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1. 1.

   And now our lives were turned upside down, each one of us trying to cope with the changed circumstances as we could.

   1. What did the narrator mean by the phrase 'turned upside down'?
   2. Why had such a situation arisen?
   3. What were the problems faced by the narrator due to her changed circumstances?
2. 2.

   I tried to shake off my feeling of certain disaster.

   1. What does the expression 'shake off' mean?
   2. What 'disaster' was the narrator referring to?
   3. How did the narrator try to 'shake off the feeling?
3. 3.

   The old favorite with new shoes, the newcomer with old ones.

   1. When did this thought strikes the narrator?
   2. To what did the narrator compare her opponent's shoes?
   3. When was striking about the opponent's shoes?
4. 4.

   The plot is the sequence of events that make up a story. Complete the following sentences with close reference to the plot of 'Suvira'.

   1. The narrator cursed herself for _______________________________.
   2. The narrator knew that, by putting her in this school, her parents __________________________.
   3. The narrator compared Suvira to ________________________________________________.
   4. When the narrator drew the lane next to Suvira, she briefly considered _______________________.
   5. When the crowd's chant of 'Su-vira' rose to a crescendo, the narrator realized ________________________.
   6. The climax or the most exciting part of the plot of this story is _____________________________.
5. 5.

   This story is told in first person. This means that the narrator is a character in the story. The narrator of the story is:

   1. Suriva
   2. a student who has changed schools mid-term
   3. a student from the Blue House.
6. 6.

   ... this cloud too would have its silver lining.

   What was the 'cloud' that the narrator was referring to and what was she hoping for?