Class 11th
Extensive Study
Chapter no. 3
SPARROW
(K.A.A BAS)
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SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q1. What was Rahim Khan’s occupation?
Ans.
Rahim Khan was a peasant. However, he was a fine athlete and he wanted to join
a circus. But his father didn’t allow him to do so. He thought it immoral and below
the dignity of a respectable peasant.
Q2. ‘…….. He walked with a haughty and unfriendly air….’ What does this suggest about Rahim Khan’s reputation in the village?
Ans.
Rahim Khan had a very bad reputation in his village. Nobody liked him. He was
hated and feared. He was thought to be a cruel person. The children looked on
him with fear and would run away at his sight. People called him a hard-hearted
devil.
Q3. What does the phrase ‘cautious whispers’ suggest about the attitude of the villagers towards Rahim Khan: respect/ fear/ a mixture of both?
Ans.
It suggests that the villagers were afraid of him. They considered him a cruel
person. The children looked on him with fear and would run away at his sight.
He was called a hard-heated devil.
Q4. ‘The other day he very nearly killed my mare….’’ said the
zaildar. Was Rahim khan entirely to blame?
Ans.
One day, Rahim Khan beat the Zaildar’s mare cruelly. But he was not entirely to
blame. In fact, the zaildar’s son’s had acted mischievously. They had knowingly
driven their mare into Rahim Khan’s fields. And the Zaildar knew this fact.
Q5. What news did Rahim Khan get on returning to his hut? Had his wife left him or was she visiting her brother? (What do you think ?)
Ans.
Rahim Khan got the news the news that his wife had gone away to her brother.
She had not gone simply to visit him. She had gone to live with him as she was
fed up with her cruel husband.
Q6. What was Rahim Khan’s reaction when he heard his wife had gone away—relief / unhappiness / anger / discomfort?
Ans.
Rahim Khan was filled with a deep anger when he learnt that his wife had gone
away. Rahim Khan had always been angry with his wife when she was there. But
now when she had left, he becomes even more energy. He knew that she would now
never come back to stand his atrocities.
Q7. What were Rahim Khan’s ambitions as a young man? Were they fulfilled?
Ans.
Rahim Khan had two ambitious in his life. His first ambitious was to join a
touring circus. The other was no marrying a Hindu girl named Radha. But neither
of these ambitions was fulfilled. His parents killed both his ambitions.
Q8. Why was Rahim Khan not able to join the circus?
Ans.
Rahim Khan was a fine athlete and he wanted to join a circus. But Rahim Khan’s
father was against it. He did not let him join the circus. He thought it
immoral and below the dignity of a respectable peasant.
Q9. How did Rahim Khan’s romance with Radha end?
Ans.
Rahim Khan fell in love with Radha who was a Hindu girl. Rahim Khan’s father
was furious when he came to know of it. He suggested Radha’s father to marry
off Radha. Radha’s father got the hint. He found a middle-age banaya for Radha. Rahim Khan,
too, was married to a Muslim girl. Thus Rahim Khan’s romance with Radha came to
end.
Q10. Iron entered his hit her to kindly soul. Explain.
Ans.
Rahim Khan’s parents and society were responsible for turning him into a beast.
They had killed all his ambitions very cruelly. Poor Rahim Khan’s heart was
filled bitterness. And iron entered his kindly soul. Now Rahim Khan wanted to
destroy everything.
Q11. Who did Rahim Khan hold responsible for the frustration of his dreams? How did he avenge
himself?
Ans.
Rahim Khan held society and his parents responsible for the frustration of his
dreams. He avenged himself by being cruel to his wife. He thought her as the
symbol of all her failures. So he beat her almost every day. He ill-treated his
children and his bullocks also.
Q12. Something made Rahim Khan desist from wrecking the sparrow’s nest. What do you think it was? What influence did the nest have on him?
Ans.
