Page 2 - LN1- QUESTION & ANSWERS

Q6. What did the bakers wear:
i) In the Portuguese days?
ii) When the author was young?
A.
(i) In the Portuguese days, the bakers wore a unique knee-length frock dress typically
known as ‘kabai’.
(ii) In the narrator’s childhood days, he had seen them wearing shirts and shorter than
usual pants.
Q7. Who invites the comment — “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
A. During the narrator’s childhood days, the bakers had a peculiar dress. They wore
shirts and shorter than usual pants. Thus, if someone is seen wearing pants of this
much length, they invite the comment – “he is dressed like a pader”.
Q8. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
A. The monthly accounts of the baker were recorded on some wall with a pencil.

Q9. What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
A. ‘Jackfruit-like appearance’ means a well-built or plump physique, similar to a
jackfruit. In those days, bakers had plump physique because baking was a profitable
profession. His family and servants never starved and were prosperous.

Q10. Which of these statements are correct?
i) The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
True
ii) Paders still exist in Goan villages.
True
iii) The paders went away with the Portuguese.
False, they still exist in Goan villages.
iv) The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
False, they wear shirts and trousers that are shorter than the usual ones and longer than
the half-pants.
v) Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
False, they are still an integral part of Goan culture.
vi) Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
True
vii) Paders and their families starve in the present times.
False, it is still a very profitable business and their families are happy and prosperous.

Q11. Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
A. Bread is an important part of the Goan culture and it is evident from its presence at
every important occasion. From sweet breads at marriages to sandwiches at
engagement parties and cakes and Bolinhas at Christmas as well as other occasions,
makes the presence of a baker in every village, very essential.