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NCERT · Class 8 · English

Unit 4: Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory

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Comprehension Check ( (4)

Textbook page 69 · 2 questions
Q1Written answer

Had Bepin Babu really lost his memory and forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi?

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Worked solution

Perhaps, no. Bepin Babu didn’t have any lapse of memory or forgotten all about a trip to Ranchi. From the letter sent by Chunilal, it was evident that he played a trick on Bepin Babu who didn’t help him to get a job.

Q2Written answer

Why do you think Chunilal did what he did? Chunilal says he has no money; what is it that he does have?

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Chunilal had plotted the entire incident because Bepin Babu never helped him to get a decent job and he was completely penniless. As Bepin Babu never helped him, he wanted to punish him by rekindling a haunting memory of his fall near Hudroo at Ranchi. Chunilal might not have a job or money, but he had a strong imaginative power which he felt would help him to fight the ill phase of his career. Hence, he wrote a novel which was being considered by a publisher and he was hopeful that it would give him a source of income.