Class 10 Eng. NCERT CBSE Bholi Question and answer Theme, summary, character

Ch -9 Bholi by K.A.Abba              

Message -

The message we get from the chapter 'Bholi' is that we should be educated to grow wiser and become self-confident as education is the third  eye a man.

 We should learn to face all the problems of life with courage and confidence. The chapter Bholi  teaches us that we should not discriminate a person on the basis of his appearance and disabilities. Rather than encouraging and motivating to overcome their weaknesses.

Summary 

This story is about a girl, Bholi, whose real name was Sulekha. She suffered from some brain-damage and thus used to stammer. Moreover, she suffered from the disease of small-pox which left pock-marks on her face. This made her look ugly. Thus, due to her dullness and ugly face, people made fun of her. Also, people called her Bholi as she remained a backward child. Ramlal had seven children- three sons and four daughters. Bholi was the youngest of all daughters. All others were healthy and strong except Bholi. They would also worry about her marriage. One day, Tehsildar Sahib came to perform the opening ceremony of a primary school opened in the village. He asked Remlal to send her daughter to school. However, Bholi's mother was not in support of sending her school. Yet, she agreed.

At first, Bholi was frightened to hear about school. However, when she was properly cared for, given good clothes and other things, she began to believe that she was being taken to a better place than her home. She was happy to see girls of her age. She wanted to make one of them her friends. However, when the teacher asked her name, she stammered and all the girls laughed. This discouraged her badly. She started crying. But the teacher was hearted woman. She encouraged her to speak. Moreover, she told her the could overcome her stammering completely if she came to school daily. This aroused a sign of hope and new life in Bholi.

Bholi refused to marry Bishamber because after seeing her pock-marked face, he demanded five thousand from her father to marry her. Bholi did not want to marry a greedy, mean and contemptible coward for a husband and therefore calls off the wedding.

No, if Bholi would have been uneducated, she would have never been able to refuse to marry Bishamber. Her education was the only reason behind her confidence and strength that made her resolute and repulsive to take a stand for herself.

Questions and answers 

Q1.Why is Bholi's father worried about her? 

Ans. Bholi's father was worried about her as she had neither good looks like her sisters nor intelligence. He did not know how he would find a suitable groom for her.

Q2. For what unusual reasons is Bholi sent to school?

Ans. Bholi was sent to school because according to her parents, there was little chance of her getting married, with her ugly face and lack of sense.

Q3. Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?

Ans. Yes, Bholi enjoys her first day at school. Initially, Bholi was afraid of school because she had no idea what it was. However, soon she was glad to find so many girls almost of her own age present there. She hoped that one of these girls might become her friend.

Q4. Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?

Ans. Yes, Bholi found her teacher different from the people at home as the teacher was kind and compassionate towards her and instead of mocking her, she spoke to Bholi very politely. This touched Bholi's heart. 

Q5. Why do Bholi's parents accept Bishamber's marriage proposal?

Ans. Bholi's parents accept Bishamber's marriage proposal because he was a rich man from another village who did not know about Bholi's drawbacks, and he had also not demanded dowry. Bholi's parents thought he was the most suitable match that could've come Bholi's way. If they didn't accept it, Bholi would remain unmarried for the rest of her life.

Q6. Why does the marriage not take place?

Ans. The marriage does not take place because the groom demanded dowry after taking a look at Bholi's face. Realizing that the man she was about to marry was a greedy, mean and despicable man, Bholi refuses to marry him and calls off the wedding.

Q7. Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

Ans. Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. She remembered how their old cow, Lakshmi, had been turned out of the house and sold. When she got a clean dress, bathed and oil was rubbed into her dry hair, only then she felt that she was going to a better place than her home.

Q8. How did Bholi's teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?

Ans. Bholi's teacher played an important role in changing the course of her life. She was polite and friendly, which touched Bholi's heart. She encouraged her every time and was affectionate towards her and told Bholi to put her fears of not being able to speak properly aside. The teacher transformed Bholi from a dumb cow into a confident person who could read, write and speak clearly.

Q9. Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?

Ans. Bholi at first agreed to an unequal match because it made her parents happy that the groom was a well-to-do man who owned a big shop, had a house of his own and had several thousand in the bank. Moreover, he was not asking for any dowry. Bholi also heard her mother saying that he didn't know about her pock marks and her lack of sense 

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