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5. Answer the following questions briefly

(a) What made Triveni a popular writer?
Yes, Triveni was a very popular writer in the Kannada language. What made her so popular. It
was so because her style was easy to read and very convincing. Her stories usually dealt with
complex psychological problems of ordinary people. They were always very interesting as
the readers could relate themselves with the characters in the stories as these characters were
very much related to the lives of the ordinary people. All wanted to read them.

(b) Why did the grandmother depend on her granddaughter to know the story?
The grandmother depended on her granddaughter to know the story because she had
never gone to school. She was totally illiterate. So she could not read. Her granddaughter would
read the next episode of Kashi Yatre when the weekly Karmaveera came. Her ardent desire
made her sit and read but she couldn’t do so.

(c) Pick out two sentences which state that the grandmother was desperate to know what
happened in the story.

The following two sentences state that the grandmother was desperate to know what happened
in the story:

‘During that time, she would forget all her work and listen with the greatest concentration.’

‘So more than anybody else she was the one most interested in knowing what happened next
in the story.’

(Any other sentence can also be written)

(d) Could the grandmother succeed in accomplishing her desire to read? How?
Yes, the grandmother did succeed in accomplishing her desire to read. Being illiterate, she
felt very dependent and helpless. However, she was determined to overcome that obstacle
and learn the Kannada language. She made her granddaughter her teacher and did amazing
amount of homework day in and day out. She set Saraswati Pooja day as the deadline for her
independent reading. She came out with flying colours. She could now read ‘Kashi Yatre’ on
her own.

(e) Which of the following traits would be relevant to the character of the narrator’s
grandmother?

# Determined #selfish #emotional #mean. Give reasons for your choice.

Two traits that were relevant to the character of the narrator’s grandmother were:

 her determination and her emotional nature

She was determined to learn the Kannada language to read ‘Kashi Yatre’ herself. She set the
deadline i.e. Saraswati Pooja day and accomplished the task within the stipulated time.
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She was also an emotional lady. When the narrator came, she found her grandmother in tears
as she was unable to read. Her affectionate hands touched her granddaughter’s feet. She
touched her feet as a mark of respect to her teacher

NB:- Answer to all other types of textual questions – objectives, character sketches of characters etc.
- will be as we discussed in the class. Include them in your notebook.