Chapter 3
Iswaran The Storyteller
1. Which art helped Iswaran to bring down the beast ?
a) wrestling
b) ju-jitsu
c) yoga
Ans: b) ju-jitsu
2. From where was Iswaran watching this incident
a) from the cupboard
b) from a tree
c) from the rooftop
Ans: c) from the rooftop
3. Why did the people run helter-skelter in panic ?
a) to see a giant
b) to see the mad elephant
c) none of these
Ans: b) to see the mad elephant
4. In Iswaran story from where the tusker escaped ?
a) timber yard
b) forest
c) circus
Ans: a) timber yard
5. What was the special feature of his stories ?
a) satire on system
b) tragic ending
c) suspense and a surprise ending
Ans: c) suspense and a surprise ending
6. Iswaran had an amazing capacity. What was it ?
a) produce vegetables and cooking ingredients
b) telling lies
c) cheat shopkeepers
Ans: a) produce vegetables and cooking ingredients
7. What was Mahindra’s marital status ?
a) widower
b) engaged and going to be married soon
c) bachelor
Ans: c) bachelor
8. Whom does Mahendra narrate the story of Iswaran.?
a) Ganesh
b) Iswaran
c) R.K. Laxman
Ans: a) Ganesh
9. Mahendra listened to Iswaran’s tales ………
a) unattentively.
b) We-uncritically.
c) uneasily.
Ans: b) We-uncritically.
10.What kind of books did Iswaran usually read ?
a) Some popular Tamil religious book.
b) Some popular Tamil love story.
c) Some popular Tamil thriller.
Ans: c) Some popular Tamil thriller.
11. What would Iswaran do after Mahendra had left ?
a) Wash the clothes.
b) Have a leisurely bath.
c) All the above.
Ans: c) All the above.
12. When would Mahendra leave for his work ?
a) Very early in the morning.
b) After breakfast.
c) After lunch.
Ans: b) After breakfast.
13. What kind of person was Iswaran?
a) dedicated, loyal and obedient worker
b) multitalented full of positive traits
c) all
Ans: c) all
14. What did Mahendra see from the window?
a) dark cloud like form holding a bundle
b) a mouse
c) a friend
Ans: a) dark cloud like form holding a bundle
15. whose story did iswaran tell mahendra
a) Mad lion’s
b) Mad elephant’s
c) Mad goats
Ans: b) Mad elephant’s
16. where did the elephant enter
a) Ground
b) Playground c) school ground
Ans: c) school ground
17. how did iswaran entertain mahendra
a) telling him stories just like a television
b) by scaring him like ghosts
c) by telling him jokes
Ans: a) telling him stories just like a television
18. What influenced Iswaran’s style of narration?
a) Tamil Thrillers
b) his father
c) his grandmothe
Ans: a) Tamil Thrillers
19. How did Iswaran describe the uprooted tree?
a) using hands and eyes dramatically
b) catching the attention
c) all
Ans: c) all
20. What did Iswaran often see at night at his workplace?
a) ghosts
b) elephants
c) strange birds
Ans: a) ghosts