in the midst of hardship quiz
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IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP
-QUIZ-
Describe the physical condition of ‘they’ when they returned home
at daybreakTheir limbs are full of scratches and
their legs covered with wounds
In your opinion what had hurt their limbs?
Chips of tree bark
Name two things that were found in the flood water
1. Bloated carcasses2. Chips of tree bark
How long did they take to look for the albino buffalo?
One whole day and night
What was the physical condition of the people who returned home
at dawn?They have scratches and wounds on their body/ They were wet/
their clothes were torn
Explain the phrase ‘soaky clothes torn’.
Their clothes were wet and torn
Name one possible message in the poem.
Being thankful/ Face hardship patiently/ life is full of
challenges/ etc
How did ‘they’ relax after a hard day’s work?
They role their cigarette leaves and joke with one another
Explain in your own words, why it is important to stay optimistic.
So that we won’t get easily frustrated when facing
challenges / etc
At what time of the day did the family returned home?
At dawn/ early in the morning
Which line in stanza 1 tell you that the family accept hardship calmly?
There was not a sign of despair
Explain the phrase they had to brave the horrendous flood.
The flood victim had to walk / go through the terrible flood
What was the family looking for in the flood water?
They were looking for their son’s albino buffalo
In your opinion, why did the family not complain about the
hardships that they had to face?
Any logical answer
Where is the setting of the poem?
In the village/ countryside
In your opinion, why did the family go toward the stove as soon as they returned home?
They wanted to dry their wet clothes
Why do you think they brave the floods to look for the albino
buffalo?Because it’s their son’s prized
possession / any logical answer
How did the family unwind after a hard day’s work?
They smoke cigarettes/ make some jokes
Why had they been away from home ‘the whole day and night’?
They were looking for their son’s albino buffalo
How do we know the flood was terrible?
There were bloated carcasses and tiny tree barks floating
What had made them strong?
They had faced this kind of hardships many times before so
it made them strong
Why do you think they were making jokes?
They wanted to unwind after a long search for the albino
buffalo/ any logical answer
Briefly explain how they managed to cope with disappointment.
They were used to this kind of hardship and this made them strong
and not easily disappointed
Was their son important to them?
Yes, because they went through the terrible flood to look for
their son’s lost buffalo
Which phrase in the poem shows that lives were lost in the flood?
Bloated carcasses
Which line tells you they were not rich people?
Rolling their cigarette leaves/ desperately looking for their
son’s albino buffalo
What was their response to their hardship?
They did not complain but faced it with patience
What was their disappointment that they had to cope in this
poem?They had to face hardship many times in their life but still they
did not complain
In stanza 1, to whom does the word ‘they’ specifically refer to?
The villagers/ the parents of the boy/ the husband and wife
Briefly describe how the people are suffering while out in the rain
They are out in the heavy rain/ their limbs are scratched and
wounded
Why do the people approach the stove?
They are wet and cold and would like to get warm and dry
What does the last line of stanza 1 tell you about the people?
In spite of the hardship, they are not sad. This shows they are
strong and do not lose hope easily
Which word / phrase in the 2nd stanza suggests that the search for the albino buffalo is unsuccessful ?
was never found
How long were the people in the rain?
The whole day and night
What do you think is the people’s attitude towards life?
They accept hard times as natural occurrences in life / any
logical answer
When faced with hard times, do you face it the same way as the
family in the poem? Why?
a) Yes/ Nob) Give any logical reasons
What is your own attitude towards facing life challenges?
Any logical answer
Why were the people in the rain?
They were looking for their son’s albino buffalo
How do you know that the couple had a difficult time looking for the
albino buffalo?They had to go through the flood
water with carcasses and tree bark chips floating all around them
What do you think probably happened to the albino buffalo?
Drowned/ got lost
If you were the parent of the boy, would you go out in the floods to look
for your son’s albino buffalo? Why?
Yes/ No with logical reason
What is the hardship the people had to face?
They are having a hard time struggling and getting drenched in the rain looking for the lost buffalo
What sentence tells you that they are used to this hardship and do
not consider it a problem?
Not a sign of despair/ without a sigh or complaint
Do you think it is strange for the boy to love the albino buffalo?
Yes/ No with logical reasons
Describe in one sentence about a man’s relationship with nature as
shown in the poem?Nature can be merciless and the
man is helpless against the power of nature/ other logical reason