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What was the writer's perception of his grandmother's physical appearance?
What was the writer's perception of his grandmother's physical appearance?
What was the grandmother's routine during the writer's school days in the village?
What was the grandmother's routine during the writer's school days in the village?
Why was the grandmother upset when the writer started going to the city school?
Why was the grandmother upset when the writer started going to the city school?
What did the grandmother think about music lessons?
What did the grandmother think about music lessons?
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What was the grandmother's occupation during her lonely hours?
What was the grandmother's occupation during her lonely hours?
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What was the grandmother's daily routine during the writer's stay?
What was the grandmother's daily routine during the writer's stay?
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Why did the grandmother not speak during her grandson's departure?
Why did the grandmother not speak during her grandson's departure?
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What did the grandson think when he saw his grandmother at the train station?
What did the grandson think when he saw his grandmother at the train station?
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What did the sparrows do when the grandmother's dead body was taken away?
What did the sparrows do when the grandmother's dead body was taken away?
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What was the grandmother doing when her body was discovered on the floor?
What was the grandmother doing when her body was discovered on the floor?
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Study Notes
The Grandmother's Physical Description
- The grandmother was short, healthy, and slightly bent.
- Her hair was silver in color and scattered messily on her wrinkled face.
Her Daily Routine
- She would walk around the house in white clothes.
- She kept one hand resting on her waist and the other hand was telling the beads of her rosary.
Her Relationship with the Writer
- She would wake him up early in the morning, prepare his breakfast, and send him to school.
- She would sit inside the temple connected to the school and study sacred texts while the children learned the alphabet.
- She would give stale chapattis to the street dogs on their way back home.
The Change in Their Relationship
- When they moved to the city, their relationship started to grow apart.
- The writer started going to a city school and studied various subjects that his grandmother couldn't understand.
- She felt upset that there was no teaching about God and scriptures at the city school.
Her Views on Music
- She thought music was dreadful and only suitable for prostitutes and beggars, not for gentlemen.
Her Later Life
- When the writer went to university, she rarely talked to anyone in the house.
- She occupied herself with her spinning wheel, reciting prayers, and breaking bread into pieces for the birds.
- She would take a break in the afternoon, and the birds would perch on her legs, head, and shoulders.
The Writer's Departure and Return
- When the writer was leaving for further studies abroad, his grandmother didn't show any disturbance and merely kissed his forehead.
- When he returned after 5 years, she was there to welcome him back.
- She celebrated his return, but the next morning she fell ill.
Her Last Days
- She knew her time to leave the world was near and didn't want to waste her time talking to someone.
- She continued to recite her prayers and tell the beads of her rosary until her lips stopped moving and the rosary fell from her lifeless hand.
- Her body was found wrapped in a red shawl, and thousands of sparrows sat around her body, flying away silently when her body was carried away for the last rites.
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This quiz is about a writer's nostalgic description of their grandmother. It details her physical appearance and habits, as well as the writer's perception of her beauty. The passage uses vivid imagery to paint a picture of the grandmother's daily life.
