Travelling with Grandfather’s Zoo Questions & Answers

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Travelling with Grandfather’s Zoo Questions & Answers

Question 1: Match the names with the characters.

Answer: 1-b, 2-c, 3-a

Question 2: Where was the narrator going?

Answer: The narrator was going from Dehra to Lucknow.

Question 3: Who were the narrator’s travelling companions? What was strange about them?

Answer: The narrator’s travelling companions were Grandmother, Grandfather, Chips (the squirrel), Timothy (the tiger), Popeye (the parrot) and python. The strange thing was that the family was travelling with a few of their exotic and uncommon pets.

Question 4: What pets did Grandfather want to take with him? Why?

Answer: Grandfather wanted to take a parrot, teenaged tiger and a small squirrel with him because they were moving from Dehra to Lucknow for some months.

Question 5: Timothy was very well behaved. Comment.

Answer: Timothy behaved perfectly throughout the journey. Even the guard admitted that he could not have asked for a better passenger; no stealing from vendors, no shouting at coolies, no breaking of railway property, no spitting on the platform.

Travelling with Grandfather’s Zoo Questions & Answers

Question 6: What happened to the family dinner?

Answer: The family’s dinner was eaten by the python because somehow, it had managed to hide itself into the tiffin basket.

Question 7: The python was an unplanned-for-traveller. How do we know that?

Answer: The python was an unplanned-for-traveller. We know this from the lines – Grandmother had insisted that they should not take python with them. Grandfather had let it loose in the garden. Somehow, it had managed to snuggle itself into the tiffin basket.

Question 8: What does Grandfather do to the unwelcomed visitor?

Answer: Grandfather hid the unwelcomed visitor (python) in the tiffin basket, shut and pushed it back under the berth so that Grandmother would not be able to see it.

Question 9: All the same, the journey was not without incident. Why does the narrator feel so? Mention any two incidents.

Answer: The two incidents that were witnessed through the journey were:

• Popeye, the parrot had nipped two fingers and tweaked a ticket inspector’s ear.
• Chips, his squirrel emerged from his pocket to examine his surroundings.

Question 10: Chips seemed to enjoy himself the most. Justify.

Answer: Chips discovered that the train was a squirrel’s paradise. Almost all the passengers had brought large quantities of roasted peanuts before the train pulled out. He had no difficulty in making friends with both children and the grown-ups.

Travelling with Grandfather’s Zoo Questions & Answers

Question 11: How was the peace of passengers destroyed at night? How did the grandfather come to their rescue?

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Why was there a commotion in the train?

Answer: At midnight there was a great clamour at the end of the corridor. There were cries of ‘Saap, Saap!’ About a dozen passengers were bunched together outside the washroom door. Grandfather entered the washroom and found python curled up in the washbasin. He gathered up the sleepy, overfed python and stepped out of the washroom.

Question 12: What happened when Aunt Mabel opened the lid of the basket?

Answer: When Aunt Mabel opened the lid of the basket, she saw the huge python and fainted away.

Question 13: Why did Grandmother scold Grandfather?

Answer: Grandmother scolded Grandfather because he had brought the python along with them on the journey when she asked him not to do so.

Question 14: Read the lines and answer the questions:

In those days, trains in India were not so crowded, and it was possible to travel with a variety of creatures.

(a) What does the author refer to as ‘those days’?

Answer: By ‘those days’ author refer to is his childhood days.

(b) Where was the author going and with whom?

Answer: The author was going from Dehra to Lucknow with his Grandfather and Grandmother.

(c) Why is there a reference to ‘a variety of creatures’?

Answer: By ‘a variety of creatures’ the author refers to that people can take their pet animals along with them.

Question 15: Read the lines and answer the questions:

‘Anything wrong?’ asked Grandfather casually. We can’t get into the toilet,’ said someone.

(a) Where does this take place?

Answer: It took place in the train.

(b) Why could people not get into the toilet?

Answer: The people could not get into the toilet because there was a python.

(c) Why do you think Grandfather asked the question casually?

Answer: The Grandfather asked the question casually because he was aware of python’s presence in toilet.

Travelling with Grandfather’s Zoo Questions & Answers

Question 16: Read the lines and answer the questions:

‘We mustn’t let Grandmother see him,’ he said. She might think we brought him along on purpose.’

(a) Who is the speaker and who is being spoken to?

Answer: Grandfather is the speaker and he is speaking to the narrator.

(b) Who is ‘him’ and why must Grandmother not see him?

Answer: ‘Him’ is the python. Grandmother must not see him because she might think that they brought him along on purpose.

(c) What had ‘he’ done?

Answer: He somehow had managed to snuggle himself into the tiffin basket.

Question 17: Do you think the animals enjoyed their train journey? Give reason for your answer.

Answer: Yes, I think animals enjoyed their train journey because Timothy, the tiger had an entire berth of his own. For Chips, the train was a squirrel’s paradise because passengers had brought roasted peanuts. Popeye started nodding, lulled to sleep by the sound of the train’s wheel and puffing. Python had eaten the family’s dinner.

Question 18: Pick out a few humorous incidents from the story.

Answer: Popeye had nipped two fingers and tweaked a ticket inspector’s ear. Chips presented the narrator with a peanut. Popeye broke into shrieks of loud and wild laughter and soon everyone, including Aunt Mabel was doubled up with laughter.

Question 19: The author attributes human qualities to the animals in the story. Pick out a few examples of these. What does this show about the author’s feelings for animals?

Answer: A few examples are –

• Timothy behaved perfectly throughout the journey.
• Chips had no difficulty in making friends with children and grown-ups, etc.

This shows that the author is a pet lover and he considers them as his family members.

Question 20: Write a character sketch of Aunt Mabel.

Answer: Aunt Mabel was a school teacher in Lucknow. She was terrified of all reptiles, particularly snakes and she is a lover of good food.

So, these were Travelling with Grandfather’s Zoo Questions & Answers.