’ refer to? (ii) Why was he delighted?
(i) 'He’ refers to the bear, Bruno. (ii) Bruno was delighted to see the narrator’s wife after three months of separation.
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1.“I got him for her by accident.” (i) Who says this? (ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to? (iii) What is the incident referred to here?
1.(i) This is quoted by narrator. (ii) Here, ‘him’ refers to the sloth bear and ‘her’ refers to the narrator’s wife. (iii) About two years ago the narrator and his companions were passing through the sugarcane fields near Mysore.Suddenly, they saw a black sloth bear. One of the narrator’s companions shot it on the spot. As they saw the fallen animal, they were surprised to see that the black fur on its back moved. Then they saw that it was a baby bear that had been riding on its mother’s back. The narrator ran up to it and attempted to capture it. He finally succeeded in grabbing it and gifted it to his wife. This incident is referred to in the above statement
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1. On two occasions Bruno ate/drank something that should not be eaten/ drunk. What happened to him on these occasions?
Once, Bruno ate some poison meant for the rats, which paralysed and weakened him. He also vomited and breathed heavily, but was later cured. In another incident, he drank nearly a gallon of old engine oil. Fortunately, he remained unaffected.
Given in the box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings.
An Orphaned Cub; Bruno’s Food-chart; An Accidental Case of Poisoning; Playful Baba; Pain of Separation; Joy of Reunion; A Request to the Zoo; An Island in the courtyard
An Orphaned Cub – para 3 Bruno’s Food-chart – para 6 An Accidental Case of Poisoning – para 8 Playful Baba – para 12 Pain of Separation – para 14 Joy of Reunion – para 16 A Request to the Zoo – para 18 An Island in the Courtyard – para 21
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“We all missed him greatly: but in a sense we were relieved.” (i) Who does ‘we all’ stand for? (ii) Who did they miss? (iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?
(i) 'We all’ stands for the narrator, his wife and his son. (ii) They missed Bruno (Baba). (iii) They felt relieved because Baba was getting too big to be kept at home. That is why they had sent him off to a zoo.
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