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Chapter 2 Lost Spring Exercise     Q1 : What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from? Answer : Saheb is looking for coins, rupee notes and any other useful objects in the garbage dumps.  Saheb is in Seemapuri, a slum area on the outskirts of Delhi. He has come from Dhaka, Banglaesh looking for a source of living after they were uprooted from their native village.   Q2 : What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear? Answer : The author comes across many shoeless rag-picker children in her neighbourhood. According to her, one explanation of this habit of remaining barefoot is that it is a tradition among the poor children of this country.   Q3 : Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain. Answer : Saheb is not really happy working at the tea-stall because working for a master meant sacrificing his freedom and his "carefree look". Even though the job at the te...

                                                                    THE LAST LESSON- NOTES A.Q1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day? Ans:    That day Franz was expected to be prepared with participles because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles. Franz did not know anything about participles. Q2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day? Ans:   That day everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. There was no opening or closing of desks. His classmates were already in their places. The teacher’s great ruler instead of rapping on the table, was under M. Hamel’s arm. Q3. What had been put up on the ...