Available Answers

1. 1.

   Who does the narrator see every day? Where are they going?
2. 2.

   What do you know about Ranbir? What kind of life does he lead?
3. 3.

   In what ways are the lives of these children better than those of their parents?
4. 4.

   What was the earlier status of girls with regard to education and what is it now?
5. 5.

   Is the situation of girls with regard to education the same as that of boys? Give reasons for your answer.
6. 6.

   Say if these statements are true (T) of false (F).

   1. Bindra is a fourteen-year girl who is an introvert.
   2. Bindra's father is a forest guard and meets the narrator very often.
   3. Most of the children go to their school in buses.
   4. The children sing when they pass through the forest to drive away forest demons.
   5. A great majority of the children in the hills attend private schools.