A. Answer in brief.
1. How did the narrator know that two lions had just passed by?
Ans- The narrator knew that two lions had just passed by because he saw fresh lion tracks on the dirt road they were using.
2. Why did the narrator move away from the vehicle?
Ans- The narrator moved away from the vehicle to follow the tracks and to see them closely along the soft dust of the road.
3. What made the narrator realise that he had been stupid?
Ans- The narrator realised that he had been stupid as he kept walking without thinking about how far he was going from the vehicle.
4. Why did the narrator feel naked and cold?
Ans- The narrator had seen Martina and her sister ripping other animals to pieces on several occasions. When they were going towards the narrator, he felt naked and cold.
5. Why was the roar that the narrator gave less than threatening?
Ans- The roar that the narrator gave was less than threatening because he wanted to control the situation without making the lions angry.
C. Read these lines from the text and answer the questions.
1. On our last drive together, I saw fresh lion tracks on the dirt road we were using.
a. Who does ‘we’ refer to?
Ans- The author and his group.
b. What did the narrator do on seeing the ‘fresh lion tracks’?
Ans- The narrator stepped out of the vehicle to take a better look on seeing the ‘fresh lion tracks.’
c. Who did the ‘tracks’ belong to?
Ans- The ‘tracks’ belonged to the two adult female lions and their cubs.
2. While I suddenly realised how stupid I was, the lions came at me.
a. How had the narrator acted stupidly?
Ans- The narrator kept on moving towards the tracks, without thinking about how far he was going from the vehicle.
b. Why did the lions go towards him?
Ans- The lions went towards him because they sensed some danger with the presence of the narrator and his group.
c. What did the narrator do to make the lions hesitate?
Ans- The narrator managed to roar with menace in it and the lions hesitated and ran away.
