The Hack Driver
1. Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made
her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?
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2. How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the
course of her life?
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3. Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she
later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?
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4. 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?
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5. Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you
think girl children are not treated at par with
boys? You are aware that the government has
introduced a scheme to save the girl child as
the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child.
Read about the scheme and design a poster
in groups of four and display on the school
notice board.
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1. Bholi’s teacher helped her overcome social barriers by encouraging
and motivating her. How do you think you can contribute towards
changing the social attitudes illustrated in this story?
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2. Should girls be aware of their rights, and assert them? Should girls
and boys have the same rights, duties and privileges? What are
some of the ways in which society treats them differently? When we
speak of ‘human rights’, do we differentiate between girls’ rights
and boys’ rights?
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3. 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 nonEnglish words used in the story.)
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• ‘The Brass Gong’ by Qazi Abdul Sattar
• ‘Old Man at the Bridge’ by Earnest Hemingway
• ‘Gandhiji the Teacher’ by Rajkumari Amrit Kaur
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Questions Type By: Himashree Bora.
