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The Hero (Question-Answers), , Question & answersA. Answer these questions., , 1. Describe the place through which the, speaker and his mother are travelling., Ans- The place through which the speaker, and his mother were travelling was a, strange and dangerous country., , 2. “Don’t be afraid, Mother, I am here.”, Why does the speaker ask his mother, not to be afraid? What does the, speaker’s mother do to stop him?, , Ans- The speaker asked his mother not to, be afraid because he was confident about, his heroic talent that he would be able to, take care of his mother from the villains., The speaker’s mother said to the boy, “Dear boy, for heaven’s sake, keep away, from them.”, , 3. Describe the fight between the, speaker and the dacoits., , Ans- The fight between the speaker and, the dacoits is described as fearful. Many, of the villains flew away anda great, number of them were cut to pieces., , 4. What does the speaker want to, prove? How does he want to prove, that?, , Ans- Through the fight, the speaker, wanted to prove that he was no less than, a hero. He wanted to prove this by saving, his mother from the villains in his, imagination., , 5. What does the speaker expect his, brother and the village people to say, after the fight?, , Ans- The speaker expected his brother, and the eee people to say after the, fight that, , “Is it possible? I always thought he was so, delicate!” and, , “Was it not lucky that the boy was with, his mother?”