The Artist by Shiga Naoya (Summary Question Answer)

Chapter-6

The Artist
-Shiga Naoya

“The Artist” is written by Shiga Naoya he was a Japanese writer. In this story he tried to unfurl before us how the people of today damage the talent of their son or daughter. In this story there is a boy whose name is Seibei and he was of 12 years old even he was reading in primary school only. Actually this boy was interested in gourds. After his school, instead of playing with other children he used to go to the market in search of gourds. In the evening he used to sit cross legged in the corner to living room and work with the new gourds. He used to bore first a neat hole in the top of the gourd and extracted the seeds after that he filled up with the liquid of tea leaves to rid of the bad smell. In the next morning he wound the skin of the gourds thoroughly damp because of the night treatment. He used to polish the gourds carefully and hang in the sun light to dry. This was his daily work. One day he saw a 5 inch gourd which an old lady was selling. He went to the lady and bought that 5 inch gourd in ten yen. He did same thing with gourd also because of this gourd he was very happy. One day he took that 5 inch gourd along to the school and started polishing it under his desk in class time, one of the teacher saw him polishing in class time. The teacher became very angry and told him, you are an idiot and told there is no future for a boy like you. The teacher not only seized his gourd but also he went to Seibei home to complain when father knew about this he became very angry and scolded Seibei very badly and told not do this again in the future. Next morning the teacher handed over that gourd to the porter as to clean the room. Porter took it to the home. One day porter was in need of money so he took that gourd to the Curio dealer and sold him for 50 yen. Later curio dealer sold to wealthy man for 600 yen.

Objective Questions & Answers

1. “The Artist” is written by……………
a)Dr. Zakir Hussain
b)Mahatma Gandhi
c)Shiga Naoya
d)H.E. Bates

2. Shiga Naoya was born in……………………….
a)1883
b)1892
c)1572
d)1990

3. Shiga Naoya died in………………………………
a)1971
b)1920
c)1970
d)2000

4. Shiga Naoya is famous for …………………….
a)Novel
b)essay
c)short story
d)drama

5. Shiga Naoya is writer of…………………century.
a)21th
b)20^th
c)19^th
d)17^th

6. Shiga Naoya is a……………….writer.
a)Japaness
b)Korean
c)Nepali
d)Indian

7. “The Artist” is…………………..
a)a play
b)an essay
c) a drama
d) a short story

8. ………………is a short story.
a)India Through a Traveller’s Eyes
b) The Artist
c)A marriage Proposal
d)Indian Civilization and Culture

9. Seibei’s hobby of collecting………
a)seeds
b)gourds
c)toys
d)mangoes

10. Seibei’s hobby of collecting gourds made his teacher…………………
a)proud
b)laughed
c)surprised
d)angry

11. Seibei’s parents knew that he often went out to buy……………
a)potatoes
b)marbles
c)gourds
d)toys

12. To my mind, injustice was done to………………
a)Kalki
b)Rezei
c)Seibei
d)Gosai

13. One must admire the inherent qualities present in the…………
a)children
b)adult
c)old
d)young

14. Seibei lived in a …………. Town.
a)central
b)posh
c)remote
d)harbor

15. Seibei reads at……………..school.
a)Primary
b)Convent School
c)Private
d)Government

16. ………………….bawled at Seibei.
a)His uncle
b)His mother
c)His aunt
d)His father

17. Seibei’s father worked at……. Shop.
a) grocery
b)carpenter’s
c)plumbers
d)goldsmith’s

18. “You are an idiot!” ……………. Shouted.
a)the teacher
b)his father
c)the officer
d)his mother

19. The price of the five inches gourd is …………
a)ten yen
b)five yen
c)nine yen
d)eleven yen

20. ………………. Was selling five inches gourd.
a)an old man
b)an old lady
c)a boy
d)a girl

21. The teacher became very……………….with Seibei for neglecting his studies.
a)angry
b)friendly
c)sad
d)happy

22. One day was caught red handed by his …………………….. teacher.
a)Ethics
b)Chemistry
c)Hindi
d)English

23. Seibei bought a………….inch gourd from an old woman.
a)2
b)3
c)4
d)5

24. Seibei was interested in………………
a)gourds
b)tomatoes
c)potatoes
d)brinjal

25. The curio dealer paid…………..
a)5
b)20
c)30
d)50

26. Seibei was a …………………. Japanese boy.
a)10 years
b)12 years
c) 15 years
d) 5 years

27. The teacher gave Seibei’s confiscated gourd to an old……………
a)porter
b)professor
c)shopkeeper

28. Seibei was fond of…………………
a)toy
b)gourd
c)art
d)none

29. Seibei is the character of……………..
a)a pinch of snuff
b)the earth
c)the artist
d)none

30. Seibei father wanted his son to be a…………..
a)learned person
b)politician
c)farmer
d)none

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Seibi live?
Ans. Seibi lived in a Harbour town.

2. Which type of gourd did Seibi like?
Ans. Seibei liked those gourds which where symmetrical in shape.

3. Why did Seibei’s father shout at him?
Ans. Seibei’s father shouted at him when he spoke critically of the gourd that was displayed at the agricultural show last spring. His father thought that his view did not reflect sense or discrimination.

4. Did Seibei’ s father like his hobby?
Ans. No’ Seibei’s father did not like his hobby of collecting gourds at all.

5. How much did the curio-dealer pay for the confiscated gourd?

Ans. The dealer paid Fifty Yen for the gourd.

6. What did Seibei do after he was forced to give up collecting gourds?
Ans. Seibei started painting after he gave up collecting gourds

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