Bholi — Important Questions

She fell off the cot on her head as a baby, She had smallpox which left pock marks, She could not speak till she was five, She stammered when she spoke

Bholi was considered backward due to multiple factors: a head injury from falling off the cot, smallpox that disfigured her face, late speech development, and stammering. She was not born with a disability.

True

The Tehsildar told Ramlal that as a government representative, he must set an example by sending his daughters to school when the primary school for girls was opened.

She was given clean clothes to wear, She was bathed and her hair was oiled, She was treated with care for the first time

Bholi felt hopeful about school because she received clean clothes, was bathed, and had oil rubbed into her hair - all signs of care she had never experienced at home.

3, 4, 2, 1

The correct sequence is: Wedding preparations begin first, then Bishamber sees Bholi's face, demands dowry money, and finally Bholi throws the garland into the fire.