ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -c. The narrator feels shame about what happened but still tries to tell the story in a truthful way . Option (c) is the correct answer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer. Answer: The narrator felt sorry after throwing a stick at the snake because the narrator thought that the snake might him.

Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: The narrator felt embarrassed because she could not keep her promise, given to a poor rag picker Saheb.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ans. When the woman who opened the door gave no sign of recognition, the narrator thought she was perhaps mistaken and had rung the wrong bell. When she saw the woman wearing her mother’s green knitted cardigan, she was convinced that she had made no mistake and reached the right address.

Detailed explanation-5: -Nicky was scared, uncomfortable and ashamed to be alone with his brother because he felt guilty. Nicky was scared, uncomfortable and ashamed to be alone with his brother because he knew he had no courage to look into his brother’s eyes. He was afraid that the topic of the fight would come up when they were alone.