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cat was nowhere. He had to face the loss of old school, his house
and cat. In such a state, he cried and broke down in tears.

Q 3.Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school?
Which words show his fear and insecurity?
A 3.The author was full of remorse as he was left with nothing. He
didn’t have proper dress and study material. He had no backpack.
He had the feeling of insecurity. All things appeared strange to him.
He was shocked deeply and seemed frustrated. The words uttered
by him “Was I destined to be an outcast and a geek all my life? I
didn’t want to grow up, change or have to handle life, if it was to
going to be this way. I just wanted to curl up and die” reveal his
fear and insecurity.

Q 4.The cat and the author are very fond of each other. How has
this been shown in the story? Where was the cat after the fire? Who
brings it back and how?
A4.The author loved his cat very much. He never considered her far
from him. She kept sitting beside him when he did his homework
and other household work. When the author found his cat back, his
happiness was beyond the limits. He grabbed her quickly and felt
relieved. This proved that they were very fond of each other.

The cat ran over a mile away when the house was on fire. A
stranger lady brought it back as there was a phone number written
on the collar of the cat.

Q 5.What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s
understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally?
How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating
in life?
A5.His schoolmates bought up school supplies, notebooks, all
kinds of different clothes for the author in order to help him. It was
a matter of surprise and too difficult to believe for him. He got
emotional satisfaction. People who had never spoken, introduced
themselves one by one. All things seemed new and created his
interest in life. Now, he had all the things whatever he used to have.
He started enjoying his life as usual.

Q 6.What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had
the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?