Solution of Chapter 7. Glory at Twilight (NCERT - English Woven Words Book)

Chapter Exercises

Understanding the text

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Give reasons for the following

Satyajit attending the village wedding.

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Give reasons for the following

Satyajit’s recollection of the forgerer when he was on the train.

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Give reasons for the following

Srinath and his family members’ eager expectation of Satyajit’s arrival.

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Give reasons for the following

Srinath’s disappointment with Satyajit.

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Give reasons for the following

Satyajit’s feeling that he was an impostor.

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Give reasons for the following

Satyajit not disclosing his present financial status to his uncle.

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2

Describe the cycle of events in Satyajit’s life that brought him back to where he began.

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Talking about the text

1

Discuss in pairs

It is difficult to adjust to a fall from glory.

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2

Discuss in pairs

‘Failure had a tempo faster than success.’

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3

Discuss in pairs

Satyajit should have revealed his predicament to his uncle.

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4

Discuss in pairs

The author’s comment on crime and punishment.

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Appreciation

1

How is Satyajit’s financial crash introduced to the reader?

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2

Comment on the way in which the story is narrated from Satyajit’s perspective.

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3

How has the author used the episode of the bank theft to comment on Satyajit’s success in his career?

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4

How do these lines capture the essence of the story: ‘Glory was all overlaid with dark shame. Glory was dead.’ ‘… let him be wrapped a while in the lingering twilight splendor of departed glory’.

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