The Kabuliwala
Class 8
About the author :- Rabindranath Tagore
Rabindranath Tagore was born in Calcutta. He started writing from his childhood and composed 2,2300 songs, did numerous paintings, wrote eight novels and four novellas, many volumes of short stories, non-fictional essays and many plays. His writings deal with political and personal topics. He was the first non-European to get the Nobel Prize in 1919 for his collection of poetry 'Gitanjali'. He wanted to revolutionize the Indian education system and created a model of a ney type of university 'Vishva-Bharati' in Shantiniketan, West Bengal.
Question and Answers of Kabuliwala
Q1. Who was the child? What was her age? Describe Rahamat.
Ans . The Child was the narrator's daughter, Mini.
She was five years old. Rahmat was a tall, shabbily clothed vendor with a turban on his head, a bag over his shoulder and a few boxes of dry grapes in his hands.
Q2. What was the Kabuliwala's reaction when he saw Mini in her bridal attire? What didi he ask her with a smile? How didi she reat? What deeper thoughts occupied his mind at that moment?
Ans The Kabuliwala became confused when he saw Mini in her bridal attire. Their good - natured humour of old didnot work out.
He asked her with a smile if she was going in her in-law's house.
Mini could not answer the way as she did in the past. Her face became purple in shame and she abruptly turned around and left.
He was sadly reminded at that very moment of the fact that his own daughter too must have grown up and he would have to get to know her all over again.
Extra Questions of Kabuliwala
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follows
A. “Stopping her game abruptly Mini ran to the window which overlooked the main road, and began calling out at the top of her voice, “Kabuliwala, O Kabuliwala!”
1. Who was Mini ? What kind of girl was she? What was she doing before the game?
2. Who did Mini’s father tell her to play with? What did she do?
3. Who was Mini’s father ? What was he doing when Mini walked in?
4. Why did Mini run to the window? How did she react to what she saw?
5. Describe the Kabuliwala
OR
Who was the Kabuliwala? What was he selling? Describe him in detail
B. “In her short five-year life, Mini had never found a more intent listener before other than her father. I also noticed that she had lots of nuts and raisins tied up at the loose end of her small sari. Upon discovering this, I asked the Kabuliwala, 'Why did you give all these to her? Please don't do it again.' With that, I took out a half-a-rupee coin and gave it to him. “
1. Why did the narrator offer the Kabuliwala a half-rupee coin?
2. Why was Mini’s mother chiding her?
OR
What was the row between Mini and her mother about? What did the narrator learn as a result of the row?
3. Why, in your opinion, did the Kabuliwala give the coin to Mini? (Not Important)
4. Why did the narrator talk to the Kabuliwala? What desire did his conversation with the Kabuliwala mitigate?
5. Describe Mini’s mother. Why did she not trust the Kabuliwala?
Question and Answers of Kabuliwala
Q1. Who was the child? What was her age? Describe Rahamat.
Ans . The Child was the narrator's daughter, Mini.
She was five years old. Rahmat was a tall, shabbily clothed vendor with a turban on his head, a bag over his shoulder and a few boxes of dry grapes in his hands.
Q2. What was the Kabuliwala's reaction when he saw Mini in her bridal attire? What didi he ask her with a smile? How didi she reat? What deeper thoughts occupied his mind at that moment?
Ans The Kabuliwala became confused when he saw Mini in her bridal attire. Their good - natured humour of old didnot work out.
He asked her with a smile if she was going in her in-law's house.
Mini could not answer the way as she did in the past. Her face became purple in shame and she abruptly turned around and left.
He was sadly reminded at that very moment of the fact that his own daughter too must have grown up and he would have to get to know her all over again.
Extra Questions of Kabuliwala
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follows
A. “Stopping her game abruptly Mini ran to the window which overlooked the main road, and began calling out at the top of her voice, “Kabuliwala, O Kabuliwala!”
1. Who was Mini ? What kind of girl was she? What was she doing before the game?
2. Who did Mini’s father tell her to play with? What did she do?
3. Who was Mini’s father ? What was he doing when Mini walked in?
4. Why did Mini run to the window? How did she react to what she saw?
5. Describe the Kabuliwala
OR
Who was the Kabuliwala? What was he selling? Describe him in detail
B. “In her short five-year life, Mini had never found a more intent listener before other than her father. I also noticed that she had lots of nuts and raisins tied up at the loose end of her small sari. Upon discovering this, I asked the Kabuliwala, 'Why did you give all these to her? Please don't do it again.' With that, I took out a half-a-rupee coin and gave it to him. “
1. Why did the narrator offer the Kabuliwala a half-rupee coin?
2. Why was Mini’s mother chiding her?
OR
What was the row between Mini and her mother about? What did the narrator learn as a result of the row?
3. Why, in your opinion, did the Kabuliwala give the coin to Mini? (Not Important)
4. Why did the narrator talk to the Kabuliwala? What desire did his conversation with the Kabuliwala mitigate?
5. Describe Mini’s mother. Why did she not trust the Kabuliwala?