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Journey By Night Questions & Answers
Question 1: Who was Sher Singh Bahadur?
Answer: Sher Singh Bahadur was a famous, brave hunter, who lived in Laldwani village, grazing his animals, cultivating his bit of land. He also acted as a guide for the expeditions in the jungle. The title ‘Bahadur’ was added to his name like a medal because of his bravery.
Question 2: Where did he get the big scar from?
Answer: While pulling his comrade away from a tiger, Sher Singh Bahadur got a big scar all along his skull, back and shoulder. The tiger had torn his flesh with its claws.
Question 3: Why were there no men in the village?
Answer: There were no men in the village because all the men had gone as beaters with the hunting expedition.
Question 4: What had happened to all the children?
Answer: All the children had died of cholera and influenza.
Question 5: Why could Sher Singh’s mother not take her son to the hospital?
Answer: Sher Singh’s mother could not take her son to the hospital because she had to stay behind to mind the cattle and work on the land without which they would all starve.
Journey By Night Questions & Answers
Question 6: How did Sher Singh carry his brother?
Answer: Sher Singh carried his brother on his back in a sling which he made from his mother’s sari.
Question 7: What happened at the first river?
Answer: On a cliff, above the river-bed Sher Singh stopped to take some rest. While doing so, below him, he encountered a herd of elephants passing by both his sides. A great, old elephant brought its trunk near him. Sher Singh got scared and prayed repeatedly. Luckily, the elephant went away without harming the boys.
Question 8: What was the condition of the second river? What had happened to the bridge?
Answer: The second river was foaming from bank to bank. It seemed that a big head of snow had melted the previous day. The river was grinding its teeth.
The bridge was not there. It had broken and was lying submerged.
Question 9: How did he cross the second river?
Answer: Sher Singh gathered grass, plaited it into a rope and tied it around his brother and himself to keep themselves together. Then, he entered the river just above the broken bridge and moved slowly keeping his brother’s head above water.
Question 10: How did they reach the hospital after crossing the rivers?
Answer: After crossing the rivers, they completed their journey first by a bullock-cart and then by a truck. That is how, they reached the hospital.
Question 11: What did the doctor say?
Answer: The doctor addressed Sher Singh as Sher Singh Bahadur – the Brave. He also said that his brother would live and asked him to go in to see his brother.
Question 12: Explain the circumstances in which Kunwar was carried to the hospital.
Answer: Kunwar was having pain in his stomach which was getting worse. His mother and his brother Sher Singh, realised that he should be carried to the hospital at Kalaghat else he would die. His father was not available and his mother could also not go along with him to the hospital as she had to stay behind to mind the cattle and work on the land without which they would all starve. So, Sher Singh carried Kunwar on his back in a sling made from his mother’s sari. He had to cover 80 km of muddy track through a dense jungle criss-crossed with streams and infested with tigers, bears and tuskers.
Question 13: Write a few lines about the character-sketch of Sher Singh.
Answer: Sher Singh was a responsible child. He was there with his mother and brother when they needed him the most. He was very sensitive and could feel the pain of his little brother. He was a loving brother so, he decided to take Kunwar to the hospital at Kalaghat. He was quite brave. He carried Kunwar on his back in a sling made from his mother’s sari and covered 80 km of muddy track through a dense jungle criss-crossed with streams and infested with tigers, bears and tuskers. He was God-fearing also. When he encountered a herd of elephants, he was constantly praying to get out of this difficult situation.
Question 14: Describe Sher Singh’s father.
Answer: Sher Singh’s father, Sher Singh Bahadur was a famous, brave hunter, who lived in Laldwani village, grazing his animals, cultivating his bit of land. He also acted as a guide for the expeditions in the jungle. While pulling his comrade away from a tiger, he got a big scar all along his skull, back and shoulder. The tiger had torn his flesh with its claws. The title ‘Bahadur’ was added to his name like a medal because of his bravery.
So, these were Journey By Night Questions & Answers.