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Iswaran the Storyteller

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · English

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Card 1Characters

Who is Mahendra and what is his job?

Answer

Mahendra is a junior supervisor in a firm that provides supervisors for construction sites like factories, bridges, and dams. He has to move from place to place as ordered by his head office to overse

Card 2Characters

What makes Iswaran a valuable asset to Mahendra?

Answer

Iswaran is Mahendra's cook who follows him wherever he is posted. He cooks, washes clothes, chats with Mahendra, tells endless stories, and miraculously produces fresh vegetables and cooking ingredien

Card 3Narrative Style

What type of books does Iswaran read and how do they influence his storytelling?

Answer

Iswaran reads popular Tamil thrillers with imaginative descriptions and narrative flourishes. These books greatly influence his storytelling style, making him add suspense and surprise endings even to

Card 4Narrative Style

Give an example of how Iswaran dramatizes a simple incident.

Answer

Instead of simply saying he found an uprooted tree, Iswaran says: 'The road was deserted and I was all alone. Suddenly I spotted something that looked like an enormous bushy beast lying sprawled acros

Card 5Stories

Describe Iswaran's elephant story. What happened to the mad elephant?

Answer

Iswaran tells of a tusker that escaped from a timber yard, destroyed the town, and entered a school. Young Iswaran claims he grabbed a cane, approached the elephant, and struck its third toenail using

Card 6Narrative Techniques

How does Iswaran build suspense in his storytelling?

Answer

Iswaran uses dramatic gestures, arched eyebrows, leaves stories unfinished at crucial moments (like when he goes to light the gas), makes the listener wait for conclusions, and uses vivid, theatrical

Card 7Ghost Story

What ghost story does Iswaran tell Mahendra?

Answer

Iswaran tells Mahendra that their factory area was once a burial ground. He describes seeing a horrible female ghost that appears during full moon nights - an ugly creature with matted hair, shriveled

Card 8Character Reaction

How does Mahendra initially react to Iswaran's ghost story?

Answer

Mahendra reacts sharply and dismissively. He calls Iswaran crazy, says there are no ghosts or spirits, tells him it's all imagination, and suggests Iswaran should get his digestive system and head exa

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