* Ahimsa Chapters 11 to 20

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Exploring Chapters 11 to 15

Anjali said some people will never change no matter how much time you give them. Keeping in view the
social evils that exist in Indian society even today,
share your views about Anjali's comment. (Ch.-10)

Anjali hissed back, ignoring the putrid odors of rotting garbage and human waste dancing around her nose.
Which of the following words is NOT a synonym
of 'putrid'? (Ch.- 11)

1. decomposing
2. rotten
3. worthy
4. spoilt

Anjali's mother said with tears in her eyes, "...Together we can change things..." Do you agree with Anjali's mother?
Why/ Why not?
(Ch.-11)

A 'harijan' means ________________.
(Ch.-11)

1. a child of God
2. a man chosen by people to represent them
3. a man of values
4. a common man

Mohan said, "Changing what you call someone doesn't fix the problems behind the name." He considered 'Harijan' too
equally hurting. What does this reflect about
his pain and suffering of being an untouchable?
(Ch.-11)

Imagine how heavy the widow's burden is, having to carry thousands of bags of memories out of her home that you want to destroy. Which of the following words
is NOT a synonym of 'destroy'. (Ch.-12)

1. demolish
2. wreck
3. preserve
4. consume

In Marathi's tradition, the bride has her first and last name changed by her husband.
(Ch.- 12)

1. True
2. False

Masterji-cruel, impatient Masterji-was secretly a freedom fighter? Which of the following
words is an antonym to 'secretly'?
(Ch.-13)

1. openly
2. covertly
3. confidentially
4. discreetly

Keshavji had to drop some ___________ to the villages outside town before they need to
record the next radio address.
(Ch.-13)

1. papers
2. books
3. charkhas
4. sound recorders

'How oblivious had I and Ma been?' Anjali felt foolish and ashamed. Which of the
following is a synonym of 'oblivious'?
(Ch.-13)

1. heedful
2. clueless
3. observant
4. sensitive

Anjali, her mother, her teacher, and many others, joined hands together to educate the children in their basti.
Is there a need of such volunteers, at present too?
How would you contribute to this cause? (Ch.-13)

Anjali's mother said, '... I overheard some of them saying how perfect a fit it was for an elitist like me.' The word 'elitist' means _________.
(Ch.-14)

1. egoless
2. humble
3. aristocratic
4. modest

According to Anjali's mother, who was the Dalit leader who did not agree with
Gandhiji's stance?
(Ch.-14)

1. Dr. Ambedkar
2. Keshavji
3. Chachaji
4. Anjali's teacher

Keshavji said' 'Perhaps you're realizing now that it isn't we Dalits who are backward. Who need to be saved, who need to change. But rather it is the rest of India.' Do you agree with his opinion? Why, why not? (Ch.-14)

Anjali felt she had to change her own attitude before others would change theirs. Do you agree with
Anjali's thought? Why, why not?
(Ch.-15)

Identify the literary device used in these lines. 'There, behind the vines and creepers that fought for space on the outhouse walls, was an opening.'
(Ch.- 15)

1. Alliteration
2. Personification
3. Irony
4. Metaphor

Frustrated, Anjali gripped the wagon handle tighter. Which of the following words is NOT a synonym of 'frustrated'?
(Ch.-15)

1. discontented
2. saddened
3. uplifted
4. dismayed

Why did Anjali and her mother go to the
basti regularly?
(Ch.-16)

Anjali said, 'One day all these thoughts will be outdated, and India will finally be free.' Which of the following words is synonymous to
'outdated'?(Ch.-16)

1. contemporary
2. modern
3. obsolete
4. current

Anjali said, 'One day all these thoughts will be outdated, and India will finally be free.' Do you consider India 'free'
now as Anjali intended? Justify.
(Ch.-16)

Anjali's mother did not consider knowledge important, and felt it must not be accessible to everyone'.
(True / False)
(Ch.-17)

'Sunbeams fell this way and that on the collection of herbs, casting all the sorts of shadows.'
Identify the literary device used in the
given lines. (Ch.-17)

1. Imagery
2. Irony
3. Antithesis
4. Hyperbole

_____________ paid for Paro's and the other children's textbooks.
(Ch.-18)

1. Anjali's father
2. Chachaji
3. Keshavji
4. Mohan

The Khadi shop tailors sewed the children some uniforms for school, all free of charge.
(True/ False)
*(Ch.-18)*

1. True
2. False

The normally cacophonous din of people walking on the street was also strangely muted.
The word 'cacophonous din' means
__________. (Ch.-18)

1. loud roar
2. silent group
3. arranged group
4. none of these

'But now the bars felt strangely like a prison'. Identify the literary device used
in the given line.
(Ch.-18)

1. Hyperbole
2. Alliteration
3. Simile
4. Metaphor

'Anjali jumped down the patio steps, and passed Nandini's shed.'
What is 'patio'? (Ch.-19)

1. terrace
2. veranda
3. Both 'terrace' and 'veranda'
4. elevator

After Captain Brent had fired a warning shot from his revolver into the sky, Anjali ran to him and tearfully threw
her arms around him.
True / False (Ch.-19)

Jamuna trailed off as messy tears sputtered down her face and into the crevices around her nose.
The word 'crevices' means ___________.
(Ch.-20)

1. closure
2. cracks
3. juncture
4. none of these

"Good," retorted Anjali.
The word 'retorted' means ___________.
(Ch.-20)

1. requested
2. retaliated
3. inquired
4. questioned

The cow looked content, totally unaware that outside the gates of the compound, the world was
burning. Identify the literary device used in
the above lines. (Ch.-20)

'... the world was burning'. What, according to you, could have stopped 'the world from
burning'? (Ch.-20)