B. Read these lines from the text and answer the questions.
1. “I am sure he was deeply regretting his declaration over dinner.”
a. Who does ‘he’ refer to?
Ans- ‘He’ refers to Mouneet.
b. What declaration had ‘he’ made?
Ans- ‘He’ (Mouneet) declared that he would go for rafting camp.
c. What had prompted the person to make such a declaration?
Ans- Mouneet made such a declaration out of momentary bravado, that he would go for river rafting.
2. “Back in the safety of the raft, Mouneet released…”
a. Why did Mouneet release a series of noises?
Ans- Mouneet released a series of loud belches, as he had swallowed air along with water.
b. What did the narrator compare the noises made by Mouneet to?
Ans- The narrator compared the noises made by Mouneet to a lonely leopard.
c. What happened after this?
Ans- After twenty minutes and two more rapids, the narrator and his friends pulled up in front of their camps.
C. Write a short character sketch of Mouneet with reference to the situations in the text.
Ans- Mouneet is the friend of narrator in the story. He is a fun loving guy who out of boldness announced that he will go for river rafting. He made this decision because his friends were doing so. Later he was terrified about it as he didn’t know swimming. But he is of courageous nature, as he didn’t give up during rafting and at the same time he was praying to pass the wall of water safely. While experiencing river rafting he was both excited and confused and was just wishing to pass the current quickly. Later he boasted off about ‘Wall episode’ and gave it a heroic shape by telling false stories about their rafting experience.
