Worksheet Solutions: Bepin Choudhury’s Lapse of Memory | English Class 8 PDF Download

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

Q1: What was Mr. Bepin Choudhury's initial reaction when Parimal Ghose recognized him in the bookshop?
(a) He immediately acknowledged Parimal Ghose and started conversing with him.
(b) He pretended not to know Parimal Ghose and denied any acquaintance with him.
(c) He felt confused and asked Parimal Ghose for more information about their supposed meeting in Ranchi.
(d) He called the police to report Parimal Ghose for stalking him.
Ans: (b)
In the given text, it is mentioned that Bepin Choudhury refused to identify Parimal Ghose and even denied visiting Ranchi, showing that he pretended not to know him.

Q2: Why did Bepin Choudhury decide to call Dinesh Mukerji?
(a) To borrow money from him.
(b) To confirm the Ranchi incident and verify if he was losing his memory.
(c) To discuss Parimal Ghose's personal details.
(d) To invite him to a party.
Ans: (b)
Bepin Choudhury called Dinesh Mukerji to confirm the details of the Ranchi incident and verify if he was losing his memory.

Q3: How did Bepin Choudhury react when Chunni Lal asked him for money?
(a) He immediately gave him the money.
(b) He refused to give him any money.
(c) He asked for more details about Ranchi incident.
(d) He called the police.
Ans: (b)
In the text, it is mentioned that Bepin Babu refused to give money to Chunni Lal.

Q4: What did Bepin Choudhury do to confirm his memory loss?
(a) Called the police.
(b) Talked to Parimal Ghose again.
(c) Called Dinesh Mukerji.
(d) Consulted Dr. Paresh Chanda.
Ans: (c)
Bepin Choudhury called Dinesh Mukerji to confirm the details and events, attempting to verify if he was losing his memory.

Q5: What was Dr. Paresh Chanda's remedy for Bepin Choudhury's situation?
(a) Memory-enhancing medicine.
(b) Pain killer.
(c) Hypnosis therapy.
(d) Exercise and diet plan.
Ans: (b)
Dr. Paresh Chanda prescribed a pain killer for Bepin Choudhury, indicating that physical pain might be contributing to his condition.

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: Bepin Choudhury's servant brought a letter describing Chunni's _________ for not helping him in the time of need.
Ans: revenge
The text mentions that Chunni's revenge was described in the letter for not helping him.

Q2: When Bepin reached Hudroo, he felt __________ there.
Ans: unconsciousness
The text states that Bepin felt unconsciousness when he reached Hudroo.

Q3: Dr. Chanda was surprised when Bepin told him that he had fallen in ________.
Ans: Ranchi
Bepin informed Dr. Chanda that he had fallen in Ranchi.

Q4: Bepin Choudhury decided to ring up Dinesh Mukerji to ________ the matter.
Ans: confirm
Bepin called Dinesh Mukerji to confirm the details and verify if he was losing his memory.

Q5: Bepin's initial reaction to Parimal Ghose's recognition was to ________ not knowing him.
Ans: pretend
Bepin pretended not to know Parimal Ghose and denied any acquaintance with him.

Answer the following Questions

Q1: What does Bepin think of after reaching home at two-thirty?
Ans: When Bepin Babu reached home at two-thirty, tired, he lay down in bed and tried to collect his intellect together. He was aware that people suffer from memory loss due to a head injury but he didn't know why one would remember everything except one incident.

Q2: What does Chunilal say when Bepin asked him about having gone to Ranchi at all? What was his reaction?
Ans: Chunni asks Bepin if he has been on drugs or something. He further mentions that as far as he knows, Bepin has had clean record about such things and that he has a good memory too, how could he forget about the Ranchi trip. Chuni was amazed and worried to know that Bepin had forgotten everything about the trip.

Q3: Why did Chuni ask Bepin about his last job?
Ans: As Bepin couldn't remember anything about the Ranchi trip, Chuni got worried. And to check his memory he asked Bepin if he remembers his previous job as Chuni was the one to fix Bepin's railway booking for Ranchi, and dropping him off the station.

Q4: Who was Paresh Chanda? What does Bepin tell him?
Ans: Paresh Chanda was a physician who had bright eyes and a sharp nose. Bepin told him about his condition and asked him to cure of this terrible illness. He also mentions how it is affecting his work.

Q5: How does the physician react? What does he tell Bepin?
Ans: He thought about Bepin's condition and then said that he has never dealt with such an illness. He asked Bepin to follow what he said but he wasn't sure if it would work. The physician asked Bepin to go back to Ranchi and maybe seeing the site, he would remember the trip to Ranchi.

Q6: Who was Dinesh Mukerji? Why Bepin Babu called him up? What does he get to know?
Ans: Dinesh Mukerji was a friend of Bepin Babu. As Bepin Babu learned from the man, he was in Ranchi with him in ‘58, he called up Dinesh, to know if he had actually visited Ranchi during the said period. Bepin asked Dinesh if he remembered anything about the '58 incident, whether he was in Calcutta or not? Dinesh told him to wait while he checked its record in his diary. Then Dines told Bepin that he had been to Calcutta in February to take part in his nephew's wedding. He also mentioned there was a trip to Ranchi and Bepin was there too.

Q7: How did Bepin babu react to hearing the words from Dinesh?
Ans: Babu was restless after hearing the words from Dinesh. He slammed the receiver down and tightly gripped his head with his hands. He was unaware of what was going on. He felt tired and his head was wobbly. He felt a chill all over his body. The situation was so bad that he had lost his appetite. There were sandwiches in his box and he didn't eat. It happened with him for the first time in twenty-five years of working.

Q8: Does Bepin Babu follow the physician's advice?
Ans: Bepin babu follows the physician's advice and takes a train to Ranchi. Upon reaching Ranchi, as and as soon he sets his foot on the platform, he comprehends that it is his first visit to that city. He hires a taxi and drives around the city for a while. He sees the buildings, the streets, the hotels, the market, and the Morabadi Hill, but nothing comes to his mind as a previous visit. It is all new for him. Then he decides to visit Hudroo falls with hope it may help him to remember, but he has doubts.

Q9: Did Bepin go to Hudroo falls? What happened with him there?
Ans: Yes, Bepin did visit the famous Hudroo falls. At around five o'clock in the afternoon only, two men found Bepin lying on the ground in an unconscious state beside a boulder. When he regained consciousness, he thought that he was done for and there was no hope left for him. He went back to Calcutta the next morning and was very much upset that he may have lost his memories. Thus, he gave a call to his doctor and asked him to make a house call.

Q10: Write a summary of the poem "The Last Bargain".
Ans: The poem "The Last Bargain" is a poem by Rabindranath Tagore. In the poem, he mentions the struggle of finding a job. The person desires to be hired without losing his freedom. It is a poem about a daily wager who wants to be hired. A king offers him a job and he rejects it, an old man came with gold coins but he denied his proposal too. Then a lady offers the daily wager a job and he refused it too. In the end, he accepts an offer by a kid playing with shells to play with him and keeps his freedom.