1. How did Babuli’s wife react to hear about the partition?
Ans. When Babuli’s wife came to know about partition she was very normal. There was no impact on her. She even asked about the money they were going to get after selling the land.
2. How did Babuli feel when he accompanied his elder brother to the paddy fields?
Ans. When Babuli accompanied his elder brother to the paddy fields he felt the imprints of his feet, palm, and fingers on the fields. The sweat of his brother was sparkling there on the bosom of paddy fields.
3. How did Babuli felt after reading his elder brother’s letter?
Ans. After reading his elder brother’s letter Babuli felt very uncomfortable. Cold sweat drenched him. He felt helpless and orphan. A sort of despair haunted him for a long time. He tried to drive it away yawning helpless on a chair.
4. What did Babuli’s elder brother write in his letter to Babuli?
Ans. Babuli’s elder brother wrote in his letter to Babuli to come home. He further wrote that there was a quarrel between the two sister in law and hence all property of the family was to be divided into three equal parts.
5. What was the complaint of Babuli’s mother in her letters to him?
Ans. The complaint of Babuli’s mother in her letters to him about his negligence in writing to her. She reminded Babuli of those premarriage days when he used to write regularly. Her only desire was to receive Babuli’s letters from time to time.
6. How did Babuli feel when his wife advised him to sell the property of the village?
Ans. When Babul’s wife advised him to sell the property of the village, Babuli felt as if the butcher was sharpening his knife. She seemed to him as waiting to tear him into large pieces of meat and assuring him a better future.
7. What had Babuli written on the backside of the slip?
Ans. Babuli had written that his elder brother was his land from where he could harvest everything in life. Babuli needed nothing except his brother. He also requested him to accept his request otherwise he would not show his face to him again.
Short Answer Type Questions:
1. What did the narrator see on his office desk?
Ans. The narrator saw a letter on his office desk.
2. What did the narrator notice after seeing the letter?
Ans. After seeing the letter, the narrator noticed his elder brother’s petite handwriting.
3. What was the routine affair for the narrator, in his student days?
Ans. In the student days, the narrator used to go home and wrote letters to his elder brother.
4. Why did the narrator like the village life?
Ans. The narrator liked the village life because he thought the city life is ‘moribund’.
5. What was reminded to the describer by his mother?
Ans. The describer was reminded about the pre-marriage days of him.
6. Why had the narrator’s mother written to him?
Ans. The narrator’s mother had written to him because he had not thought of home, not even once. She also wanted to learn about his negligence.
7. Why does the narrator’s elder brother not write a letter to him?
Ans. The narrator’s elder brother does not write a letter to him because he needs nothing.
8. What was cooked for the narrator?
Ans. During his stay at home, a good dish in the form of fish was cooked for the narrator.
9. What does the narrator say about his elder brother?
Ans. The narrator says that his elder brother is the same man with the same tone of love and compassion.
10. How did the narrator feel after reading the letter of his elder brother?
Ans. After reading the letter, the narrator felt helpless, orphaned. A sort of despair haunted him for a long time.
11. What was the reaction of the narrator’s wife after knowing about the division?
Ans. After knowing the division, the narrator’s wife was restless and eager. It seems that she was already prepared for the division.
12. What plans did the narrator’s wife have about the money?
Ans. She had many plans to use the money. She wanted to purchase a fridge, a scooter, and the rest in a bank.
13. what things were going to be divided in the partition?
Ans. Many things were going to divide in this partition as paddy fields, the cottage, and all the movable and immovable things.
14. Who was adamant about taking the division?
Ans. The narrator’s second brother was adamant about taking the division.
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