*1. The Lost Child (Mulk Raj Anand)*
*1. Who is the writer of the story ‘The Lost Child’?*
Ans. Mulk Raj Anand
*2. Where does a child go with his parents?*
Ans. To a fair
*3. What was the child first fascinated by?*
Ans. By the toys
*4. What did the mother ask the boy to look at?*
Ans. To look at a mustard field
*5. What was the child’s favourite sweet?*
Ans. Burfi
*6. How did his father react when the boy insisted on having a toy?*
Ans. He looked at him red-eyed
*7. What things did the child come across on the way to the fair?*
Ans. Sweets, flowers and balloons
*8. Where did the child reach at last in search of his parents?*
Ans. A shrine
*9. What did the man ask the child?*
Ans. How did you get there? Whose baby are you?
*10. What reply did the child make?*
Ans. I want my mother. I want my father
*1. The Lost Child (Mulk Raj Anand)*
Textual Questions
1. What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
Ans. On his way to the fair the child sees toys, balloons of different colours, garland of gulmohur, a swing and a snake-charmer playing flute. He gets attracted towards all these things. So, he lags behind.
2. Where was the little boy going with his parents? What did he want there?
Ans. The child went to a fair with his parents. He wanted garlands, balloons and sweets. He also wanted to see the snake and take a ride on the swing.
3. Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Ans. The lost child loses interest in the things he had wanted earlier because he got lost in the fair. Now he first wants his parents. He is afraid and feels unsafe.
4. Who rescued the lost child? What did he offer to buy him?
Ans. The man in the shrine rescued the lost child. He lifted him up in his arms and tried to soothe him. He took him to the nearest roundabout swing and offered to buy him flowers, balloons and sweets.
Long Answer
Q.1 In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for it?
Ans. On his way to the fair the child sees many things as toys, balloons of different colours, garland of gulmohur, a swing and a snake-charmer playing a flute. He gets attracted towards all these things. So, he lags behind. He wants to have toys, different sweets especially burfi, garland, balloons of different colours and he has a keen desire to enjoy the roundabout. He moves on without waiting for an answer because he knows that his parents will not purchase all these things for him.