Click the correct answer.
What was strange about Meena?
She was always restless.
She was a chronic pessimist.
She had a bad temper.
Where does the narrator meet a totally changed Meena?
in Bangalore
in Bombay
in Delhi
Why did the narrator try to avoid being seen by Meena?
because Meena was her enemy
because she wanted to give Meena a surprise
because she didn't want to listen to Meena's never-ending complaints
When did the narrator notice that Meena had totally changed herself?
when Meena excitedly started talking about meeting old friends
when Meena offered her dinner
when Meena invited her for a movie
What lesson did Meena learn from the old beggar and his granddaughter?
to make a wish-list
to stay grateful and content with whatever you have
to play in the rain
‘Old habits die hard’. What is the old habit referred to here?
being cynical
being judgemental
being disloyal
How did Meena express her gratitude to the beggar and his granddaughter?
She bought them a house.
She bought them clothes.
She sponsored the old beggar's granddaughter to a boarding school.
What was the one thing that made the old beggar and his granddaughter's life happier than Meena's in spite of their life in poverty?
their zest for life
the fact that they could play in the rain
the fact that they did not have to pay tax
When did the writer become dumbfounded?
when Meena said they could buy an umbrella to go to the restaurant
when Meena said there is a Prince Charming who changed her attitude towards life
when she said the change in her life was because of a beggar
Why would the narrator start feeling depressed whenever she met Meena?
because she was already depressed
because Meena's gloom and cynicism would spread to her also
because Meena reminded her of a tragic character in a novel she had recently read
