The Lost Spring by Annes Jung - 3

Comprehension Questions

"I want to drive a car"

1. How is Mukesh different from Saheb?
2. What is Firozabad known for?
3. Why is his dream like a mirage?
4. What is Mukesh's family engaged in?
5. Under what conditions do the children work in the glass-blowing industry in Firozabad?
6. What is the law they are ignorant of ?
7. What can happen if the law against child labour is implemented in Firozabad?
8. What primeval living conditions were witnessed by the narrator as she was led to Mukesh's house?
9. What responsibilities are carried out by the wife of Mukesh's elder brother?
10. What was pitiable about her role in the family?
11. Why does she withdraw as Mukesh's father enters the house?
12. What different jobs were  performed by Mukesh's father to support his family?
13. What are his failures and successes? What do we understand about him from them?
14. What, according to Mukesh's grandmother,  is responsible for the state of their family? What does her belief reflect?
15. How are the lives of the bangle makers  a complete contrast to the bangles they make?
16. Why do children in the bangle making families lose their eye sight early?