CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE LOST CHILD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The father of the story The Lost Child was
A
A tyrant
B
A dictator
C
A rude person
D
A frustrated man
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The father was not a tyrant in this sense of the term. He was simply a strict disciplinarian as a parent.

Detailed explanation-2: -The child’s father is considered as tyrant in the lost child as the father of the child didn’t care about the feelings of his son. We can say this as, whenever the child asked his parejta to buy something for his, his father looked red eyed toward him, which was an indication that he will not buy anything for his son.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: A tyrant is a person who’s priority is always his self interest but the father was not a tyrant. He just wanted to maintain a strict discipline.

Detailed explanation-4: -Question 1. What was his father’s reaction to his demands? Answer: The child was very happy at the fair.

Detailed explanation-5: -In the chapter, The Lost Child, the child was tempted by many things but he asked for them only in slow murmurs. This shows that he was scared of his father and could not express his demands as rightfully as some other children do.

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