Where did Ruskin Bond and his family live?
Dehradun
Why did the train suddenly halt and what did they find inside the engine?
The snake had curled itself around the engine driver's legs. Grandfather took the snake and dumped it in Rusky's arms.
The parrot could_________________ both the guard's whistle and the whistle of the train.
imitate
The python made appearances in the most unexpected places. True / False
True
Rusky took the basket full of Guavas (with the snake in it) to give to__________________.
Major Malik
Where was Aunt Ruby coming from?
Lucknow
Where did Grandfather retire from?
The Indian Railways
What was the name of the parrot?
Popeye
The parrot was fed_______________ during the train journey.
green chillies
A dozen passengers were bunched together outside the_______________ of the train.
washroom
Grandmother was happy to have the python in the house. True / False
False
Major Malik came charging out of the house with a____________________.
double-barrelled shotgun
After it had escaped from the washroom, the snake had curled itself around the legs of the______________________.
engine driver
On the train, Rusky found the snake in the____________________ when he opened it.
picnic hamper / cane box
How did the engine driver react when he found the python curled around his legs?
He was too frightened to move. When grandfather removed the snake, the driver sank down to the floor, pale and shaking with fear.
What did Aunt Ruby do for a living?
She was a school teacher.
Which figure of speech is used in this sentence? "...lulled to sleep by the clackety-clack of the wheels and the steady puffing of the steam-engine."
Onomatopoeia
Grandfather made his days by keeping_____________ pets.
unusual
Aunt Ruby could not tolerate the monkey making faces at her and the parrot shrieking at her loudly. True / False
False
Who had eaten all the food in the picnic hamper?
the python
Grandfather was very popular in Dehra. True / False
True
What happened a little after midnight on the train?
A passenger had found the snake in the washroom. Grandfather investigated and said that it had escaped through the ventilator.
‘I knew you’d do something foolish behind my back.’ Who said this line to whom?
Grandmother to Grandfather
Where did Grandfather buy the snake from?
The bazaar / Snake charmer
Where did Aunt Ruby first spot the snake?
in the Guava tree
Where did the Grandmother tell Grandfather and Rusky to put the snake at first?
in the bathroom
Where was the narrator and his family going, and why couldn't they take any unusual pets with them?
Rusky and his grandparents were going to Lucknow by train to visit Aunt Ruby. So they couldn't take any monkeys, pythons or unusual pets with them.
The family was travelling to Lucknow to visit_______________________.
Aunt Ruby
The python was found one morning on the___________ gazing at its own reflection in the mirror.
dressing table
How much did Grandfather pay for the snake?
Twenty rupees
What kind of snake did Grandfather and Rusky bring home?
a Python
Ruskin Bond is an Indian author of British descent. True / False
True
What other pets did the family keep?
a monkey and a parrot
What had happened to the man who sold the python to Grandfather?
He had returned to his village in the jungle to look for another python for Grandfather.
When Rusky held the snake, it felt___________ and______________.
cold, slippery
Grandfather considered Aunt Ruby to be rather________________.
tiresome
Who drove the train to Lucknow since the driver was trembling in fear from the snake encounter?
Grandfather
Grandmother put the stuffed samosas, omelettes, and tandoori chicken in a_______________ to eat on the train journey.
picnic hamper
What was the name of the monkey?
Tutu