The Boy with a Catapult : Question-Answers

 

1.      What kind of a boy was Bodh Raj? Pick out words from the text that describe him.

Ans: Bodh Raj was the oddest boy in the school. He was callous. He would catch a wasp with his bare fingers, pull out its sting, tie a thread around it and fly it like a kite. He was vindictive and took pleasure in hurting others. Everyone was afraid of him. If Bodh Raj quarrelled with anyone, he would charge at him head-on like a bull or viciously kick and bite him.

2.      Why did the narrator’s new home appeal to Bodh Raj?

Ans: The narrator’s new home appealed to Bodh Raj because he found it a good hunting ground.

3.      Why did the narrator’s mother tolerate his friendship with Bodh Raj?

Ans: The narrator’s mother tolerated his friendship with Bodh Raj because she realised the narrator was lonely and needed company.

4.      Why was the narrator afraid of taking Bodh Raj to the storeroom in his new house? Did his fears come true?

Ans: The narrator was afraid to take Bodh Raj to the storeroom in his new house because he thought that he might kill the birds. No, his fears did not come true.

5.      What change did the narrator notice in Bodh Raj while the latter was hunting the mynah chicks?

Ans: The narrator noticed a change of heart in Bodh Raj. Instead of harming the mynah chicks, he saved their lives from the kite.

6.      How did Bodh Raj save the mynah chicks?

Ans: Bodh Raj saved the Mynah chicks by continuously distracting the kite by aiming at it with his catapult. He then asked the narrator to do the same, while he arranged a table and a broken chair, stood on it brought the nest down and placed it safely in the garage, where the kite could not enter.