CLASS IX

BEEHIVE – THE BOND OF LOVE (PROSE)

- Kenneth Anderson
ASSIGNMENT
Multiple Choice Questions:
Q1. “I got him for her by accident.” Who said this and who is referred to as ‘him’ in this line?
a) Anderson said about his friend
b) Anderson said about Bruno.
c) Anderson’s wife said about Bruno
d) The curator said about Anderson

Q2. The author was passing through the sugarcane fields of………….
a) Haryana
b) Mysore
c) Meerut
d) Allahabad

Q3. The sloth bear came on the road ………… in the hot sun.
a) eating fruits
b) panting
c) chasing dog
d) growling

Q4. The author rushed towards his car ………………..

a) To save Bruno’s life as he drank rat poison.
b) To run away from sugarcane field as wild pigs had attacked him.
c) To drive towards zoo and meet Bruno.
d) To pick up his wife who waiting at the zoo.

Q5. “Baba and I are both fretting for each other” Who said this and to whom?
a) Anderson said this to his wife.
b) Anderson’s wife said it to the curator of the zoo.
c) Anderson said to the curator of the zoo.
d) Anderson’s wife said it to the superintendent of zoo at Bangalore.

Short Questions:
Q1. How did the writer get a baby bear for his wife?
Q2. Briefly describe two accidents that befell Bruno? How did he recover from them?
Q3. Anderson’s wife gave the bear a pet name. What qualities of her as highlighted through
this gesture?
Q4. The bear became attached to the dogs at home and to the children of neighbourhood.
Which qualities of the bear are highlighted in this statement?
Q5. Why did the author’s wife visit the superintendent of zoo at Bangalore?

Long Questions:
Q1. “Animals also feel the pleasure of love and pain of separation.” Support your views by
giving examples from the text.
Q2. Can company of an animal give undiluted pleasure to human beings? Give some
examples from the text.
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