Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?
The fire had engulfed the whole house. They were not left with nothing. He had been wearing a single dress and had no shoes. He had to borrow some tennis shoes from his aunt. He had no books or homework. He had lost his backpack. He felt embarrassed to face anyone in the new school. That is why he did not want to go to the school.
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
One Sunday, he smelled something strange. Then he saw smoke coming through the same part of the ceiling. Soon the whole house was engulfed with flames. Somehow they escaped the fire.
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?
The author’s companion is his red tabby cat. They love each other very much. She used to sit in his lap, and fall asleep in his pocket. She is never far away from him.The author’s cat had got lost when the fire had broken out in his house. Actually, the cat had been terrified by the fire and had gone over a mile away. A woman had found her. She found the author’s phone number on the cat’s collar. But the phones had been destroyed. She somehow traced the author and brought his cat back. Thus, the author was reunited with his cat because of the woman’s kindness.
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