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2. Why did Chenna Paraya not want to leave his hut?

because he had no other place to go

because no more people could be accomodated in the temple
because his dog could not be found

because of the fear of the banana trees and hay being stolen
3. What message does the author convey through the story?

Humans are insensitive towards animals.

Save yourself before you save others.

A dog should not be faithful to humans.

Humans are selfish beings.

4. Which adjective would you choose to describe the people of the village?

friendly close-knit communal indifferent

B. Answer these questions.

1. How did the animals react to the flood?

2. When did Chenna Paraya leave his hut? How did he leave the village?

3. Why did the dog cry continuously?

4. What happened to the dog in the end?

Reference to the context

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

1. And he knew his and their end was near as it would not take longer than a few hours for the whole
hut to be submerged in water.

a. Whose end was near?
i. Chenna’s family ii. Chenna’s dog

iii. villagers iv. children of the village

b. Why was their end near?

c. How did he manage to save himself and his family?

d. What was the situation around him?

2. His cries reached places far off.

a. Where was ‘he’?
b. Why was ‘he’ crying?

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