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  When I came back to my village, I saw my grandmother in tears. I was surprised, for I had never seen her cry even in the most difficult situations. (i) Identify the speaker. (ii) Identify 'her' in these lines. (iii) Why did she cry? or (i) Who is '!' in the above extract? Where did she/he return from? (ii) Why was the grandmother in tears? (iii) What does the last line of the extract tell you about the grandmother's character? or (i) Where had the narrator gone? (ii) Why was the narrator's grandmother in tears? (iii) How did the narrator help the grandmother later?            

Answer:

                  (i) The speaker refers to Sudha Murty, the author. (ii) 'Her' refers to the author's grandmother. (iii) She cried at her helplessness of not being able to read her favourite novel. or (i) 'I' refers to the narrator. She returned from a neighbouring village, where she had gone to attend a marriage. (ii) She cried at her helplessness of not being able to read her favourite novel. (iii) It shows that the grandmother was very strong in character. or (i) The narrator had gone to the neighbouring village. (ii) She cried at her helplessness of being not able to read her favourite novel. (iii) The narrator helped her grandmother by teaching her the Kannada alphabet.