*I- A Baker From Goa (Lucio Rodrigues)*
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. Who is the writer of ‘A Baker From Goa’?*
Ans. Lucio Rodrigues
*2. What is the baker called in Goa?*
Ans. Pader
*3. Where were bakers specially found in India?*
Ans. In Goa
*4. Who ruled over Goa?*
Ans. Portuguese
*5. What did the children like to buy?*
Ans. Bangle-bread
*6. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker *
recorded?
Ans. On some wall in pencil
*7. Which name is used for the sweet bread?*
Ans. Bol
*8. When were they collected the bills?*
Ans. At the end of the month
*9. What type of people are bakers?*
Ans. Prosperous
*10. What was the peculiar dress of the baker?*
Ans. Kabai
*11. What was the Kabai ?*
Ans. The peculiar dress worn by the baker
*12. What were the ‘bol’?*
Ans. Sweet bread
*I- A Baker From Goa (Lucio Rodrigues)*
*1. What are the
elders in Goa nostalgic about?*
Ans. The elders of Goa were
nostalgic about the Old
Portuguese days and their famous bread loaves. Bread-making is
still very popular in Goa.
*2. Is bread-making
still popular in Goa? How do you know?*
Ans. Yes, bread-making is still popular in Goa. The
author says that the mixers, molders, and those who bake the loaves are still present in Goa.
*3. When would the baker come every day? Why did the
children run to meet him?*
Ans. The baker came twice every
day, once in the morning when he delivered the loaves of bread. Then again, he returned after
selling all his bread. The children ran to meet him because they were fond of
the ‘bread bangles’.
*4. How did the baker make his presence in the
morning?*
Ans. In the morning the baker made his
musical entry with 'jhang–jhang' sound of his specially made
staff. One hand supported the
basket and other hand the bamboo on the ground.
*5. Who invites the comment – ‘he is dressed like a
pader’? Why?*
Ans. Anyone who
wears a half-pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that “he is
dressed like a pader”. This was so because the bakers were known as pader and
they wore such half pants.
*6. How can you say that bread-making is still
popular in Goa?*
Ans. Yes, bread-making is still popular in
Goa. The author can say so as one
can still find mixers, the molders, the bakers and the old age furnaces.
The main festivals and occasions are also still not celebrated without loaves,
bol or bread-bangles.
*7. How is the baker very important for special
occasions in the village?*
Ans. The village baker was especially important for festival occasions. The villagers were much fond of the sweet bread known as 'bol'. Marriage gifts were meaningless without these sweetbreads. Sandwiches, cakes, and Bolinhas are must for Christmas.
*Long Answer*
*1. What was the importance of the baker in the
village? What kind of dress did he wear?*
Ans. Bread-making is still popular in Goa. The village baker is important for festival and occasions. The villagers are fond of the sweet bread
known as 'bol'. Marriage gifts are meaningless without sweetbreads. Sandwiches, cakes, and Bolinhas are must for Christmas. The bakers come twice every day. In the morning and after selling all his
bread. The children run to meet him because they are fond of the ‘bread
bangles’. The bakers were known as
pader and they wear peculiar dress 'Kabai'.