Short Questions
1. Who bought Toto and for how much?
Answer: Grandfather bought Toto for five rupees.
2. From whom did Grandfather buy Toto?
Answer: He bought Toto from a tonga-driver.
3.What kind of animal was Toto?
Answer: Toto was a little red monkey.
4.Why did Grandfather buy Toto?
Answer: He felt sorry for the monkey and wanted him in his private zoo.
5.Where did Grandfather and the narrator first keep Toto?
Answer: They kept him in a little closet in the narrator’s room.
6.What damage did Toto cause in the closet?
Answer: He tore the wallpaper and the school blazer.
7.Where was Toto kept after the closet incident?
Answer: He was kept in a big cage in the servants’ quarters.
8.Why did Grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur?
Answer: Because he was going there to collect his pension.
9.How did Toto travel to Saharanpur?
Answer: He was kept inside a black canvas bag.
10.What did the ticket-collector call Toto?
Answer: He called Toto a dog.
11.How much fare did Grandfather pay for Toto?
Answer: He paid three rupees.
12.Who was Toto’s companion in the stable?
Answer: The family donkey, Nana.
13.What happened when Toto was given a bowl of warm water?
Answer: He took a proper bath like a human.
14.How did Toto almost boil himself alive?
Answer: He sat inside a kettle of boiling water.
15.What did Grandfather finally do with Toto?
Answer: He sold Toto back to the tonga-driver for three rupees.
Long Questions
1. Describe Toto’s appearance.
Answer: Toto was a pretty monkey with bright eyes, white teeth, quick fingers, and a long tail which he used like a third hand.
2.Why was Toto kept a secret from Grandmother at first?
Answer: Grandmother didn’t like new pets, so Grandfather wanted to wait until she was in a good mood.
3.What mischief did Toto do in the narrator’s room?
Answer: He tore the wallpaper, broke the peg, and shredded the school blazer.
4.Why did the ticket-collector call Toto a dog?
Answer: He thought all animals should be charged as dogs, so he made Grandfather pay for Toto.
5.How did Toto behave with the donkey Nana?
Answer: He bit Nana’s ears on the first night, so they never became friends.
6.How did Toto take a bath?
Answer: He tested the water, stepped in slowly, rubbed himself with soap, and ran to the fire to dry himself.
7.What shows that Toto was very mischievous?
Answer: He tore clothes, broke dishes, threw water, and spoiled everything he touched.
8.Describe the incident of Toto and the pullao.
Answer: He ate rice from a dish, threw plates at people, and ran to a tree with the dish to eat alone.
9.Why did Grandfather finally decide to sell Toto?
Answer: Toto caused too much trouble and damaged things, so they couldn’t afford to keep him.
10.What lesson does the story teach?
Answer: It teaches that wild animals are not suitable as pets and can cause problems in a household.
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