Their fathers are as tired as they are. They talk endlessly in a spiral that moves from poverty to apathy to greed and to injustice. Listening to them, I see two distinct worlds— one of the family, caught in a web of poverty, burdened by the stigma of caste in which they are born; the other a vicious circle of the sahukars, the middlemen, the policemen, the keepers of law, the bureaucrats and the politicians. Together they have imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down. Before he is aware, he accepts it as naturally as his father. To do anything else would mean to dare. And daring is not part of his growing up.i. “Their Fathers are as tired as they are” which figure of speech is used in this statement a) Metaphor b) Simile c) Alliterationd) Repetition ii. What does the term “Apathy” imply A. A state without emotions B. A state without enthusiasm C. A state without zeal D. A state with zest a) Both A & C b) A, B, C c) A, B, D d) Both A & B iii. Why doesn’t any bangle makers dare to speak against the bureaucrats? a) For they don’t want to waste their time b) For daring is not the part for growing up c) For they are illiterate and backward d) For they don’t have enough time and moneyiv. “The Stigma of caste in which they are born” this implies that a) Smirch and stain b) Taint and cachet c) Accolade and Smirch d) Cachet and stain v. Why is the narrator asking them to organize in a cooperative? a) For a better income and better life b) For fixing them in a vicious circle c) For upgrading themselves in a foreign society d) For making govt profit