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“The fear was killing me.” What was the fear?
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“Children’s stomachs are like digestion machines.” What do you understand by that? Do you agree?
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How did he plan to pay the fees the next day?
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When it is time to pay the fees, what does he do? How is he disobeying the elders by doing so?
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What was the consequence of buying jalebis with the fees money?
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His prayer to God is like a lawyer’s defence of a bad case. Does he argue his case well? What are the points he makes?
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He offers to play a game with Allah Miyan. What is the game?
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Did he get four rupees by playing the game? What did he get to see under the rock?
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If God had granted his wish that day, what harm would it have caused him in later life?
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Select and read sentences that show
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that the boy is tempted to eat jalebis
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that he is feeling guilty.
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that he is justifying a wrong deed
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Is the boy intelligent? If so, what is the evidence of it?
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Does his outlook on the jalebis episode change after class VIII? Does he see that episode in a new light?
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Why are coins made to ‘talk’ in this story? What purpose does it serve?
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Why does Indrani Debi dislike Duttada’s “hobnobbing” with Dibya?
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She is complaining and smiling. Why is she smiling?
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What was Duttada’s secret ambition?
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What did he do to achieve it?
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What is the difference between a planet and a comet, as given in the story?
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Why was Duttada hopeful that he would discover a new comet soon?
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Why does Duttada say—“I almost wish I had not discovered this comet.”?
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