Q1: Who is the eldest person in Dhanu's family?
Ans: Dhanu's father is the eldest person in the family.
Q2: Where do the people from Dhanu's village go to work?
Ans: They go to work in sugarcane fields.
Q3: What is the role of the mukadam in the village?
Ans: The mukadam is an agent who lends money to the farmers and helps them find work in sugarcane fields.
Q4: What do the women of Dhanu's family make for the festivals?
Ans: They make Puran Poli (sweet rotis made from jaggery and gram) and a spicy kadi dish.
Q5: Why do Dhanu and many other children in the village not go to school for six months?
Ans: They do not go to school because their families work in sugarcane fields in a different location during that time.
Q6: Who takes care of the old and ill people who stay behind in the village?
Ans: The old and ill people are taken care of by family members who stay behind or by other villagers.
Q7: Where do the families stay near the sugarcane fields?
Ans: They stay in huts made of dry sugarcane and its leaves.
Q8: What do the men do in the sugarcane fields?
Ans: The men cut sugarcane in the fields.
Q9: What do Dhanu's Nani and Mami buy from the village market?
Ans: They buy atta (flour) and oil for the next week, and sometimes laddoos or sweets for the children.
Q10: What does Mami want Dhanu to do in the future?
Ans: Mami wants Dhanu to continue his studies and become a rich and reputed person in the future.
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