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The Adventures of Toto III.TEXTUAL EXERCISES Think about it Q1. How does Toto come to Grandfather’s private zoo? Ans. Grandfather buys Toto from a tonga-driver for the sum of five rupees. The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to a feeding-trough. The monkey looked out of placve there. So Grandfather bought him. Q2. “Toto was a pretty monkey”. In what sende is Toto pretty? Ans. Grandfather finds Toto bodily pretty. Toto has bright sparkling eyes. There is mischief beneath his deep-set eyes. He shows his pearly white teeth in a smile. The Anglo-Indian ladies are afraid of his smile. He has quick fingers. His tail serves as a third hand. Q3. Why does Grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog? Ans. Toto does not allow other animals to sleep. So Grandfather took him to Saharanpur. The ticket collector classifies Toto as a dog. He does so because Toto is a four-legged animal. Q4. How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive? Ans. Toto takes a bath like a man. He tests the temperature of the water with his hand. He applies soap and bathes. He has learnt this after seeing human beings bathing. Toto jumps into a kettle. It has water for heating. The water begins to heat up. He tries to come out. He jumps up and down. Grandmother sees him. She saves him from being burnt alive. Q5. Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”? Ans. Toto creates one problem after the other. He doesn’t let other animals in peace. He breaks plates after plates. He tears up clothes, curtains and wallpaper. The family is poor. So it can’t bear this loss. Therefore, Toto is sold back to the tonga-driver. IV.SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS Q1. Why did the author’s Grandfather buy Toto from the tonga-driver?
Ans. The tonga-driver had Toto, the little red monkey, as a pet. It was tied to a feeding-trough. The monkey looked out of the place over there. The Grandfather felt bad. So he decided to buy Toto from him. Q2. What was the Grandfather’s reaction after Toto had torn the narrator’s blazer? Ans. The author’s Grandfather seemed happy at this sort of mischief. He said that if Toto had been given time he would have made it into a rope. Then he would escape out of the window with the help of this. Q3. What happened when Toto was sent to the servant’s quarter? Why? Ans. Toto was shifted to a big cage. It was in the servant’s quarter. Other pets of the grandfather were living there socially. But Toto disturbed them greatly. He made the donkey suffer due to his mischief. Q4. How did Toto behave with Nana, the pet donkey? Ans. Toto was shifted to the servant’s quarter. There were other pets including Nana. Toto caught hold of Nana’s long ears. He fastened on to Nana’s long ears with his sharp little teeth. He didn’t allow her any peace and rest. Q5. If there is a part of the brain especially devoted to mischief, that part was largely developed in Toto. Explain the statement. Ans. Toto’s brain was fully developed for mischief’s. He always did mischief’s after mischief’s. He always tore up things to pieces. Whenever any of the narrator’s aunts came near him, he got hold of her dress and tore a hole in that. Q6. Did Toto stay with the narrator’s family forever? Why? Ans. Toto did not stay with the narrator’s family forever. He became a very great nuisance. He broke plates. He tore clothes and curtains. The family couldn’t bear this loss. So he was given back to the tonga-driver. Q7. Where was Toto kept immediately after the narrator’s grandfather bought him? Why was he kept as such? Ans. The narrator’s grandfather bought Toto. He put him in a little closet for fear of the narrator’s grandmother. Toto was tied to a peg there. This was kept as a secret to avoid the fussing by the narrator’s grandmother. Q8. Describe how the narrator’s grandmother took Toto with him to Dehradun. Ans. The narrator’s grandmother got a big black canvas kit-bag. When the bag was closed there was no escape. Toto could not get his hands out through the opening.
Q9. What happened when Toto grinned at the ticket-collector at the Saharanpur railway station? Ans. Toto grinned at the ticket-collector. He asked the narrator’s grandmother to pay fare for the ‘dog’. Grandmother told him that it was not a ‘dog’. But he didn’t agree to that. He charged grandmother for Toto. Q10. Describe Toto’s stay with Grandfather’s other pets? Ans. Totu was shifted to servant’s quarters. Grandfather’s other pets lived there socially and peacefully. But Toto fastened on to Nana’s long ears with his sharp teeth. He thus troubled all other animals. V.LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS Q1. How was Toto’s presence kept a secret from the narrator’s Grandmother? What did Totu do at that time? OR How was Toto’s presence kept a secret from the author’s grandmother? What did he do during this period? Ans. The narrator’s Grandmother always fussed when Grandfather brought home some new animal or bird. The Grandfather bought Toto from the tonga-driver. But he was greatly afraid of the Grandmother. Toto was kept into a little closet. It opened up in the narrator’s room. Toto was tied securely. But toto had torn the ornamental paper. He had pulled out the peg also. He had torn narrator’s blazer. Toto was shifted to a big cage in the servant’s quarters. There were other pet animals of the Grandfather also. But Toto did not allow them any peace or rest. He caused much trouble to Nana, Grandfather’s pet donkey. Q2. Describe what happened when Toto was taken to Saharanpur. Or What happened when toto was taken to Saharanpur? Ans. The narrator’s Grandfather took toto to Saharanpur. He put him in a strong big canvas bag. He put straw at the bottom of the bag. Toto could not escape from it when the bag was closed. Toto remained in the bag as far as Saharanpur. But when he was coming out of the railway station, Toto popped his head out of the bag. The ticket collector insisted on charging railway fare for the dog. But the ticket collector did not agree. So Grandfather had to pay rupees three as Toto’s fare.
Q3. Describe how toto enjoyed his bath. What happened when he got into a big kettle of hot water? Or How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive? Ans. During winter, Toto used to have a bath in hot water. The narrator’s Grandfather used to give Toto hot water in a big container. Toto would check the temperature of water with his hand. Then he would slowly step into the bath. He would put one foot first, then his body. Hw would then apply soap on his hands or feet. He would rub himself all over. How would got out when the water was cold. He learnt to do all things by seeing all around. No one taught him how to bathe. Once Toto got into a big kettle. Its water was getting hot for tea. But soon it began to boil. Grandmother saw when toto began to jump. If she had not come there, Toto would have been burnt alive in billing water. Q4. Toto was a pretty monkey and adventurous by nature. How did ‘toto amuse himself? What were his pastimes? Ans. Toto was a pretty monkey. He had bright eyes and white teeth like pearls. His hands looked dried up. His fingers were quick and wicked. He had a lovely tail. But he was very adventurous. He never remained silent. He did mischiefs after mischiefs. He was tied to a peg. But he pulled it out. He tore up the wall-paper also. He also tore up the narrator’s school blazer into pieces. When he was put up with other animals, he created trouble for them. Once he nearly boiled himself alive. He could have been boiled alive in boiling water if grandmother had not saved him. Then he picked up a large dish of pullao from the dining table. He threw it when he was called. Then he threw a glass of water at the narrator’s aunt when she rushed forward. He then ran out ou of the house and sat in the jackfruit tree. He threw it the empty dish down. He showed his teeth when the dish broke in to a hundred pieces. Q5. Describe how Toto nearly boiled himself alive once. Or How did toto almost boil himself alive? How was he saved? Ans. Toto always did mischiefs. He couldn’t rest from making mischiefs. A large kitchen kettle was on the fire. Toto didn’t find anything better to do. She he lifted its lid. He got in the kettle finding the water warm enough for a bath. This was just fine for a while. Then the water began to boil. Soon the water actually began to heat up before boiling. Toto then