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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

  1. Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he draw from this experience?
  2. How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?
  3. How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned? Describe the details that have made the description vivid.
  4. Carefully read the following phrases and sentences taken from the text. Can you identify the literary device in each example? <br>
    1. Saheb-e-Alam which means the lord of the universe is directly in contrast to what Saheb is in reality. <br>
    2. Drowned in an air of desolation. <br>
    3. Seemapuri, a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it, metaphorically. <br>
    4. For the children it is wrapped in wonder; for the elders it is a means of survival. <br>
    5. As her hands move mechanically like the tongs of a machine, I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make. <br>
    6. She still has bangles on her wrist, but not light in he
  5. Why should child labour be eliminated and how?
  6. Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
  7. How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
  8. What forces conspire to keep the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
  9. Would you agree that promises made to the poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
  10. What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
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