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NCERT Solutions For Class 9 English Moments Chapter 8 A House is Not a Home, NCERT Textbook Questions, Think about it, (Pages 54 & 55), Question 1., What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does, she do?, Answer:, The author, while doing his homework noticed the smoke pouring in through the seams of the, ceiling. The room was filled with the smoke very quickly. The author and his mother ran outside, to save their life. His mother ran out of the house with a small metal box full of important, documents. She became so crazy that she rushed back to the house just after dropping the box., Question 2., Why does he break down in tears after the fire?, Answer:, The author’s house was completely burned down. Five hours later when the fire was finally put, out, he realised at once that his cat was nowhere. He had to face the loss of old school, his, house and cat. In such a state, he cried and broke down in tears., Question 3., Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and, insecurity?, Answer:, The author was full of remorse as he was left with nothing. He didn’t have proper dress and, study material. He had no backpack. He had the feeling of insecurity. All things appeared, strange to him. He was shocked deeply and seemed frustrated. The words uttered by him “Was, I destined to be an outcast and a geek all my life? I didn’t want to grow up, change or have to, handle life, if it was to going to be this way. I just wanted to curl up and die” reveal his fear and, insecurity., Question 4., The cat and the author are very fond of each other. How has this been shown in the story?, Where was the cat after the fire? Who brings it back and how?, Answer:, The author loved his cat very much. He never considered her far from him. She kept sitting, beside him when he did his homework and other household work. When the author found his, cat back, his happiness was beyond the limits. He grabbed her quickly and felt relieved. This, proved that they were very fond of each other.