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4. What made Kuttamma proud of her son?

5. According to Kuttamma, what was real jewellery? Why did she say so?

6. What did the author realise after meeting Kuttamma?

Reference to the context

Read the lines from the story and answer the questions that follow.

1. The literacy rate here is high, people are enterprising and hard-working. They have travelled all
over the world in search of employment.

a. Which place is being talked about in the above lines?

i. the author’s birthplace ii. Moghaveera night school in Bombay

iii. the sleepy village visited by the author
iv. the district of South Canara in Karnataka

b. How can you say that the people were hard-working? Give an example from the text.

c. Which of the following can replace the word ‘enterprising’ in the above line?

i. imaginative ii. determined iii. inventive iv. genuine

d. Why does the author conclude that the people travel all over the world?

e. What is the tone of the author in these lines?
i. appreciative ii. unconcerned iii. disturbed iv. grateful

2. ‘He has asked me to tell you that you could stay tonight with his family. You cannot travel today

because of this rain. Even the bridge has gone under water.’
a. Who is ‘He’ in these lines?

b. Who is conveying the message?

c. What is the setting of the place?
i. a city in the district of South Canara in Karnataka

ii. a town in the district of South Canara in Karnataka

iii. a village in the district of South Canara in Karnataka

iv. a port in the district of South Canara in Karnataka

d. Why did the author go to the place?

Time to think and answer

1. Do you think Kuttamma’s story is relevant to most Indian women of her times? Give reasons
for your answer. life skill analytical thinking

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