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Velu stood on the platform but he felt “as if he was still on a moving train”. Why?
He was exhausted and tired. His legs have been wobbling. So he still felt on a moving train.
What made him feel miserable?
Two days ago, Velu ran away from home. Nothing he had eaten. He was lonely and hungry. He felt miserable, therefore.
Velu travelled without a ticket why?
How did he escape the ticket collector's attention?
Velu escaped the notice from the ticket collector because the collection of tickets did not reach the unreserved compartment he was traveling in.
Why had velu run away from home?
Velu had run away from home because he was beaten every day by his dad and grabbed the cash he won. He was no longer able to withstand it. So he ran away from home.
Why did he decide to follow the ‘strange’ girl?
He decided to follow the ' strange ' girl for not knowing where to go and what to do. Velu believed the girl was familiar with the town and could assist him.
Can Velu read Tamil and English? How do you know?
Velu was able to read Tamil, but not English. He couldn't comprehend what it meant when he saw the enormous signboard because it was in English. But he was able to read Central Jail and Kalyana Mandapam's name because it was in Tamil.
“If you are not careful, you will soon be counting bars there,” the girl said.
(i) What is she referring to?
(ii) What does she mean when she says “If you are not careful...”?
(She says something a little later which means the same. Find that sentence.)
I She refers to prison, cell bars in central jail.
(ii) In the following phrase, she describes. You have nothing to do. Don't just get caught. That's the whole thing. She informs Velu that if he is not cautious, he can be caught to move about idly.
Where did the girl lead Velu to?
The girl took Velu behind a Kalyana Mandapam in a garbage bin.
What material are the 'Strange hunts made out of?
The weird cottages are made of sheets of metal, tyres, bricks, wood, plastic, etc.
Why does Velu find them strange?
Velu finds them strange as they differ from his village's buildings. There, mud and palm leaves make up the buildings.
What sort of things did Jaya and children like her collect and what did they do with those things?
Plastics, paper, glass, etc. are collected by Jaya and children. They sold that stuff to Jam Bazaar Jaggu, a dealer.
Is Velu happy or unhappy to find work? Give a reason for your answer.
Velu is happy to discover a work. He understands he can purchase his food and earn cash. He also hopes to later discover a better work.
Is Velu a smart boy? Which instances in the text show that he is or isn't?
1). Velu isn't an intelligent kid. He's arrived in Chennai but he doesn't know what to do. He's just sitting on a bench on his knees with his head.
2.) Velu is too slow to decide: it requires too much time to think when Jaya offers him to discover food if he travels with her.
3). Too Hesitant: Jaya must have dragged him across the theroad. He was reluctant and a car might have run over him. He scratches his head even when Jaya provides him a sack and a stick to go to work with her. But for Jaya, either he would have died hungry or he would have counted jail bars.
Do you think Jaya is a brave and sensitive child with a sense of humour? Find instances of her courage, kind nature and humour in the text.
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