Q1: What has the boy lost in the water?
Ans: He has lost his ball in the water of the sea.
Q2: Where did the ball land finally?
Ans: The ball landed finally in the water.
Q3: What was the reaction of the boy at the loss of his ball?
Ans: The boy was sad and troubled at the loss of his ball.
Q4: Where was the boy staring down?
Ans: The boy was starring down the harbour where his ball had gone.
Q5: What does ‘in the world of possessions’ means?
Ans: It means the world of materialistic things.
Q6: Do you think the boy has lost something earlier?
Ans: Yes, he has lost something earlier.
Q7: What lesson does the boy learn?
Ans: He learns the lesson that gains and losses are the part and parcel of life.
Q8: Why is money called external?
Ans: Money is called external because we can replace the lost things with its help.
Q9: Why are the boy’s eyes desperate?
Ans: His eyes are desperate because he has lost his ball.
Q10: Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Ball Poem’?
Ans: John Berryman.