New updated Notes by P.B.
Short Answer Questions: 2 marks each
1. What did Derry think
when he entered the garden? Did Derry come to steal anything?
Ans: When
Derry entered the garden, he thought that the garden was an empty place and
nobody was avail there.
Absolutely nothing/no, Derry did
not come to steal anything. He just wanted to stay alone for some time.
2.How old was Derry ?
Did Derry believe everything he heard?
Ans: Derry
was about fourteen years old.
Yes, Derry
believed everything as he heard.
3.Has Derry’s attitude
changed finally ? Is everyone welcome into Mr. Lamb’s garden?
Ans: Yes, Derry’s attitude has changed finally.
Yes,
everyone is welcome into Mr. Lamb’s garden and the gate is always open.
4.What are the sounds
heard in Mr. Lamb’s garden ?
Ans: The sounds heard in Mr. Lamb’s garden are the occasional sound of birdsong and of tree leaves rustling.
5.Who
was Mr Lamb ?
Ans:
Mr Lamb was an old man who lived in a big house alone. His one leg was in tin.
He had a beautiful garden. His one leg was blown off in the war.
6.What
is meant by ‘Handsome is as handsome does’ ?
Ans:
This is a proverb. It is meant that a man’s looking is not so important but
more important what his inside heart is. That means, beauty does not depend on
looking but only depends on the purity of the heart.
7.What kind of ‘face’ does the ‘world have’ ?
Ans:
The world’s got a
whole face, and the world’s there to be looked at.
8.What do people tell Derry to make him
forget his pain ?
Ans: People suggest Derry to look at all those people who
are in pain and brave that never cry, never complain and never feel sorry for
themselves. They advise to think of all those people who worse off than him.
They expect Derry to forget his pain by feeling about the blinded person, or
born deaf, or have to live in a wheelchair, or be daft in his head and dribble
and like these disable persons.
9.Why
aren’t there any curtains at the windows of Mr. Lamb’s house ?
Ans: Mr. Lamb does not fond of curtains and shutting
things out also shutting things in. He likes the light and the darkness, and
the windows open, to hear the wind. So/for these reasons, there aren’t any
curtains at the windows of Mr. Lamb’s house. (44 words)
10.How does Mr. Lamb say that he occupies
himself in his house ?
Ans: Mr. Lamb says that he occupies himself in his house
by sitting in the sun, reading books and other works. His windows have no
curtains and by these he hears the wind sound. People and kids come to his
garden and he makes toffee with honey for them. Thus, he stays or occupies
himself in his house. (57 words)
11.How does Mr. Lamb perceive things ?
Ans: Mr. Lamb perceives things in positive manner.
According to him, everybody has got two arms, two legs, two eyes and two ears,
also has got a tongue and a brain. So, he or she can get on the way which she
or he wants like all the rest. If he or she chooses and sets his or her mind to
it, then he or she can get on better than all the rest. (73 words)
12.How did Mr. Lamb
lose his leg?
Ans: Mr. Lamb had a tin leg. He had lost one of his legs
in the war. He had to walk with one leg from then. (25 words)
13.Why and how did
Derry enter Mr. Lamb’s garden ?
Ans: Derry thought that Mr. Lamb’s garden was an empty place and the house was an
empty one. He didn’t know there was anybody there. So, Derry entered the garden
to achieve/get some peace and stay alone for a little while/a moment.
Derry entered Mr. Lamb’s garden by
climbing the garden wall. (51 words)
14.What was the reaction of Mr. Lamb after he saw Derry entering
his garden ?
Ans: When Mr. Lamb saw Derry entering his garden
then he suggested to minding the crab apples. He also encouraged him not to
afraid of. Mr. Lamb welcomed Derry to his garden. But, Mr. Lamb looked at the
matter that the gate was open, instead Derry entered the garden by climbing the
garden wall.
15.Who should be friends according to both Derry and Mr. Lamb ?
Ans: According to
both Derry and Mr. Lamb, those people pass in the street and might even speak
to them, but never see them again and still retain friendship with them, they
should be friends. (34 words)
16.What does Mr. lamb do that seems ‘peculiar’ to Derry ?
Ans: Mr. Lamb does not fond of curtains and shutting
things out also shutting things in. He likes the light and the darkness, and
opens the windows to hear the wind. These things seem ‘peculiar’ to Derry. (36
words)
17.Why did Derry go
back to Mr. Lamb in the end ?
Ans: Derry said that his mother would
want to know where he was. The garden was three miles away from his home across
the fields. He was fourteen so they or his families still wanted to know where he
was. So/for these reasons, Derry went back to Mr. Lamb in the end. (51 words)
18.Name the persons who often entered Mr. Lamb’s Garden ?
Ans: Tom, Dick and
Harry were the persons who often entered Mr. Lamb’s garden. Mr. Lamb always
welcomed them and felt happy with their visit. (24 words)
19.Why does Derry feel that everyone is afraid of him ?
Ans: Derry’s one
side of his face was burnt. Once, he got acid all down that side of his face.
Then, it burned it all away and ate his face up. So, Derry feels that everyone
is afraid of him at seeing his face. (43 words)
20.What is it that
draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb in spite of himself ?
Ans: Derry
did not believe on the few friends that Mr. Lamb had. He did not think that anybody
ever came again. He worried that Mr. Lamb lived in the garden alone and
miserable condition. So, no one would know if he was alive or dead and nobody
cared. (48 words)
21. How do people
comment when they see Mr. Lamb? How does he react to it?
Answer: When Mr. Lamb goes down the street, the
kids shout ‘Lamey-Lamb.’ But they still come into his the garden, into his
house that it is a game for him and them.
He
does not react negatively or tell anything to them. He does not afraid of them.
So, they are not afraid of him. (54 words)
22.Why and how do
people comment painfully about Derry’s face?
Or: How and why do
people comment so painfully about Derry’s face?
Answer: Derry’s one
side of his face was burnt. Once, he got acid all down that side of his face.
Then, it burned it all away and ate his face up.
People are afraid of and disdain for his face.
One day, a woman comments that his face is a terrible thing. She also comments
that only a mother can love this face. (62 words)
23.Mr. Lamb says to
Derry: ‘It’s all relative. Beauty and the beast.’ What does he mean by that?
Answer: By
addressing to Derry, Mr. Lamb means this statement that beauty and the beast
are all relative in this world. Beauty loves the
monstrous beast for himself and when she kisses him he changes into a
handsome prince. So, ‘handsome is as handsome does’ for Mr. Lamb. (47 words)
God Blessing you all…………