TEXT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS:
1. What are the elders in Goa nostalgic about ?
Ans: The elders in Goa are nostalgic about those good old days during the Portuguese rule in Goa they tell them about the famous bread. They are nostalgic about how the bakers still exist in the old furnaces to bake the bread that theu love so much.
2. Is bread making still popular in Goa how do you know ?
Ans: Yes bread making is still popular in Goa. This we know because all the furnaces ,mixers and moulders are still used in the profession of bakers by their sons. Also we will find at least a bakery in every Goan village as bread is an important part of the Goan diet.
3. What is the baker called ?
Ans: The baker is called a Pader in Goa.
4. When would the baker come everyday why did the children run to meet him ?
Ans: The baker would usually come in the mornings everyday. The children would run to meet him as they wanted to have bread bangles.
5. Match the following what is a must.
Ans: (i) as marriage gifts – sweet bread called bol.
(ii) for a party or a feast – bread
(iii) for a daughters engagement – sandwiches
(iv) for Christmas – cakes and bolinhas
6. What did the bakers wear (i) in the Portuguese days (ii) when the author was young ?
Ans: (i)In the Portuguese days the bakers were dressed up in a peculiar dress called kabai. It was a single piece long frock reaching down to the knees. (ii) When the author was young he saw bakers wearing a shirt and trousers which were shorter than full length ones.
7. Who invites the comment – he is dressed like a pader. Why ?
Ans: Any person who wears a half pant which reaches just below the knees invites the comment that he is dressed like a pader. This is because the baker known as a pader used to dress like that.
8. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded ?
Ans: The monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on a some small wall in pencil.
9. What does a jackfruit like appearance mean ?
Ans: A jackfruit like appearance means having a plump physique like a jackfruit.
10. Which of these statements are correct.
i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times – correct
ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages – correct
iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese – incorrect
iv) The paders continue to wear a single piece long frock – incorrect
v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days – correct
vi) Traditional bread baking is still a very profitable business – correct
vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times – incorrect
11. Is bread an important part of Goan life how do you know this ?
Ans: Yes bread is an important part of Goan life it is needed for marriage gifts, parties and feasts. Bread is needed by a mother for preparing sandwiches during her daughters engagement. Also it is necessary to have bread for every occasion be it a party or a feast because of which the presence of the bakers furnace in the village is absolutely essential.
12. Tick the right answer what is the tone of the author when he says the following.
1. The thud and the jingle of the traditional bakers bamboo can still be heard in some places. (nostalgic, hopeful√ sad)
2. May be the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession. (nostalgic, hopeful √ sad)
3. I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic,√ hopeful, naughty)
4. The tiger never brushed his teeth hot tea could wash and clean up everything so nicely after all. (naughty, angry, funny√ )
5. Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad, hopeful, matter of fact√ )
6. The baker and his family never starved they always looked happy and prosperous. (matter of fact√ hopeful, sad)