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प्रश्न
Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. But only in the last but one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at that point in the story?
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उत्तर
Sulekha was called Bholi because everyone considered her to be a backward child and a simpleton. The name Bholi thus symbolises her under confidence and ignorance. After mentioning her real name at the beginning of the story, the author mentions it again only in the second-last paragraph. This is a deliberate attempt on the part of the author to show that Sulekha has finally attained her true identity by literally throwing aside the veil that hid her personality.
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| 2. | 2. |
| 3. | 3. |
| 4. | 4. |
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(a)
| N | u | m | b | e | r | d | a | r |
(b)
| T | c |
(c)
| h | d |
(d)
| a | d | s |
(e)
| a | h |
(f)
| e | h | r |
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