Unit
-09
A ROSE FOR THE PRINCESS
Comprehension:
1) Answer the following in a word or a
sentence each.
1) Who was the rose a gift for?
Ans: Princess Jahanara was the rose a gift
for.
2) Why does the princess gift silk to
Maqbool?
Ans: The princess gifted silk to Maqbool
because she was very pleased with the rose which he sent to her.
3) What is the reward Maqbool receives from
the princess for taking her out?
Ans: The rose gardens of the Qila to tend for
the rest of his life was the reward Maqbool received from the princess for
taking her out.
4) What is the request that the princess
makes to Maqbool?
Ans: Maqbool had to send the prasad to her
whenever he visited to the mandir.
2) Answer the following in 2-3 sentences each:
a) Dilruba tells Maqbool that she belongs to
his family. Why does she say this?
Ans: Maqbool had named roses of the garden
and one of rose name was Dilruba. So, she told him that she belonged to his
family.
b) What is the condition Maqbool lays down
before he agrees to take Panna out with him?
Ans: Panna should not ask Maqbool to buy
bangles or attar when he took her out.
c) What explanation does Panna give to
explain her statement, “But then the roads were emptied for us.” What is the actual
explanation?
Ans: The actual explanation was that the roads were emptied when the Princess
Jahanara made a visit there and she accompanied her and the roads were emptied.
d) What punishment does the Commander give
Maqbool? Why?
Ans: Maqbool was punished because he had taken princess Jahanara to
bustling streets of Agra. Commander had punished Maqbool to send him off to
work at Akbar Badshah’s tomb at Sikandra.
Match
these words with their meaning.
a) Tended – took care of
b) Dazed – lost in thoughts
c) Scrambled – moved quickly
d) Devastated – extremely shocked or sad
e) Abducted – took away forcibly
