The Testament of a Walker, by R.K. Narayan, Alt. English, 12, by Podmeswar

Very Short Answer: 1 Mark Questions

1.Who was R.K. Narayan ?
Answer:  R.K. Narayan was a famous and prominent author of twentieth century. He first wrote Indian literature in English. His full name was Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Narayanaswami.

2.What is the name of Narayan’s fictional town?
Answer: Malgudi is the name of Narayan’s fictional town.

3.What kind of characters people Narayan’s fiction?
Answer: In Narayan’s fiction, individual characters such as his driver, the mechanic and his friend also some own life of people are availed.

4.What does an automobile mean to Narayan?
Answer: An automobile mean to Narayan is to an end that swerves his necessity for travel.

5. For how long during the ten years he uses the car, is the air-conditioner switched on?
Answer: For a period of thirty minutes that during the ten years he uses the car, is the air-conditioner switched on.

6. What is Narayan’s strong belief regarding ‘walking’?
Answer: Narayan’s strong belief regarding ‘walking’ is that man’s ultimate destiny lies in ‘walking’.

7. What is Narayan’s most ambitious work that he had been planning for years?
Answer: ‘Testament of a Walker’ is Narayan’s most ambitious work that he had been planning for years.

8.What constant dread does Narayan suffer from regarding the car and his driver?
Answer: Narayan suffers the frequent maintenance from regarding the car and the unacceptable habits of the driver which do constant dread for Narayan.

9. For how long does Narayan use his car?
Answer: For a period of ten years, Narayan uses his car.


Short Answer Type I: 2 Marks Questions


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