Q1: Who was Valli?
Ans: Valli was an eight year old girl.
Q2: What was her full name?
Ans: Her full name was Valliammai.
Q3: What was her favourite pastime?
Ans: Her favourite pastime was to watch the happening in the street outside standing in the front doorway of her house.
Q4: What did she use to watch from her door?
Ans: She used to watch the happenings in the street outside.
Q5: Why did she spend her time all alone?
Ans: She spent her time all alone because she had no playmates of her own age.
Q6: What was her overwhelming desire?
Ans: Here overwhelming desire was to ride the bus.
Q7: Where was the bus going?
Ans: The bus was going to the city.
Q8: What did the conductor say to Valli?
Ans: The conductor asked Valli to hurry up and come quickly.
Q9: What did Valli reply to the conductor?
Ans: Valli replied that she was the only passenger who had to go on.
Q10: Where was Valli going?
Ans: Valli was going to the city.
Q11: Why did Valli stand up on her seat?
Ans: She stood up on her seat because she found her view cut off by a canvas blind.
Q12: What did Valli see outside the window?
Ans: She saw a canal, palm tree, grassland and mountains outside the window.
Q13: How was Valli feeling?
Ans: Valli was feeling happy and enjoying her ride.
Q14: What did the elderly woman try to do?
Ans: The elderly women tried to befriend Valli.
Q15: What did the woman ask her?
Ans: The woman asked Valli if she was all alone.
Q16: Why did Valli become sad?
Ans: Valli became sad because the cow was dead.
Q17: What did Valli find when she came back home?
Ans: When Valli came back and entered her home, she found her mother awake and talking to one of her aunts