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1. 1.

   What do you think the poem is really about? Discuss.

2. 2.

   What do you think happened between Scene 1 and Scene 2?

3. 3.

   What do you think Nakul's head is covered in bandages?

4. 4.

   What was the secret plan of the robbers?

5. 5.

   Who are the two people named Bhoja?

6. 6.

   Write True or False.

   1. Nakul, Laxman and Sheila can read Brahmi.
   2. The horseman Bappa dropped the scroll accidentally.
   3. Bappa was worried that the children might have read the scroll.
   4. The caravan's journey was meant to be a secret.
   5. Jivaka was the commander of the army.
   6. Ashoka believed the children immediately.