CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -But grandfather was pleased with Toto’s performance. On the Dehradun railway platform, he suddenly poked his head out of the bag and gave the ticket-collector a wide-grin. He was classified as a dog, and grandfather had to pay three rupees extra for his fare. One day, Toto nearly succeeded in boiling himself alive.

Detailed explanation-2: -3. Why was grandfather pleased with Toto’s performance? Ans: Grandfather was pleased with Toto’s performance and concluded that Toto was clever. He said that the little monkey would have converted the shreded blazer into a rope and escaped through the window, if he had been given adequate time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Instead of being angry, Grandfather was pleased at the damage that Toto had caused on his first day in the house. He thought the monkey was clever and felt that if he had got more time, he would have tied the blazer shreds into a rope and escaped from the window.

Detailed explanation-4: -Grandfather was an animal lover. Whenever he saw any attractive animal, he would buy it at any cost. He was impressed by the monkey, Toto. He bought it to add him to his private zoo.

Detailed explanation-5: -He was pleased at Toto’s intelligence and how he had managed to get free from the peg he had been tied to. This reveals the fact that he was a true animal lover and enjoyed the antics of the monkey.