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Q4. When would the baker come every day? Why did the children run to meet him?
Q5. Match the following. What is a must

as marriage gifts? – cakes and bolinhas
for a party or a feast? – sweet bread called bol
for a daughter’s engagement? – bread
for Christmas? – sandwiches

Q6. What did the bakers wear:
a. In the Portuguese days?
b. When the author was young?

Q7. Who invites the comment — “he is dressed like a pader”? Why?
Q8. Where were the monthly accounts of the baker recorded?
Q9. What does a ‘jackfruit-like appearance’ mean?
Q10. Which of these statements are correct?

a. The pader was an important person in the village in old times.
b. Paders still exist in Goan villages.
c. The paders went away with the Portuguese.
d. The paders continue to wear a single-piece long frock.
e. Bread and cakes were an integral part of Goan life in the old days.
f. Traditional bread-baking is still a very profitable business.
g. Paders and their families starve in the present times.

Q. 11. Is bread an important part of Goan life? How do you know this?
Q. 12. Tick the right answer. What is the tone of the author when he says the following?
a. The thud and the jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo can still be heard in
some places. (nostalgic, hopeful, sad)

b. Maybe the father is not alive but the son still carries on the family profession.
(nostalgic, hopeful, sad)

c. I still recall the typical fragrance of those loaves. (nostalgic, hopeful, naughty)
d. The tiger never brushed his teeth. Hot tea could wash and clean up everything
so nicely, after all. (naughty, angry, funny)

e. Cakes and bolinhas are a must for Christmas as well as other festivals. (sad,
hopeful, matter-of-fact)

f. The baker and his family never starved. They always looked happy and
prosperous. (matter-of-fact, hopeful, sad)