MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD

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GIVE SHORT ANSWER OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION.

a) What was Zitkala-Sa's idea regarding short shingled hair ?
= According to Zitkala-Sa among their people, short hair was worn by mourners, and shingled hair by cowards. Her mother taught her that only unskilled warriors who were captured had their hair shingled by the enemy.

b) How did Zitkala-Sa try to hide herself from others in the school ? Did she succeed ?
= When Zitkala-Sa heard that her hair was going to be chopped, she crept up the stairs when no one was noticing her. She quietly went into a room where the windows were covered with dark colour curtains. Then she crawled under a bed and huddled herself in the dark corner to hide herself from others. No, she did not succeed, she was caught by other girls.

c) What was Zitkala-Sa's immediate reaction to the cutting of her hair ?
= For Zitkala Sa cutting of hair was symbol of torture, oppression and humiliation. When her long hair was cut, she felt anguish and pained. She thought that she was a wooden puppet who had been tossed about in the air. She felt like one of many little animals driven by a herder.

d) What was the advice that Annan gave to her sister Bama ? Did she follow it ?
=Annan told Bama that they belong to a lower caste and that is why they were stripped of all honour, dignity and respect. He told her that the only way to get all this back was to study hard and make progress. He made her out that education was the key to succeed in life.

           Yes, she followed it. She took his advice very seriously and excelled in academics to stand first in her class.

e) When did Bama experience untouchability ?
= When Bama was in the third class, one day on her way back home from her school she saw an elder man carrying a small packet of Vadai or green banana bhaji. He was holding the packet by its string without touching it. At first she found it very funny but was shocked to know from her brother why the packet was carried in such a manner.

f) What is common between Zitkala- Sa and Bama ?
= Both Zitkala - Sa and Bama had experienced discrimination in their childhood. Zitkala - Sa had been a sufferer of oppression at the hands of the white in her hostel. On the other hand Bama felt and experienced untouchability when she was a student of class three.

g) What did Annan say about his community to the narrator ?

h) What were the inspiring words of Bama's elder brother ?

i) Which words of Bama's bother made a deep impression on her ?

j) What made Bama shrieked with laughter ?

k) How did the waiter cool the coffee ?

l) Which food items were available on the street ?

m) Cite the reason why Bama's elder brother was not delighted when she told the story to him ?

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