War

Question: 1 – Why was the ‘bulky woman’ so full of grief? (or) What troubled the bulky woman in the story ‘War’?

Answer: The bulky woman was full of grief because her only son was being sent on the war front.

Question: 2 – What does one of the passengers say about ‘paternal love’? Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Answer: One of the passengers says, “Paternal love is not like bread that can be broken into pieces and divided among the children in equal shares.

                  Yes I agree with this statement because parents give all love to each of their children without discriminations.

Question: 3 – Why does the fat woman not find any consolation in the arguments of other passengers?

Answer: None of them tells her how she should reconcile herself to the situation she was in. therefore she does not find any consolation in their arguments.

Question: 4 – What prompt the fat woman to ask the silly, incongruous questions? It the question really so?

Answer: Her own grief prompts the fat woman to ask the silly, incongruous questions. Yes the question is really so.

Question: 5 – What is the effect of her question on the red faced man?

Answer: Just hearing the question the man had realised that his son was no more and had gone forever. His face shrank. It became distorted. He, who had spoken so bravely to his son’s death, broke into heart rending sobs.

Question: 6 – What were the passengers discussing in a second class carriage as shown is the story ‘War’? Why were they sad?

Answer: The five passengers in a second class carriage were discussing about going their sons to the front in the war. They were sad because they were in the same plight.

Question: 7 – Why did the husband of the bulky woman thank the passengers after boarding the second class carriage in the story ‘War’?

Answer: The husband of the bulky woman thanked the passengers for helping his wife and making room for her.

Question: 8 – What was fat man’s view about war and country?

Answer: The fat man said that country is a natural necessity, like bread. Somebody must go to defend it.