10 Questions
What does the word 'hobble' mean?
To walk with difficulty due to bad leg and feet condition
In the text, what does the phrase 'to take ill' mean?
To suddenly become ill
What does the changelessness of the sea remind the poet of?
The unchanging nature of the past incidents
What does the phrase 'give information to somebody' mean?
Make something known to someone in spoken or written words
What does the laughter of the poet's mother at the snapshot indicate?
Her joy at remembering a past incident
What does 'Both wry with the laboured ease of loss' suggest about the incidents from the past?
They are filled with forced and unnatural emotions
What language did the author and his grandmother use to talk to each other?
Punjabi
In what languages does the author communicate with elderly relatives in their family?
Hindi and English
How would you express 'a dilapidated drum' in the author's language?
'Phata-purana dhol'
In what context do numerous poems and folk songs in the text talk about homecoming?
Returning after winning a war
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