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The Lost Child

Gujarat Board · Class 9 · English

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Card 1Basic Story Information

Who is the author of 'The Lost Child'?

Answer

Mulk Raj Anand is the author of 'The Lost Child'. He was a famous Indian writer who wrote about social issues and the lives of common people in India.

Card 2Setting and Context

What is the setting of the story 'The Lost Child'?

Answer

The story is set during a spring festival at a village fair. The child goes to the fair with his parents through mustard fields and crowded pathways filled with vendors and attractions.

Card 3Plot Details

List the things the child wanted at the fair before getting lost.

Answer

The child wanted: 1) A toy from the shop, 2) Burfi (his favorite sweet), 3) A garland of gulmohur flowers, 4) Colorful balloons, 5) To listen to the snake-charmer's music, 6) To ride the roundabout.

Card 4Character Analysis

Why didn't the child's parents buy him the things he wanted?

Answer

The parents refused because: 1) They thought he was greedy (for sweets), 2) The flowers were cheap, 3) He was too old for balloons, 4) The snake-charmer's music was coarse. The parents had practical r

Card 5Plot Details

How did the child get separated from his parents?

Answer

The child got separated when he was mesmerized by the roundabout and made a bold request to ride it. When he turned to look for his parents' response, they were nowhere to be found. He had been so abs

Card 6Character Analysis

Describe the child's reaction when he realized he was lost.

Answer

The child panicked and cried 'Mother, Father!' His tears were hot and fierce, his face was flushed with fear, his turban came untied, and his clothes became muddy. He ran frantically in all directions

Card 7Plot Details

Who helped the lost child and how?

Answer

A kind man in the crowd heard the child's cries and lifted him up. He tried to console the child by offering him all the things he had wanted earlier - roundabout ride, snake-charmer's music, balloons

Card 8Theme and Message

What was the child's response to the stranger's offers?

Answer

The child refused all offers and only cried 'I want my mother, I want my father!' He turned away from balloons, shut his ears to music, turned his nose from flowers, and his face from sweets. Nothing

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