The mother- sparrow’s love for its young ones moved Rahim Khan’s heart. It
kindled the hidden goodness of his heart. The nest of the sparrows completely
transformed Rahim Khan. And his behaviour towards the sparrows Shows that he
was at heart a very kind person. It was only his circumstances that had made
him cruel.
Q13. Can you say how Rahim Khan felt when a group of children ran away from him?
Ans.
Rahim khan was hated and feared in his village. The children looked on him with
fear and would run away at his sight. But Rahim Khan was no longer cruel. He
wanted the children to come to him. He felt very miserable when ran away from
him.
Q14. How did Rahim Khan get drenched? What was his only worry even during the last moments of his life?
Ans.
It was raining heavily. The roof just above the sparrow’s nest was leaking.
Rahim Khan went up to the roof to repair it. Thus he got drenched. During the
last moments of his life, Rahim Khan’s only worry was about the sparrows. He
was worried about who would feed them after his death.
Q15. What does Rahim Khan’s behaviour toward the sparrows show about his own nature?
Ans.
The nest of the sparrows completely transformed Rahim Khan. It kindled the
hidden goodness of his heart. His behaviour towards the sparrow’s shows that he
was at heart a very kind person.it was only his circumstances that had made
cruel.
Q16. Friends keep vigil over the body of a dear one. Who kept vigil over the body of Rahim Khan?
Ans The sparrows kept vigil over Rahim Khan’s body. When a person dies, his near and dear ones, his relatives and friends keep a vigil over his body. When Rahim khan died, there was no one to keep vigil over his body. The sparrows performed this duty. This is the reason that they are referred to as ‘friends’.
Q1. Write the character-sketch of Rahim Khan?
Ans.
We see two sides of Rahim Khan’s character in this story. He was loving as well
as beastly. He used to be a very cheerful boy in his youth. He had an intense
desire to join a touring circus. He wanted to marry a Hindu Girl. But both
these ambitions of Rahim Khan were most cruelly trampled by his family and
society. As a result, his heart was filled with bitterness. And from a cheerful
young man, he became a heartless devil. But when the sparrows came in his life,
they rekindled the hidden goodness of his heart. They brought out the true self
of Rahim Khan. He was very kind at heart. He gave his life for the sake of
those little creatures. Thus we see that Rahim Khan was a nice human being. It was
only his circumstances that made him cruel.
Q2. Rahim Khan was known to be cruel and heartless. Briefly trace the incidents which changed his nature?
Ans. Rahim Khan ill-treated his wife and his sons. Due to his
cruel behaviour, his wife and his sons left him one by one. Now in their
absence, Rahim Khan started feeling lonely. But he also realized how much this
woman, whom he hated, had become a part of his life. One day, Rahim Khan saw a
sparrow’s nest near the roof of his hut. There were two baby sparrows in the
nest. He had a mind to destroy the roof of his hut. There were two baby
sparrows in the nest. He had a mind to destroy the nest and finish off the
sparrows. But the mother-sparrow attacked him when he tried to touch the baby
sparrows. The mother-sparrow’s love for its young ones moved Rahim Khan’s
heart. A strange feeling of pity arose in him. He made friends with the
sparrows. He would feed them and play with them. He developed a deep love for
them. The sparrow’s transformed Rahim Khan completely. The rekindled the
goodness of his neart.
Q3. What is the message conveyed in the story? Explain
Ans. The message conveyed in the story is
that nobody is bad in birth. If one is bad, there are bound to be some social
or domestic reasons behind it. This is what happens with Rahim Khan, the main
character of this story. Rahim Khan had two ambitions in his life. First, he
wanted to join a touring circus. Secondly, he wanted to marry a Hindu girl, Radha.
But his parents killed both these ambitions. They did not let him join the
circus. They got him married to a Muslim girl against his wishes. All this
brought about a big change in Rahim Khan Nature. He used to be very cheerful.
But now he became very bitter and cruel. He began to ill-treat his wife, children
and even his bullocks. H came to be hated and feared. But when the sparrows
came in his life, they kindled the hidden goodness of his heart. He came out as
a kind person. This was his true self.
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