Hi Everyone!! This article will share Waiting In Line At A Drugstore Questions & Answers.
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Waiting In Line At A Drugstore Questions & Answers
Question 1: Fill in the blanks:
1. The life changing event in the writer’s life happened while he was waiting in the queue to pick up food at a drugstore.
2. Any black who tried to protest against ill-treatment was severely punished and beaten up.
3. At first the writer felt a sense of badness because he was made to stand and wait just because he was black.
4. He began to wait for the next day because he wanted to read and complete his book at the drugstore.
5. The two major changes that took place right away when the young boy began to read were
(i) his waiting time became shorter
(ii) his order was handed over graciously, and with kindness and respect by the waitress.
Question 2: Complete the following:
(a) ‘My mind and attitudes were ready for the books yet to come’ means – All the reading I had done helped me to read more and even write books.
(b) The waitress began to treat him in a kind manner maybe because the sight of the boy reading every day made her respect him.
(c) ‘To have found one’s place in the world’ could mean finding out what one wants to do in life.
Question 3: Why do you think he gave up schooling in the first place?
Answer: He gave up schooling in the first because he was working as a messenger for the Owl Foto Studio.
Question 4: Why did the writer used to go to the drugstore?
Answer: The writer used to go to the drugstore each morning to pick up breakfast for the folks at the Owl Foto Studio. This was the part of his job.
Question 5: What was the strange thing that happened to the writer when he started reading books?
Answer: The strange thing that happened to the writer during this period was that his waiting time got shorter and his order was handed over with a sense of graciousness from the waitresses.
Question 6: What might have happened to him if he had not learnt to read and enter the world of books? What kind of jobs would he have had to take up?
Answer: He might have not learned to live a life happy with what he has and what he is and he might think about himself before reading books.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.