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Question:  According to Zitkala-Sa what does ‘eating by the formula’ mean? [CBSE (AI) 2016] Answer:  There was a fixed procedure for breakfast. With the first bell, everyone had to pul the chairs, at the second bell all had to sit down. Finally, at the third bell, everyone had to start eating with forks and knives. Zitkala-Sa called it eating by formula. She felt out of place and started crying. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the mommy? Does her stand reflect a child’s perspective on life? What is your choice? Draw the character sketch of Jack Roger Skunk’s mother hit the wizard on his head. Do you think it was right on her part to do so? Should the wizard hit Roger Skunk’s mother? How does Derry interpret the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’? What does he feel about himself? If you were to give a different ending to t

Question:  Why did Zitkala-Sa not want her hair to be cut short? [CBSE Delhi 2008C][CBSE Sample Paper 2015] Answer:  Zitkala-Sa belonged to a Native American warrior tribe. Their tradition was to keep long and heavy hair. Only those warriors captured by the enemy had their hair shingled. Short hair was worn by mourners and shingled hair by cowards. Therefore for her, this was absolutely atrocious. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the mommy? Does her stand reflect a child’s perspective on life? What is your choice? Draw the character sketch of Jack Roger Skunk’s mother hit the wizard on his head. Do you think it was right on her part to do so? Should the wizard hit Roger Skunk’s mother? How does Derry interpret the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’? What does he feel about himself? If you were to give a different ending to

Question:  When did Bama first come to know of the social discrimination faced by the people of her community? [CBSE Delhi 2009] Answer:  Bama came to know of the social discrimination when she was in class 3. On her way back from school, she saw an elder from her community carrying a small packet of eatables, by a string, without touching it. She found it very funny that a huge elderly man was carrying a small packet so strangely. Later on, she discovers from her brother that the real reason was that the landlords were of a higher class and thought that their food would get polluted if touched by people from her caste. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the mommy? Does her stand reflect a child’s perspective on life? What is your choice? Draw the character sketch of Jack Roger Skunk’s mother hit the wizard on his head. Do

Question:  How did Zitkala-Sa try to prevent the shingling of her hair? [CBSE Delhi 2009] Answer:  Zitkala went upstairs and crawled under a bed to hide. But to her plight, she was caught and brought downstairs and tied to a chair. Though she made many voluble protests, they were not fruitful. She cried, shook her head all the while but could not avoid her hair from being shingled. Zitkala-Sa belonged to a Native American warrior tribe. Their tradition was to keep long and heavy hair. Only those warriors captured by the enemy had their hair shingled. Short hair was worn by mourners and shingled hair by cowards. Therefore for her, this was absolutely atrocious. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the mommy? Does her stand reflect a child’s perspective on life? What is your choice? Draw the character sketch of Jack Roger Skunk

Question:  Why was the girl tied to a chair in Memories of Childhood? [CBSE SQP 2008] Answer:  The girl, Zitkala-Sa was refusing to accept the school’s decision to shingle the hair of all girls. According to her traditions and customs, a girl’s long hair was shingled only when captured by the enemy, in mourning or for cowards. She felt insulted and hid. She was finally caught and forcefully tied to a chair and her long hair was chopped off. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the mommy? Does her stand reflect a child’s perspective on life? What is your choice? Draw the character sketch of Jack Roger Skunk’s mother hit the wizard on his head. Do you think it was right on her part to do so? Should the wizard hit Roger Skunk’s mother? How does Derry interpret the fairy tale ‘Beauty and the Beast’? What does he feel about himsel

Question:  What are the similarities in the lives of Bama and Zitkala though they belong to different cultures? [CBSE (AI) 2009] Answer:  Both Bama and Zitkala are victims of racial discrimination. Zitkala was a Native American and their community was treated poorly. The white-skinned settlers of Europe considered local tribes as inferior. Similarly, Bama was a Dalit and was treated badly by the higher caste people. Both of them have painful experiences as they were subjected to humiliation merely as they belonged to backward tribes or communities. Both of their protest in their own ways and try their best to overcome all these humiliations. Zitkala fights against the shingling of hair by hiding, voicing out her protests aloud. Bama tries to study hard and be successful. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the mommy? Does he

Question:  What kind of discrimination did Bama and Zitkala experience? How did they respond to their respective situations? [CBSE Delhi 2009] Answer:  Both Bama and Zitkala are victims of racial discrimination. Zitkala was a Native American and their community was treated poorly. The white-skinned settlers of Europe considered local tribes as inferior. Similarly, Bama was a Dalit and was treated badly by the higher caste people. Both of them have painful experiences as they were subjected to humiliation merely as they belonged to backward tribes or communities. Both of their protest in their own ways and try their best to overcome all these humiliations. Zitkala fights against the shingling of hair by hiding, voicing out her protests aloud. Bama tries to study hard and be successful. More Question What made Jack realise that his custom of telling a story was turning futile? Do you think Jack shared an affinity with Roger Skunk? Explain Why does Jo want the wizard should hit the