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Complete the cause and effect table given below based on Part I of the story.
Book-style numbering: row numbers are normal digits; blanks are marked with small Roman numerals.
| Row | Cause | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i) ______________________________ | The morning papers arrived late in the day and weekly magazines would come one day late. |
| 2. | The grandmother, Krishtakka, never went to school. | (ii) ______________________________ |
| 3. | (iii) ______________________________ | She was deeply interested in the story and discussed it with her friends. |
| 4. | The narrator went to a wedding for a week. | (iv) ______________________________ |
| 5. | (v) ______________________________ | The grandmother never went to school. |
| 6. | The grandmother regretted not going to school. | (vi) ______________________________ |
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| Row | Cause | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (i) The transport system was not very good. | The morning papers arrived late in the day and weekly magazines would come one day late. |
| 2. | The grandmother, Krishtakka, never went to school. | (ii) She could not read the magazine herself. The narrator had to read each episode of Kashi Yatre to her. |
| 3. | (iii) Avva identified herself with the novel's protagonist because both had never gone to Kashi. | She was deeply interested in the story and discussed it with her friends. |
| 4. | The narrator went to a wedding for a week. | (iv) Avva could not read the new episode and felt helpless, dependent and embarrassed. |
| 5. | (v) In those days, people did not consider education essential for girls. Avva lost her mother young and was married early. | The grandmother never went to school. |
| 6. | The grandmother regretted not going to school. | (vi) She made sure that her children and grandchildren studied well. |
II. Do you think the narrator expected to see her grandmother in tears when she returned to the village? If yes, why? If no, why not?
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No. The narrator did not expect it. She says that she had never seen her grandmother cry even in the most difficult situations. This shows that Avva was usually strong and composed, so her tears surprised and worried the narrator.
III. How might the narrator help her grandmother to fulfil her desire to learn to read and write?
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The narrator could teach Avva the Kannada alphabet step by step, give her daily reading and writing practice, use
Kashi Yatre
as reading material and encourage her patiently. This would help Avva move from dependence to independent reading.
