Short Questions and Answers of The Price of Bananas

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 Short Questions and Answers of The Price of Bananas.

1.Who wrote "The Price of Bananas"?

Ans: Mulk Raj Anand wrote "The Price of Bananas".

2.Who was on the way from Faizabad railway station to Lucknow?

Ans:The author was on the way from Faizabad railway station to Lucknow.

3.When had the author arrived at the station?

Ans: The author had arrived at the station half an hour in advance of the time for the train's departure.

4.What did the author watch sitting on a bench?

Ans: Sitting on a bench, the author watched the monkeys frolicking on the trees and on the open platform.

5.Why did the  monkeys descend now and then?

Ans: The monkeys descended now and then to collect half -sucked mango stones and the remainders of food from the platform.

6.Where did the younger monkey sit?

Ans: The younger monkey sat on the boughs of neem and tamarind trees.

7.How was the train announced?

Ans: The train was announced by the ringing of the station bell.

8.Where did the author get seat in the train ?

Ans :The author got a window seat in the train.

9.Why were several passengers busy?

Ans: Several passengers were busy filling up their small earthen pitchers from a water pump.

10.How was the author struck?

Ans: The author was struck by the genius of a monkey in snatching away loin cloth of a pious person who was taking a bath under the pump.

11."A great deal of general amusement was caused by this incident. "- Describe the incident.

Ans : A monkey snatched away the loin cloth of a pious person who was taking bath under the pump.This incident created a great deal of general amusement.

12.What did the bather do then?

Ans: The bather requested the monkey to return his loin cloth.

13.How was the monkey?

Ans: The monkey was generous.

14.Whom did the author notice?

Ans: The author noticed a gentleman come up to their compartment.

15.How did the gentleman look?

Ans: The gentleman looked like a businessman.He was dressed in a white muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head.

16.How was the gentleman dressed?

Ans:The gentleman was dressed in a white muslin dhoti, a delicate tunic and an embroidered cap on his head.

17.Who was carrying the luggage of the gentleman?

Ans:A porter was carrying the luggage of the gentleman.

18.What was the porter carrying?

Ans: The porter was carrying the gentleman's luggage which included a big steel trunk, several small baskets and a brass jug.

19.Why was the gentleman shouting?

Ans: The gentleman was shouting at porter to hurry up with the luggage.

20.Who snatched away the fine embroidered cap of the businessman?

Ans: The monkey snatched away the fine embroidered cap of the businessman.

21.How is the face of the gentleman described?

Ans:The face of the gentleman is described as round and smug. It is covered with perspiration.

22.Who were amused and why?

Ans: The people on the platform were much amused by the plight of the businessman.

23.Who had come forword to help the businessman?

Ans: A fruit hawker had come forword to help the businessman.

24. What did the fruit hawker say to the Sethji?

Ans: The fruit hawker told the Sethji that he would rescue the cap.

25.When did the businessman slightly relieve?

Ans: When the fruit hawker told the businessman that he would rescue the cap,he  slightly relieved.

26.How did the fruit hawker rescue the cap of the businessman from the monkey?

Ans:The fruit hawker offered a couple bananas at the monkey. At first the monkey hesitated but it took over the bananas with his right hand and released the embroidered cap.

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Ans:The fruit hawker offered a couple bananas at the monkey with his right hand. He stretched out his left hand for the cap. The monkey hesitated.The vendor cooed in a soft voice, Ao, ao, to the monkey.Then the monkey took over the bananas with his right hand and released the embroidered cap.

27.Who shouted in praise?

Ans:The spectators shouted in praise.

28.Why did the vendor demand two annas?

Ans: The vendor demanded two annas because he had to offer the bananas to the monkey.

29.Whom did Sethji give four annas?

Ans:Sethji gave four annas to the porter.

30.Whom did Sethji give an annas?

Ans:Sethji gave an anna to the fruit vendor.

31.Who drew a cartoon of Sethji?

Ans: The author drew a cartoon of Sethji.

32.When did Sethji become more uncomfortable?

Ans: The author drew a cartoon of Sethji.He showed his drawing to the other passengers except Sethji. Everyone laughed.Then Sethji became the more uncomfortable.





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