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1., In what ways the Sree Krishna Eating House different from the, restaurant in Thul?, Ans: There are a lot of differences between the Sree Krishna Eating House and the, restaurant in Thul. These are :, thThe restaurant in Thul, a)the restaurant in Thul were, pleasant., b) There were many pictures of Gods, and Goddesses hung on the wall, c) Coloured bottles for aerated drinks, were attractively arranged on the, shelves., d) The floors were clean., , thSree Krishna Eating House, The Sree Krishna Eating House was, not pleasant., There were not many pictures., The bottles were kept haphazardly., , The floor and the wooden tables all, were black., , 2., What kind of people came to eat at the Sree Krishna Eating, House?Why did they come to this particular restaurant?, Ans: The lower earned people come to the Sree Krishna Eating House. Specially, beggars and collies. They came to this particular restaurant as it was the cheapest, restaurant in the Bombay beggar could afford to buy himself a meal here., 3., , Why was the restaurant in such a dilapidated condition?, , Ans: The Sree Krishna Eating House was the meanest and shabbiest restaurant in, the Mumbai.The area where the restaurant is situated was also very, dusty.Moreover, the The floor and the wooden tables all were black and the ceiling, was thick with cobwebs that trapped the soot and made a kind of furry over one’s, head.All these made the restaurant a dilapidated condition., 4., , Why did the two boys in the kitchen not speak to Hari?, , Ans: When Hari went to work in the small kitchen at the the back of the earting, house.He saw two boys were working.He helped the two boys in their work.They, did not speak to each other as they worked.Hari understands the Hindi and Marathi, language.On the other hand the two boys were speaking in Tamil.So Hari didn’t, catch that., 5., , Why did Hari like talking to the old man in the watch shop?
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Ans: According to Hari,The old man looked so much like Sayyid Ali, the man, who had spoken so well at the meeting by the Black Horse. Consequently Hari felt, there was another fine and impressive man who he could trust and who would, understand him. So Hari liked talking to the old man in the watch shop., 6., , What does the phrase ‘stared open-mouthed’ suggest?, , Ans: The phrase ‘stared open-mouthed’ suggests that one person is in a deep, cogitation about something., 7., , Why was the owner of the watch shop ‘more likely’ to have a pen?, , Ans: The old watch maker was a kind hearted man. Hari liked the old man as he, found the similarities of Sayyid Ali in the old watch maker. The old watch maker, lent Hari a pen to write a letter to his parents with that. After that Hari thought that, the owner of the watch shop was ‘more likely’ to have a pen.
