Hanuman and I is a chapter in the Class 6 English Literature book. The chapter is about a play that is enacted in a school. The chapter is in the form of various scenes. The chapter starts with a discussion of the preparations of Ram Leela’s play on the stage. The teacher checks if all the students participating in the play are present or not.
To her surprise one girl was absent and she could not come because she was not well. Rupa, a mischievous girl of the class is offered the role of Hanuman in the replacement of Alka.
The act takes a funny turn when Rupa spoils the whole play by doing all foolish acts. She forgets her dialogues and starts speaking other character’s dialogues. To this, the audience laughs out loudly and enjoys the play even more. The teacher gets frustrated by her stupid acts and pulls her back from the stage. Let us now check Hanuman and I Question answers.
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Hanuman And I Question Answers
Question 1: Which role was Rupa assigned in the play ‘The Story of Rama’? Was it in accordance with her expectations?
Ans 1. Rupa was assigned the role of Lord Hanuman as Alka contracted measles. Rupa was very excited about getting the role of Hanuman but she did not expect it as earlier she was given the role of a Vanar in Vanar sena of hanuman.
Question 2: Why was Rupa suddenly asked to play the role of Hanuman?
Ans 2: Rupa was suddenly asked to play the role of Hanuman because Alka who was assigned the role of Hanuman, contracted measles and she could not come to the school for the play.
Rupa was the only option that the teacher had in replacement of Alka. The teacher then offered the role of Hanuman to mischievous Rupa.
Question 3: Rupa was sure that once on stage, she would give a brilliant performance. Do you think she really managed to give a good performance?
Ans 3: Rupa was quite a confident girl. She was confident about her acting. She was quite willing to give her best but no she could not meet the expectations as she created a mess.
She forgot her own dialogues and started saying funny things. She then missed her dialogues and started speaking other character’s dialogues. The audience laughed a lot but the teacher got very angry at her.
B. Read the extracts from the play given below and answer the questions that follow:
a) ‘I wish I could get Rama’s role.’
‘…I don’t think the teacher will give you Rama’s role.’
1. Identify the two speakers
The speaker of the first line is Rupa and the speaker of the second line is Anu.
2. Why won’t the speaker ( in line 1) get Rama’s role?
The speaker in lin might not get the role of Rama because she had a shrill voice and she was short.
3. Which role does the teacher assign to the speaker?
The speaker was to be assigned the role of Vanar in Vanar Sena but as Alka was absent she was given the role of Lord Hanuman.
You wanted to be Hanuman, didn’t you? Do you think you can manage?
1.Who is the speaker? Whom is the speaker talking about?
Ans 1. The speaker is the teacher. The speaker is talking to Alka. She wanted to assign her the role of Hanuman in the absence of Alka.
2. Why does she ask the listener to be Hanuman?
She wanted the listener to become Hanuman because Alka was absent and someone had to enact the role in her absence. So, Rupa was the only option in front of the teacher.
3. Is the listener able to manage the role properly?
No the listener is not able to manage the role properly because she was mischievous and created a mess. She forgot her dialogues, started speaking other character’s dialogues.
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How did the audience react when they saw Rupa’s performance? Do you think that Rupa’s performance achieved the purpose of the play?
Ans. The audience could not stop laughing. They enjoyed the play a lot. Rupa was doing all foolish things, forgetting her dialogues, saying things that were not written in the script. She also started speaking other people’s dialogues.
The play was not enacted as it had to be but undoubtedly it entertained the audience a lot.
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1. Imagine yourself to be the teacher directing the play ‘ The Story of Rama’.How will you tackle the situation knowing that Alka wouldn’t be able to perform in the play?
If I was there in the place of the teacher I would have requested about half an hour time from the authorities if possible. If we could not get extra time I would ask Rupa to speak all her dialogues once in front of me before reaching the stage.
When the play starts, I would have stood near to Rupa backstage and if she mumbled or forgets her dialogue I would have spoken her lines in a low tone so that only she could hear. This would have helped her to enact better.
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