*2. The Adventures of Toto (Ruskin Bond)*
*1. Who is the writer of the story ‘The Adventures of Toto’?*
Ans. Ruskin Bond
*2. Who was Toto?*
Ans. A baby monkey
*3. Who did Grandfather buy Toto from?*
Ans. From a tong driver
*4. For what sum was Toto bought?*
Ans. Five rupees
*5. What serves as a third hand to a monkey?*
Ans. His tail
*6. Where did Grandfather decide to add the little monkey?*
Ans. In his private zoo
*7. In which city did the author and his grandfather live?*
Ans. In Dehradun
*8. Where did Grandfather leave the next day?*
Ans. Saharanpur
*9. Who went along with Grandfather?*
Ans. Toto and the tortoise
*10. What did the ticket collector call Toto?*
Ans. A dog
*11. How much fare did he charge for Toto?*
Ans. Three rupees
*12. Who was Toto’s companion in the stable?*
Ans. The family donkey, Nana
*13. Which animals were in Grandfather’s private zoo?*
Ans. A goat, a tortoise, a squirrel
*14. How did Toto prove to other animals?*
Ans. troublesome
*15. To whom was Toto sold back?*
Ans. The tonga driver
*16. For what sum was Toto sold to the Tonga driver?*
Ans. Only three rupees
*2. The Adventures of Toto (Ruskin Bond)*
Textual Questions
*1. How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?*
Ans. Grandfather bought Toto from a Tonga-driver for five rupees. The Tonga-driver kept the monkey. The grandfather decided he would add it to his private zoo.
*2. ‘Toto was a pretty monkey.’ In what sense is Toto pretty?*
Ans. Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes, white teeth, quick and wicked fingers and a gracious tail which served as a third hand. He has a cute smile on his face.
*3. How does Toto take a bath? Where does he learn to do this?
Ans. Toto takes a bath in a tub of warm water. It puts its legs in the water one by one and applies soap as well. As monkeys are good at aping others, so Toto has learnt proper steps of bathing while watching the narrator doing the same.
*4. Why was Toto sold back to the Tonga-driver?*
Ans. Grandfather sold Toto back to the Tonga-driver. This was because Toto was a very naughty and mischievous monkey. He troubled the entire family a lot. He caused a great deal of loss in dishes, clothes, curtains, wallpaper and other household items.
*5. Why was Toto’s presence kept a secret from the writer’s grandmother?*
Ans. Toto's presence was kept a secret as the narrator's grandmother did not like pets and she would've not accepted Toto as a pet in the house.
Long-Answer
*1. Describe in brief, the adventures of Toto, the money.*
Ans. Toto was a pretty monkey. Grandfather bought him from a Tonga-driver for five rupees. Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes, white teeth, quick fingers and a gracious tail which served as a third hand. His cute smile used to frighten elderly Anglo- Indian ladies. At first, Toto was kept in a little store. It opened into the narrator’s bedroom. Here Toto removed the wallpaper and tore the narrator’s school blazer. Now Toto was transferred to grandfather’s private zoo. Here monkeys did not allow the animals to sleep. Toto takes a bath in warm water. One day he threw the plate and broke it into pieces. So Grandfather sold him back to the Tonga-driver.