Memories of Childhood
Memories Of Childhood Short question Answer
1) What is a 'belfry'?
Ans:- Belfry is a bell-tower.
2) Who came after little zitkala-sa on her first day among
strangers ?
Ans:-A palefaces women came after little zitkala-sa on her first
day among strangers.
3) Who were the three young brayes' in the young Zitkalasa's
party?
Ans:-The boys were the 'three young brayes' in young
Zitkala-Sa's party who entered at an opposite door while they were marching
into the dining room.
4.Who was Zitkala-Sa's friend ?
Ans:-Judewin was Zitkala-sa friend.
5) When did Zitkala-sa's lose spirits ?
Ans:-
Zitkala-sa lost her spirits when she felt the cold blades
of scissors against her neck and heard them gray off one of her thick braids of
hair.
6) How long did Bama usually take to reach home?
Ans:-
Bama
usually took half an hour to reach home.
7) Why were the animals muzzled in
Bama's story?
Ans:-
The animals were muzzled in Bama's story to prevent them
eating the straw, and in the thresing floor when they were driven in pairs,
ound and round.
8) What happens if one studies well in life ?
Ans:-
If one studies well
in life, one would be respected.
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Memories Of Childhood Extra Questions :-
1) What were the interesting sights that caught Bama's attention
while walking home from school ?
Ans:-
Bama always walked home from school leisurely enjoying ever changing sights and scenes of the streets and market. The distance from her
school to home could be covered in ten minutes but she took an hour. Sometimes
it was performing monkey and sometimes it was the snake charmers that attracted
her, for her attractions were many and varied; such as the cyclist pedaling
non-stop for three days or a street play or a puppet show or a "no magic,
no miracle “ stunt performance. Even the huge bell of the Margarita temple, and pong al offering cooked before the temple, the dried fish stalls near the Gandhi
statue and other stalls and such other things attracted her. She even stopped
to see how political parties put up stage for their meetings or a gypsy with
his lemur in cage selling needles or some other things. She also enjoyed looking
at a waiter coffee or some people cropping onions in peculiar ways. All
these sights made her stop on the way and delayed her return home.
2) Compare and contrast the stories narrated by Zitkala-sa and Bama.
Ans:-“Memories of childhood” are two autobiographical episodes
of two women belonging to two different cultures. One is an American Red Indian
women and the other contemporary Tamil Dalit writer. Both are from marginalized communities who are the victims of marrow
prejudices.Both the stories of Zitkala-sa and Bama are based on their
childhood experience, otherwise they are not much sibrilor. While Bama's
experience is that of a victim of horrible caste system, that Zitkala-sa seems
more likely to be result of a difference of a racial outlook. She protests and
fights against cutting of her long, thick hair because her mother has told her
that only mourners wear short hair and cowards wear shingled hair. In her
narration of the episode there is no hint anywhere of any racial angle or
prejudice behind cutting of her long hair.But Bama's story records her sense of revolt and anger against
the age old caste system and untouchability prevalent in India. She has
witnessed how even the elders of their community are humiliated by the landlord
of the upper caste. They are not allowed to touch the people of upper caste or
food the eat, because their touch pollutes everything.
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