CLASS 9
THE LOST CHILD
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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His father would scold him
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He did not have money to buy
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He was sure to be refused by his parents
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The quality of the burfi was not up to the mark.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The child didn’t ask for his favorite burfi because he half knew that his request would not be listened because his parents would say he was greedy. So without waiting for an answer he moved on. The child knew that his parents would not buy him a garland of gulmohur.
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The boy wants toys, sweetmeat (burfi), a garland and balloons. He also wants to hear the snake charmer’s music and take a ride on the roundabout. However, he moves on without waiting for an answer because he knows that his parents will refuse by offering some reason or the other.
Detailed explanation-3: -But he half knew as he begged that his plea would not be heeded because his parents would say he was greedy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The moral of the short story ‘The Lost Child’ by Mulk Raj Anand is that every child loves his/her parents unconditionally. The parents are the most important thing in a child’s life.