Worksheet: The Ghat Of The Only World

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Q1: Shahid moved to Pennsylvania in the year ____.

Q2: Shahid's brother and two sisters joined him in Pennsylvania, and his parents continued to live in ____.

Q3: Shahid's time at Pennsylvania state was the happiest time of his life, where he grew as a reader, a poet, and a ____.

Q4: Shahid moved to Arizona to pursue a degree in ____.

Q5: Shahid had a brief stint at New York University when he had his first ____ in February 2000.

Q6: Amitav Ghosh and Shahid had several conversations on the phone during which years?

Q7: Shahid's special passion for food included 'Kashmiri food in the Pandit Style' and ____ food.

Q8: Shahid loved music by Begum Akhtar, a great ____ singer.

Q9: Shahid had a recurrent dream that all the Pandits had vanished from the valley of Kashmir, and their ____ had become extinct.

Q10: Shahid wanted to be laid to rest in ____ town.

Assertion and Reason Based

Q1: Assertion: Shahid regarded his time at Pennsylvania state as the happiest time of his life.
Reason: Shahid was born in Pennsylvania and had a deep attachment to his birthplace.
(a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Q2: Assertion: Shahid had a special passion for the food of his region, 'Kashmiri food in the Pandit Style.'
Reason: Shahid had never been to Kashmir.
(a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Q3: Assertion: Shahid had a sorcerer's ability to transmute the mundane into the magical.
Reason: He was a magician by profession.
(a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Q4: Assertion: Shahid wanted to go back to Kashmir to die.
Reason: The doctors had advised him to return to his hometown for treatment.
(a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Q5: Assertion: Shahid spoke to the author about his approaching death for the first time on 25 April 2001.
Reason: Shahid wanted the author to write something about him during his lifetime.
(a) Both the assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) Both the assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
(c) The assertion is true, but the reason is false.
(d) The assertion is false, but the reason is true.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Q1: What did Shahid regard as the happiest time of his life?

Q2: What did Shahid study when he moved to Arizona?

Q3: When did Shahid have his first blackout?

Q4: Name the ghazal singer Shahid took great pleasure in.

Q5: Describe Shahid's nature.

Q6: Where did Shahid want to be laid to rest?

Q7: When did Shahid speak to the author about his approaching death for the first time?

Q8: What did the doctors advise Shahid regarding his treatment?

Q9: When did Shahid teach his last class at Manhattan's Baruch College?

Q10: What did Shahid have a recurrent dream about?

Short Answer Type Questions

Q1: Describe Shahid's life in Pennsylvania and his attachment to it.

Q2: Explain the significance of Shahid's recurrent dream about the Pandits and their food.

Q3: How did Shahid react to his approaching death, and what did he want from the author?

Q4: Describe Shahid's last days and his final resting place.

Long Answer Type Questions

Q1: Discuss the friendship between Amitav Ghosh and Agha Shahid Ali and its significance.

Q2: How did Shahid transform the mundane into the magical, and why was he considered a poet of greatness?

Q3: Describe Shahid's love for food and his passion for cooking.

Q4: What is the significance of Shahid's recurrent dream about the Pandits and their food in the context of the Kashmiri conflict?

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