
The Blue Bead by Norah Burke
Quiz by Christy Joseph
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1. How has the crocodile beendescribed?
1. What were sleepers?
How did crocodile manage togrow to its present length?
1. What made the crocodileinvincible?
1. Name the twovulnerable spots on the crocodile’s body
How old was Sibia?
1. What was Sibia eating for thelast of her meal?
1. How do we learn Sibia’seconomic background?
1. What did Sibia do with heronly possession, the rag?
The theme of the story, ‘The Blue Bead’ is____________
At the end of the story, Sibia in ‘The Blue Bead’rejoiced at
1. her arm down into a yard of the cold, silk water-Whois ‘she’ in the above line?
Why was ‘she’ not able to get hold of it?
How did ‘she’ plan to use it?
How did she feel when she got hold of it?
TheBlue Bead is a short story from which of Norah Burke;s collections
Sibia was having her last meal of the day chapattismeared with rancid butter. This reveals
What was Sibia’s only wish?
1. How is the title ‘The Blue Bead’ appropriate
Why are Gujars called ‘Junglis’?
What was the most unattainable wonder for Sibia?
Give instancesfrom the text that shows that Sibia has conformed herself with her fate-
Sibia did not feel sorry at her poverty because
1. Swooping air’ and golden air’ are phrases used todescribe
1. What major theme does life of Sibia and Gujarwoman highlight
1. What kind of narration is used in the story
1. What does NOT form the background of the story
While the crocodile attacked the Gujar woman, hermind tossed on the two vessels –What literary device is shown here
She would look down over the river as ifshe was a bird -Identify the rhetorical device
What is part of Sibia’s life growing in the lap ofnature
What does a flycatcher mean-
Mugger crocodile is
Antediluvian means
1. Plop- Identify the literary device
1. Tepid water means
Pi-dog is a ______________
Morose-
makna elephant is
The author is