( January Night) New Oxford Modern English 7 by David Horsburgh and Nicholas Horsburgh

                  January Night

a)     Why did Munni want Halku to pay the landlord only after the harvest?

Ans: When the landlord came to collect money from Halku, Then Halku went to Munni and said to her to get the rupees that Munni set aside. There were only three rupees and if Halku give the Rupees to the landlord they will not be able to buy a blanket for January Nights. So Munni wanted Halku to pay the landlord only after the harvest.

b)     What was the ‘other plan’ that Halku tried? Was it successful?
Ans: The other plan that Halku tried was to pass the January Nights without having a blanket. No, it was not successful because we have observed that he couldn’t have tolerated the coldness of the January Nights. Even he has lost his ripen crops.(Donate Car to Charity California)

c)     Why did Munni want Halku to give up tenant farming?

Ans: According to Munni , the tenant farming is very harmful to Halku. Whatever Halku harvest goes to pay up the arrear and taxes. Moreover,  it doesn’t bring any betterment for them. So, Munni wanted Halku to give up tenant farming.

d)     What does Munni mean when she says, ‘Fine work, farming someone else’s land’?

Ans: Munni advised Halku to give up the tenant farming because whatever Halku harvest goes to pay up the arrear. If he work as a hired laborer, then at least some money will remain. So according to Munni farming to another’s land will be a bad choice.

e)     Why did Halku look as though ‘he were tearing his heart out and giving it away?

Ans: When the landlord came to collect money from Halku, Then Halku went to Munni and said to her to get the rupees that Munni set aside. There were only three rupees and if Halku give the Rupees to the landlord they will not be able to buy a blanket for January Nights. He had saved the rupees from his work, piece by piece, for his blanket. Today he was going to throw it away. And that’s why Halku looked as though ‘he were tearing his heart out and giving it away.  (Sell Annuity Payment)                    

f)      Is the first sentence in section 2 a complete one? Why do you think it is written like this?

Ans: The first sentence in section 2 is a complete one. I think it is written in this way so that it can express the deep darkness of January night.IT also seems as a picture of January Night.

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g)     How do we know that Halku loves his dog a great deal? Give two examples of love he shows his love?

Ans: When Halku reached out his hand and patted Jabra’s cold back. He said to Jabra, ‘From tomorrow on step coming with me or the cold get you. We will get through the night somehow. This is the reward you get for farming.

From the above sentences we know that Halku loves his dog a great deal.(Nunavut Culture)

Two examples of love that Halku showed to Jabra are given below:

1)     ‘You have put up with just one more cold night. Tomorrow I’ll spread some straw. You won’t feel the cold.

2)     The dog’s body gave off some kind of stink but Halku, hugging him tight, experienced a happiness he hadn’t felt for months.

From the above sentences we come to know that Halku loved Jabra very much.

h)     Why did Jabra probably think he was in heaven?

Ans: When they could no longer bear the cold weather Halku gently picked Jabra and got him to fell asleep in his lap. The dog’s body gave off some kind of stink but Halku, hugging him tight, experienced a happiness he hadn’t felt for months. So Jabra Jabra probably thought he was in heaven.

i)       Why did Halku look up at the skies?

Ans: During a January night Halku and his most beloved dog Jabra left out home for a night. Halku and Jabra both loved together very much. Halku wanted Jabra will remain in the house but Jabra loved his master dearly. So he also left the home. The night was very cold. There were unable to tolerate the cold. When each our passed Halku used to see the sky to understand the durability of the night. He leaned back to look at the sky. How much of the night was still left! The dipper had not yet climbed half the sky. By the time it was overhead it would probably be morning. Night would last another three hours or so.

j)      Why did Halku feel proud when he lit the fire?

Ans: At the time of a January night Halku and Jabra were away from home. The two creatures loved each other very much. The cold was unbearable at that night. So to become warm Halku collected some leaves and lit the fire in it.Before his hands were getting frozen, his bare feet numb. But he piled up a regular mountain of leaves, and by making fire out of them he’d burn away the cold. Halku sat before the fire and and let it warm him. After a while he took off his shawl; then he spread out both feet as though challenging the cold to do its worst. So Halku feel proud when he lit the fire.(Car Insurance Quotes Utah)

k)    How did Halku know that there were some wild animals in his field? How did he react?

Ans: Halku was warming himself sitting by the side of the burning leaves and became drowsy. Meanwhile,  Jabra gave a loud bark and ran towards the field. Halku heard the munching and crunching of the bluebucks and thought they must be grazing. But consequently he thought that with Jabra around no animal could get into the field.

l)       The whole field was ruined. What did Halku feel about it? What did Munni feel?

Ans: In the morning when Munni came to the field , she got that the whole field was ruined and trampled. At that time, Munni’s face was shadowed with grief but Halku was content.(Dallas Mesothelioma Attorneys)

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