Leela’s Friend

Textual Q & A

Prose

       Leela’s Friend        …………………………………………………………………….   R.K Narayan

Textual Question and Answer of Leela’s Friend by R.K Narayan

1. Sidda was hired because

(a) He came with an introduction from the doctor.

(b) He had a good record of housekeeping.

(c) Leela decided he had to stay.

(d) He pleaded with Mr. Sivasanker to be hired.

Answer: (c) Leela decided he had to stay.

2. The relationship that Leela and Sidda enjoyed was one of

(a) Friendship and trust.

(b) Employer and employee.

(c) Suspicion and caution.

(d)Hatred and enmity

Answer: (a) Friendship and trust.

3. Sidda was taken to the police station because

(a) The police had proof that Sidda stole the chain.

(b) The police found the chain on Sidda.

(c) Sidda confessed to stealing the chain.

(d) The police assumed Sidda stole the chain.

Answer: (d) the police assumed Sidda stole the chain.

4. Leela’s mother was unable to tell her a story when requested because

(a)  She did not know any.

(b) Her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Sidda.

(c) She was too sleepy to narrate a story.

(d) She did not want to indulge Leela just then.

Answer: (b) her mind was preoccupied with thoughts of Sidda.

Exercise B

I. Choose the option that best answers the given question.

1. Where does Mr. Sivasanker first meet Sidda

(a) Mr. Sivasanker first meets Sidda in the marketplace.

(b) Mr. Sivasanker first meets Sidda at the doctor’s bungalow

(c) Mr. Sivasanker first meets Sidda at the gate in front of his house.

(d) Mr. Sivasanker first meets Sidda in the front veranda of his house.

Answer: (c) Mr. Sivasanker first meets Sidda at the gate in front of his house.

2. What is MrSivasanker’s first impression of Sidda?

(a) Mr.Sivasanker finds Sidda to be evasive.

(b) Mr.Sivasanker thinks that Sidda is untidy.

(c) Mr.Sivasanker suspects that Sidda could be a criminal.

(d) MrSivasanker’s first impression of Sidda is that he doesn’t seem a bad sort.

Answer: (d) MrSivasanker’s first impression of Sidda is that he doesn’t seem a bad sort.

3. List Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household.

(a) Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household include scrubbing vessels and mopping the floors.

(b) Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household consist of washing clothes, tending the garden, running errands, chopping wood and looking after Leela.

(c) Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household consist of writing Leela’s homework and grazing cattle.

(d) Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household involve cooking and backing

Answer: (b) Sidda’s chores in the Sivasanker household consist of washing clothes, tending the garden, running errands, chopping wood and looking after Leela.

4. What do you understand about Sidda from his conversation with Leela?

(a) From his conversation with Leela, we understand that Sidda is keen on stealing her gold chain.

(b) From his conversation with Leela, we understand that Sidda is an imaginative storyteller and entertaining companion.

(c) From his conversation with Leela, we understand that Sidda prefers to chop wood rather than babysit Leela.

(d) From his conversation with Leela, we understand that Sidda strongly disapproves of her childish behavior.

Answer: (b) from his conversation with Leela, we understand that Sidda is an imaginative storyteller and entertaining companion.

5. How did Sidda react when Leela’s mother asked him about the chain?

(a) When Leela’s mother asked Sidda about the chain, he confessed to stealing it from Leela.

(b) When Leela’s mother asked Sidda about the chain, he smiled calmly and said that he did not know.

(c) When Leela’s mother asked Sidda about the chain, he pointed to someone else as the culprit.

(d) When Leela’s mother asked Sidda about the chain, he blinked and said that he did not know.

Answer: (d) when Leela’s mother asked Sidda about the chain, he blinked and said that he did not know.