Available Answers

1. 1.

   Who do you think it is? Why do they need to hurry?

2. 2.

   What impression does the text create about the trees? While travelling by a fast-moving vehicle, have you ever noticed anything else 'behaving' similarly?

3. 3.

   Imagine yourself in Valli's position. Would you have accepted the conductor's treat?

4. 4.

   Find the sentences in the text that tell you-

   1. why Valli spent a lot of time standing at the front door.
   2. which sight she loved the most.
   3. how Valli found out details about the bus ride. (two sentences)
   4. what happened when Valli caught sight of a cow running on the road.
   5. whether Valli was impressed by the town.
   6. why Valli did not want to look out of the window on the way back.
   7. whether the conductor liked Valli as a passenger. (two sentences)
   8. why Valli dd not answer her aunt.

   Write them down in your own words.

5. 5.

   "Oh, please don't be angry with me, my fine madam," he said.

   1. Who said this to whom?
   2. Why did he address her as 'fine madam'?
      Was 'madam' really angry?
   3. How did the others respond? How did 'madam' feel about their response?
6. 6.

   So she stood up on the seat and peered over the blind.

   1. Why did she stand up on the seat?
   2. Describe the scene that met her eyes.
   3. How did she feel?