2 Marks Questions:
1. What was the strange reason for which Schwamm came into town? (The night at the hotel)
A. Schwamm had a young son, who was sensitive. He used to wave to the passengers in a train at a railway crossing on his way to school and became depressed as none of them waved back. He took the trivial matter to heart and was making himself sick.
So, Schwamm came into town to take the early morning train and wave back to his son, to assuage his misery.
2. Why does Dr Barnard find the suffering of children particularly heart breaking? (In celebration of being alive)
A. Dr.Barnard finds the suffering of children particularly heart breaking because they completely trust in doctors and nurses and
believe that they are going to help them. If the doctors cannot help them, they accept their fate and go through mutilating surgery
and do not complain later.
3. Who did Anna (Nanny) marry? What kind of a man was he? What happened to them? (Circus cat, alley cat)
A. Anna or Shakti married the boy who led the tigers and lions in the circus. He taught her that a woman's place was her home and took over her 'special act'. Anna did not react to him favourably. In a spurt of cat like temper, Anna left him and was found begging on the streets. Seeing them near starvation, Mrs. Bates took them home and offered her the job of nanny.
4. What kind of a cat was Anna? Why couldn't Mrs Bates make her a 'tame alley cat'? (Circus cat, alley cat)
A. Anna, being a cat-trainer at a circus, had nature like that of circus cats, i.e., lions and tigers. Mrs. Bates found her begging on the streets, took pity on her, brought her home, gave her a clean uniform and appointed her the nanny of their children. But the children had heard that she had trained lions and tigers at a circus. Her hefty shoulders, authoritative voice and rough manners couldn't make them view her as a 'tame alley cat' suitable for the role of a nanny.
5. What is the secret source of the tree's strength? Why is the source of the tree the most sensitive?
A. The root, which has been hidden for years inside the earth, is the secret source of the tree's strength. As the tree does not die unless it is uprooted and the roots are exposed to sun, the root is considered the most sensitive.
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