Chapter- 2 Daydreams
Question 1: Who are the main characters in the story?
Answer: A husband and wife.
Question 2: What did the husband dream of having?
Answer: He dreamed of keeping cows.
Question 3: When did the husband decide to buy cows?
Answer: If he got some extra money from somewhere.
Question 4: What concern did the wife express about buying cows?
Answer: She said cows require a lot of work like feeding, walking, bathing, and milking.
Question 5: How many cows did the wife think were enough?
Answer: One cow would be enough.
Question 6: What did the husband say about buying more cows?
Answer: More cows would give them plenty of milk.
Question 7: How did the wife react to the idea of more milk?
Answer: She agreed and said they could have plenty of dahi, butter, and ghee.
Question 8: What did the wife plan to use to store milk and milk products?
Answer: She planned to use earthen pots.
Question 9: How many pots did she plan to use?
Answer: One for milk, one for dahi, one for butter, and one for ghee.
Question 10: What did the wife suggest doing with the extra milk?
Answer: She suggested sending it to her sister.
Question 11: How did the husband respond to sending milk to the sister?
Answer: He said they were going to sell it in the market.
Question 12: Who did the husband say would decide what happens to the milk?
Answer: He would decide.
Question 13: How did the wife react to the husband’s decision?
Answer: She insisted she would decide because she did all the hard work with the cows.
Question 14: What does the wife do for the cows?
Answer: She runs after them and takes care of them.
Question 15: What does the husband say about the wife sending milk to her sister?
Answer: He told her not a drop of it should go to her sister.
Question 16: How does the wife challenge her husband?
Answer: She says he cannot stop her from sending a pot of milk to her sister.
Question 17: What is the central theme of the story?
Answer: Daydreaming and imagining possibilities.
Question 18: What do the cows symbolize in the story?
Answer: Wealth, prosperity, and plenty of milk.
Question 19: What does the wife’s plan for milk, dahi, butter, and ghee show?
Answer: She is imaginative and enjoys planning ahead.
Question 20: How does the husband think about the cows?
Answer: He thinks practically about profit and selling the milk.
Question 21: How does the wife think about the cows?
Answer: She thinks about using the milk for family and enjoyment.
Question 22: Why does the wife mention sending milk to her sister?
Answer: She wants to share the fruits of her work.
Question 23: How does the story show a difference in priorities between husband and wife?
Answer: The husband focuses on selling for profit, while the wife focuses on sharing and enjoying the milk.
Question 24: What kind of work is involved in taking care of cows?
Answer: Feeding, walking, bathing, and milking.
Question 25: What is the husband’s attitude toward extra work?
Answer: He doesn’t mind the extra work if it brings more milk.
Question 26: How does imagination play a role in the story?
Answer: The wife imagines all the milk products and ways to use them.
Question 27: What does this story teach about dreaming versus practicality?
Answer: It shows the balance between imagination and realistic planning.
Question 28: What kind of daydream does the wife have?
Answer: She daydreams about having many cows and plenty of milk products.
Question 29: How does the story end in terms of conflict?
Answer: The wife and husband disagree about who should decide the milk’s use.
Question 30: What lesson can readers learn from this story?
Answer: Daydreams can be fun, but practical decisions may lead to conflicts.
Answer by Dimpee Bora
