Available Answers

1. 1.

   Match these towns and villages with their descriptions.

   A	B
   a) Gujraula	i) where the marriage ceremony was to take place
   b) Molanpur	ii) where an old family house stood
   c) Gavvan	iii) where the eateries were located
   d) Hasanpur	iv) where Nirottam lived

    

2. 2.

   What ensured the good quality of food at Rattan Singh's dhaba?

3. 3.

   What made the experience of eating at the dhaba an unpleasant one for the author? Why did he not complain?

4. 4.

   How do we know that the wrestler exercised great authority at the dhaba?

5. 5.

   Why did the author and his friends not rest during their journey even though it was unbearably hot?

6. 6.

   The narrator mentions two things found in the Indian countryside that have been carried over from an older way of life. Name them.