The Blue Bead Flashcards
Who is the author of The Blue Bead?
Norah Burke
What is the nationality of the author?
English
How long was the crocodile?
twice the length of a tall man
What rolled inside him among the stones that he had swallowed to aid digestion?
a silver bracelet
Where would the sleepers be stuck?
around the stones
What type of crocodile was the corcodile?
a mugger crocodile
Antediluvian meaning?
very old
What was the colour of the crocodile?
Blackish brown above and yellowy white under
Where did the crocodile store his food?
In holes in the bank
How thick was the crocodile’s skin?
an inch-thick
What were the weak spots of the crocodile?
The eyes and the underarms
What did the crocodile mostly feed on?
fish, deer, monkeys, and ducks
What did the crocodile sometimes feed on?
pi-dogs and skeleton cows and sometimes half burned bodies of Indians cast into the stream
What was Sibia’s meal?
Chupatti wrapped round a smear of green chillies and rancid butter
What was the colour of Sibia’s hair?
ebony or dark coloured hair
How old was Sibia?
about 12
Where was the bazar located?
in the little town at the railhead
What colour were the sweets in the market?
green and magenta
What was the cloth stall stacked with?
great rolls of new cotton cloth
Where was the Kashmiri merchant travelling?
the bungalows
What was the Kashmiri merchant showing?
dawn-coloured silks
What did the Kashmiri merchant have in his little locked chest?
turquoises and opals
Where was Sibia going with her mother and some other women?
to the cliffs above the river
Why was Sibia going to the cliffs above the river with her mother and some other women?
to get paper grass
Who were gujars?
nomadic graziers
What were the gujars like?
They were like early man in the wandering pastoral age
What frightens the crocodile?
noise
What lived in and near the great broad river?
kingfishers, great turtles, and masheer weighing more than a hundred pounds
What used the track at night?
A morose old tuskless makna elephant
Where was the fork?
in the river
