CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“She’s going to be okay, “ said the fireman. “She justinhaled a little smoke.” And then he ran back to fight the fire while my mother and I sat there dazed. I remember watching my house burn down and thinking that there was nothing I could do about it.Who does ‘She’ refer to-
A
A woman
B
His mother
C
A neighbor
D
A pet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Zan saw his house being rebuilt and felt that same was happening with his life too. A kind woman returned his cat which had run away on being scared of the fire. Zan became full of life when he realized that life was not about material possessions but about love, affection and being with one’s loved ones.

Detailed explanation-2: -Zan tried to run after his mother because he was afraid of losing her. He was afraid that she might get burnt in the fire. The fireman held him back because Zan’s act was very rash and illogical. the lie could not have saved his mother and would have risked his life as well.

Detailed explanation-3: -A fireman emerged from the burning house, with the narrator’s mother alive. Despite the fact that she was alive, the fire smoke she ingested made it impossible for her to breathe properly. The narrator’s mother was taken to the fire truck and given an oxygen mask by the firefighter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. A fireman brought Zan’s mother out of the burning house. She had inhaled a little smoke and so he rushed her to the truck and put an oxygen mask on her to facilitate better breathing.

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