LOST SPRING
Stories of Stolen Childhood
H.S. EXAM. QUESTION
A. Very short type questions: Mark: 1
1. What is “Lost Spring’ about? [HS ’12,’14]
2.Who is the author of “Lost Spring”? [HS ’12,’15]
3.What does Mukesh want to be? [HS ’13]
4. Where was the original home of Saheb’s family? [HS ’13]
5. What does the author of “Lost Spring” find Saheb doing every morning? [HS ’14, ’15]
6. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? [HS ’16]
7. Where has Saheb come from? [HS ’16]
8. What does the ‘garbage’ mean for the elders of Seemapuri? [HS ’17]
9. Where does Mukesh live? [HS ’17]
10. Why have Saheb and his family migrated to Seemapuri? [HS’18]
B. Short type questions: Marks: 2/3
1. Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? Why? [HS ’12, ’14]
2. What is the significance of bangles in an In- dian Society? [HS ’12,’17]
3. ‘Garbage to them is gold’. Why does the au- thor say so about the ragpickers? [HS ’13]
4. What is the irony inherent in Saheb’s full name? [HS ’13, ’16]
5. What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come
from?
[HS ’14]
What explanation does the author of ‘Lost Spring’ offer for the children not wearing
footwear? What is Firozabad famous for and why? [HS ’15] Why do the young inhabitants of Firozabad 7. 8.
[HS ’15]
end up losing their eye- sight?
[HS’ 16]
9. What are the two different worlds in Firozabad? 10. What was the promise made by Anees Jung to
Saheb?
[HS’ 18]
C. Essay Type Questions: Marks: 5
1. Describe the miserable plight of the people of Firozabad. [HS ’12, ’14,’15,’17]
2. Describe the bangle makers of Firozabad. How does the vicious circle of the Sahukars, the middlemen never allow them to come out of their poverty? [HS ’18]
Type: Himashree Bora.