Chapter-6
The Artist
-Shiga
Naoya
“The
Artist” is written by Shiga Naoya he was a Japanese writer. In this story he
tried to unfurl before us how the people of today damage the talent of their
son or daughter. In this story there is a boy whose name is Seibei and he was
of 12 years old even he was reading in primary school only. Actually this boy
was interested in gourds. After his school, instead of playing with other
children he used to go to the market in search of gourds. In the evening he
used to sit cross legged in the corner to living room and work with the new
gourds. He used to bore first a neat hole in the top of the gourd and extracted
the seeds after that he filled up with the liquid of tea leaves to rid of the
bad smell. In the next morning he wound the skin of the gourds thoroughly damp
because of the night treatment. He used to polish the gourds carefully and hang
in the sun light to dry. This was his daily work. One day he saw a 5 inch gourd
which an old lady was selling. He went to the lady and bought that 5 inch gourd
in ten yen. He did same thing with gourd also because of this gourd he was very
happy. One day he took that 5 inch gourd along to the school and started
polishing it under his desk in class time, one of the teacher saw him polishing
in class time. The teacher became very angry and told him, you are an idiot and
told there is no future for a boy like you. The teacher not only seized his
gourd but also he went to Seibei home to complain when father knew about this
he became very angry and scolded Seibei very badly and told not do this again
in the future. Next morning the teacher handed over that gourd to the porter as
to clean the room. Porter took it to the home. One day porter was in need of
money so he took that gourd to the Curio dealer and sold him for 50 yen. Later
curio dealer sold to wealthy man for 600 yen.
Objective
Questions & Answers
1. “The Artist”
is written by……………
a)Dr. Zakir Hussain
b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Shiga Naoya
d)H.E. Bates
2. Shiga Naoya
was born in……………………….
a)1883
b)1892
c)1572
d)1990
3. Shiga Naoya
died in………………………………
a)1971
b)1920
c)1970
d)2000
4. Shiga Naoya
is famous for …………………….
a)Novel
b)essay
c)short story
d)drama
5. Shiga Naoya
is writer of…………………century.
a)21th
b)20th
c)19th
d)17th
6. Shiga Naoya
is a……………….writer.
a)Japaness
b)Korean
c)Nepali
d)Indian
7. “The Artist”
is…………………..
a)a play
b)an essay
c) a drama
d) a short story
8. ………………is a
short story.
a)India Through a Traveller’s Eyes
b) The Artist
c)A marriage Proposal
d)Indian Civilization and Culture
9. Seibei’s
hobby of collecting………
a)seeds
b)gourds
c)toys
d)mangoes
10. Seibei’s
hobby of collecting gourds made his teacher…………………
a)proud
b)laughed
c)surprised
d)angry
11. Seibei’s
parents knew that he often went out to buy……………
a)potatoes
b)marbles
c)gourds
d)toys
12. To my mind,
injustice was done to………………
a)Kalki
b)Rezei
c)Seibei
d)Gosai
13. One must
admire the inherent qualities present in the…………
a)children
b)adult
c)old
d)young
14. Seibei lived
in a …………. Town.
a)central
b)posh
c)remote
d)harbor
15. Seibei reads
at……………..school.
a)Primary
b)Convent School
c)Private
d)Government
16. ………………….bawled
at Seibei.
a)His uncle
b)His mother
c)His aunt
d)His father
17. Seibei’s
father worked at……. Shop.
a) grocery
b)carpenter’s
c)plumbers
d)goldsmith’s
18. “You are an
idiot!” ……………. Shouted.
a)the teacher
b)his father
c)the officer
d)his mother
19. The price of
the five inches gourd is …………
a)ten yen
b)five yen
c)nine yen
d)eleven yen
20. ………………. Was
selling five inches gourd.
a)an old man
b)an old lady
c)a boy
d)a girl
21. The teacher
became very……………….with Seibei for
neglecting his studies.
a)angry
b)friendly
c)sad
d)happy
22. One day was
caught red handed by his …………………….. teacher.
a)Ethics
b)Chemistry
c)Hindi
d)English
23. Seibei
bought a………….inch gourd from an old woman.
a)2
b)3
c)4
d)5
24. Seibei was
interested in………………
a)gourds
b)tomatoes
c)potatoes
d)brinjal
25. The curio
dealer paid…………..
a)5
b)20
c)30
d)50
26. Seibei was a
…………………. Japanese boy.
a)10 years
b)12 years
c) 15 years
d) 5 years
27. The teacher
gave Seibei’s confiscated gourd to an old……………
a)porter
b)professor
c)shopkeeper
28. Seibei was
fond of…………………
a)toy
b)gourd
c)art
d)none
29. Seibei is
the character of……………..
a)a pinch of snuff
b)the earth
c)the artist
d)none
30. Seibei
father wanted his son to be a…………..
a)learned person
b)politician
c)farmer
d)none
Short
Answer Questions
1.
Where did Seibi live?
Ans. Seibi lived in a Harbour town.
2.
Which type of gourd did Seibi like?
Ans. Seibei liked those gourds which where symmetrical in shape.
3.
Why did Seibei’s father shout at him?
Ans. Seibei’s father shouted at him when he spoke critically of the gourd that was displayed at the agricultural show
last spring. His father thought that his view did not reflect sense or
discrimination.
4.
Did Seibei’ s father like his hobby?
Ans. No’ Seibei’s father did not like his hobby of collecting gourds at all.
5.
How much did the curio-dealer pay for the confiscated gourd?
Ans. The
dealer paid Fifty Yen for the gourd.
6.
What did Seibei do after he was forced to give up collecting gourds?
Ans. Seibei started painting after he gave up collecting gourds
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