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The Portrait of A Lady
How did the grandmother celebrate the homecoming of her grandson?
The grandmother was really very much excited and happy when the narrator returned from abroad. She came to the station to receive him. She took him in her arms. She was in a mood of celebration. She collected the women of the neighbourhood in the evening. She continued beating an old drum and sang for hours. She even forgot to pray.
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Three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.
The odd ways in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.
The ways in which the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died.
The author’s grandmother was a religious person. What are the different ways in which we come to know this?
Describe the changing relationship between the author and his grandmother. Did their feelings for each other change?
Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.
Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?
Which language do you think the author and his grandmother used while talking to each other?
Which language do you use to talk to elderly relatives in your family?
How would you say ‘a dilapidated drum’ in your language?
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