The Portrait of a Lady Class 11 Questions and Answers
Understanding the text 1. Mention the three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad. Ans: The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are as follows: 1. First Phase: In his early childhood author was living with her grandmother in the village. They both would walk to school together and come back home together. 2. Second Phase: In this phase, the author and his grandmother shifted to the city as the author’s parents settled well in the city. Author no longer used to go to school with her. He was admitted to an English medium school. 3. Third Phase: When the author went to the university, he was given a room of his own. This made their friendship bond weaker as the common link between them ‘the same room’ snapped. She became quieter and private and kept spinning wheel all day long. She would feed the sparrows once a day. 2. Mention thr