Bholi

Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?

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

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

Why does the marriage not take place?

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

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

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

Bholi's real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. But only in the last but one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at that point in the story?

Do you think the characters in the story were speaking to each other in English? If not, in which language were they speaking? (You can get clues from the names of the persons and the non-English words used in the story.)