The Gold Frame :- 12th Class

Lesson -4 THE GOLD FRAME

                     -R.K.LAXMAN

SHORT Q/A

Q.1. Where was the Modern Frame Works' situated?

Ans. It was situated between a drug store and a radio repair shop. 

 

Q.2. Who was the owner of 'The Modern Frame Works’?

Ans. Datta was  the owner of 'The Modern Frame Works'.

 

Q.3. What were the walls of this shop covered with?

Ans. The walls of the shop were covered with pictures of Gods, hockey players, children, leaders etc.  

 

 Q.4. What did the customer want?

Ans. The customer wanted a picture of his grandfather to be framed. 

 

Q.5. What types of frames did Datta show to the customer?

Ans. Datta showed a number of plain, decorative, thin, floral frames.  

 

 

Q.6. What did Datta do to help the customer make his choice?

Ans. Datta helped the customer to select one frame with gold leaves.   He added that it was German and imported. The customer was impressed by it.

 

Q.7. What price did Datta quote for the frame selected by his customer?

Ans. The price was Rupees seventeen. 

 

Q.8. What was Datta's experience about his customers?

Ans. They never came in time to collect the photo frames.  Some come in advance, some came later and some did not come at all.

 

Q.9. For whom did Datta make frames?

Ans. Datta made frames for those who wanted to pay homage to their dear ones and visited him twice before he actually executed their orders.

 

Q.10. How, did the photograph get damaged?

Ans. A tin of white paint was fallen on  the photograph. To remove the paint, Data rubbed the picture so hard that the photograph was damaged.

 

Q.11. How did he try to rescue the picture?

Ans. He tried to rub off the paint from the picture, with a piece of cloth. 

 

Q.12. What solution did Datta finally come up with?

Ans. Datta changed the picture of grandfather of the customer, with another similar one. 

 

Q.13. Why were the days that followed filled with suspense and anxiety?

Ans. Datta feared that customer would angry with him as he would catch his risk.  Datta feared that his bungling might be detected by the customer.

Q.14. What effect did the picture have on the customer?

Ans. The customer was stunned to see the frame. The customer could not know that it was not the picture of his grandfather. 

 

Q.15. What was customer's complaint regarding the frame?

Ans. He told that Datta had given him a square frame instead of the oval shape, gold frame. 

 

Q.1 Character sketch of Datta.

Ans1 Data is the main character of the story ‘The Gold Frame’ written by R.K. Laxman. He is an interesting character. Data was a frame maker. He was the owner of ‘The Modern Frame Works’. He was a thin, silent and hard-working man. He gave only short answers. He understood his customers well. He never told a lie. He leaves a deep impact upon our min