Chapter-6 (One, Two,Three Passes), 2016

Today, we had the last class on Dawa before the Mid-Term Examination. I told them that a week before the exam, I will try to revise the novel once more, time permitting. But for that they have to wait for a couple of weeks more. Then as they were informed yesterday, the questions from Chapter-6 were written on the green board for them to copy and answer in 30 minutes.

1.      What helped Dawa climb to the top of Pelela?

Answer:- A camp of yak herders helped Dawa to climb to the top of Pelela.

2.      What did Dawa do that he would not have done under ordinary circumstances?

Answer:- Dawa removed the lid of a pan and gobbled up the food made of radish and cheese. Something he would have never done under ordinary circumstances.

3.      What, in Dawa’s opinion, is the most important part of a dog?

Answer:- The tail, in Dawa’s  opinion, is the most important part of a dog.

4.      Write two things you have learnt about the yak herder dog.

Answer:- She was a beautiful dog with long, lustrous fur that covered her well-shaped body. She had an incredible tail, thick and proud.

5.      How did Dawa feel when he heard the yak herder woman’s exclamations of shock and surprise in the camp?

Answer:- Dawa felt ashamed and guilty to his whole being when he heard the yak herder woman’s exclamations of shock and surprise.

6.      What saved Dawa from the white-spotted dog in the compound of the Chorten?

Answer:-A busload of tourists saved Dawa from the white-spotted dog>

7.      What were some of the words that the tourists used? What do you think they were talking about?

Answer:- ‘Amazing’, ‘Awesome’, ‘Pristine’, and ‘hotspot bio-diversity’ were some of the words that the tourists used. They were either talking about our country or the environment of the place.

8.      What did the woman among them say about Dawa?

Answer:- The woman among the tourists said that Dawa was the ‘strangest-looking dog’ she had ever seen. She also felt that Dawa had the largest dog brain.

9.      What were some of the foods offered by the tourists to Dawa?

Answer:- Some of the foods offered to Dawa by the tourists were – spicy pork, bland chicken, local rice, bread, boiled eggs and chocolate.

10.   What did Dawa see when he arrived in Trongsa?

Answer:- When Dawa arrived in Trongsa, he saw a tiny dog tied to the leg of a bench in front of a shop.

11.   How do you know that the dog was loved and cared?

Answer:- The tiny dog was loved and cared as its fur was cut to keep it cool and it was tied so that it could not run away or get stolen.

12.   How did Dawa feel about the dog?

Answer;- Dawa felt sorry for the dog and pitied it. He thought he was lucky not to have an owner.

13.    How did Dawa feel about the dogs in Trongsa?

Answer:- Dawa felt that the dogs in Trongsa had great opinions about themselves  ( were very proud) and  they would start yelping every time a person tried to enter a shop or a dog came into their view.

14.   Where was Dawa headed?

Answer:- Dawa was headed to Bumthang