Read the following passage. Later I wound my pugree (turban) round hi

1.	Read the following passage. Later I wound my pugree (turban) round his stomach and knitted it tight to keep everything from falling out again. We started for home walking for seven miles. I led the way and Har Singh followed me. Holding the pugree in position Har Singh told me that he wanted to . meet the doctor. We walked for the extra three miles to the hospital. It was night and the hospital was closed. But the doctor-babu who lived nearby was awake. He asked me to call Aladia, the tobacco-seller. When I returned, the doctor had laid Har Singh on a string bed. Aladia held the lantern and I held the two pieces of flesh together. The doctor was very kind. He sewed up the hole in Har Singh’s stomach. I offered him two rupees but he refused to take it. When we went home, the women folk were crying. Now answer the following questions. 1) Who is the speaker of these lines? 2) Who does ‘he’ here refer to? 3) Who do ‘we’ here refer to? 4) What did he wind up with his pugree? 5) Why did they walk extra three miles?6) What was Aladia? 7) Why was Aladia sent for? 8) How can you say that the doctor was very kind?; 9) “…… to keep everything from falling out again.” – What does everything here refer to? 10) Why were the womenfolk crying?
Answer» 1) The speaker of these lines is Kunwar Singh. 2) ‘He’ here refers to Har Singh. 3) ‘We’ here refer to Kunwar Singh and Har Singh. 4) He wound up Har Singh’s torn stomach with his pugree. 5) Har Singh said that he wanted to meet the doctor. So they had to walk for three miles. 6) Aladia was a tobacco-seller. 7) Supposing that he would hold the lantern when Har Singh was operated on. 8) 1) The doctor agreed to operate on Har Singh though it was late at night: 2) He did not accept money that was offered to him by Kunwar Singh. 3) Thus we can say that the doctor was a very kind man. 9) ‘Everything’ here means everything that had fallen out from Har Singh’s stomach. 10) Women feared that something terrible must have happened to Kunwar Singh and Har Singh. When the two had not reached home even at late night the womenfolk at home were crying.

Read the following passage. Later I wound my pugree (turban) round his stomach and knitted it tight to keep everything from falling out again. We started for home walking for seven miles. I led the way and Har Singh followed me. Holding the pugree in position Har Singh told me that he wanted to . meet the doctor. We walked for the extra three miles to the hospital. It was night and the hospital was closed. But the doctor-babu who lived nearby was awake. He asked me to call Aladia, the tobacco-seller. When I returned, the doctor had laid Har Singh on a string bed. Aladia held the lantern and I held the two pieces of flesh together. The doctor was very kind. He sewed up the hole in Har Singh’s stomach. I offered him two rupees but he refused to take it. When we went home, the women folk were crying. Now answer the following questions. 1) Who is the speaker of these lines? 2) Who does ‘he’ here refer to? 3) Who do ‘we’ here refer to? 4) What did he wind up with his pugree? 5) Why did they walk extra three miles?6) What was Aladia? 7) Why was Aladia sent for? 8) How can you say that the doctor was very kind?; 9) “…… to keep everything from falling out again.” – What does everything here refer to? 10) Why were the womenfolk crying?

Answer»

1) The speaker of these lines is Kunwar Singh.

2) ‘He’ here refers to Har Singh.

3) ‘We’ here refer to Kunwar Singh and Har Singh.

4) He wound up Har Singh’s torn stomach with his pugree.

5) Har Singh said that he wanted to meet the doctor. So they had to walk for three miles.

6) Aladia was a tobacco-seller.

7) Supposing that he would hold the lantern when Har Singh was operated on.

8) 1) The doctor agreed to operate on Har Singh though it was late at night:

2) He did not accept money that was offered to him by Kunwar Singh.

3) Thus we can say that the doctor was a very kind man.

9) ‘Everything’ here means everything that had fallen out from Har Singh’s stomach.

10) Women feared that something terrible must have happened to Kunwar Singh and Har Singh. When the two had not reached home even at late night the womenfolk at home were crying.

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