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A House Is Not A Home
Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?
The fire had engulfed the whole house. They were not left with nothing. He had been wearing a single dress and had no shoes. He had to borrow some tennis shoes from his aunt. He had no books or homework. He had lost his backpack. He felt embarrassed to face anyone in the new school. That is why he did not want to go to the school.
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What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?
The cat and the author are very fond of each other. How has this been shown in the story? Where was the cat after the fire? Who brings it back and how?
Who is the author’s companion at his home ? What kind of relationship do they enjoy?
What did they do when the fire started spreading quickly?
What challenges did the author face as a teenager?
Why did the author’s mother kept running in and out of the burning house?
‘There was no time to grieve’. What stopped them from grieving? Why?
How did people at the new school treat the author after the fire incident? Why?
Justify the title ‘A House Is Not A Home’?
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