Short Questions
1. What was the purpose of Anand’s burglar alarm?
Answer: It was meant to detect thieves by triggering a clanging sound and dropping a water bag on them.
2. Why was Anita angry with Anand when he misled Boppa?
Answer: She was angry because Anand directed Boppa to his room, which could anger the thief further.
3. What happened to Boppa after he entered Anand’s room?
Answer: He disappeared, leaving only his green scarf near the time machine.
4. How did Anand’s parents react to his time machine idea?
Answer: They were skeptical and forbade him from testing it until they returned.
5. What prompted Anand to create a time machine?
Answer: He was inspired by the film Back to the Future.
6. Why did Papa get wet at the beginning of the story?
Answer: He triggered Anand’s burglar alarm, which dropped a water bag on him.
7. What was Anita’s role in Anand’s inventions?
Answer: She was reluctantly involved but preferred to avoid trouble.
8. How did the neighbors help Anita and Anand?
Answer: They rushed to the house after hearing their shouts and unlocked the door.
9. What did Anand claim happened to Boppa?
Answer: He claimed Boppa was transported through his time machine.
10. Why was Anand’s time machine dismantled?
Answer: Papa thought it was unsafe and possibly suspected it worked.
Long Questions
1. How did Anand’s personality contribute to his inventions, and what challenges did it create for his family?
Answer: Anand’s creative and experimental personality drove him to tinker with gadgets and invent devices like the burglar alarm and time machine, making him feel like a scientist. However, his inventions often malfunctioned, causing chaos, such as soaking Papa or alarming the household, which frustrated his family and led to skepticism about his ideas.
2. Why did Anita doubt Anand’s burglar alarm, and how did her doubts prove correct?
Answer: Anita was skeptical because she questioned how the alarm could distinguish a thief from others, especially since it relied on the door being opened gently. Her doubts were justified when Papa, who opened the door softly, triggered the alarm and got soaked, proving the invention’s flaw.
3. What role did the time machine play in the incident with Boppa, and how did it affect the outcome?
Answer: The time machine, activated accidentally by Boppa, produced strange noises and possibly caused his mysterious disappearance, as only his scarf remained. This led Anand to believe his invention worked, though it alarmed the household and left the neighbors puzzled, unable to find Boppa.
4. How did Anand’s behavior during his ‘inventing binges’ affect the household, and what measures did his parents take?
Answer: Anand’s frantic inventing, involving hammering, sawing, and dismantling household gadgets, created noise and chaos, transforming his room into a workshop. His parents, frustrated, locked his toolbox and monitored appliances, while Ma cautiously supported his creativity but set strict boundaries.
5. Why did Mr. Sharma dismiss Anand’s claim about the time machine, and how did this reflect the general perception of Anand’s inventions?
Answer: Mr. Sharma dismissed Anand’s claim as imaginative because the idea of a time machine seemed far-fetched, and no evidence confirmed Boppa’s disappearance via the machine. This reflected the broader skepticism from family and neighbors, who saw Anand’s inventions as impractical and troublesome despite his enthusiasm.
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