"A Farewell Gift":
Internal Questions and Answers:
1. Who was Mohan working for, and for how long?
Answer: Mohan was working as an assistant with Gopinath, a contractor, for twenty years.
2. What did Mohan request from Gopinath?
Answer: Mohan requested Gopinath to clear his dues so that he could retire and lead a more leisurely
life.
3. Why did Gopinath ask Mohan to build one more house?
Answer: Gopinath was sad to see such a good worker retire and requested Mohan to build one more
house as a personal favor.
4. How did Mohan feel about building the last house?
Answer: Mohan did not feel motivated and was not putting his heart into the work. He used inferior
materials and showed shoddy workmanship.
5. What did Gopinath tell Mohan when he inspected the house?
Answer: Gopinath told Mohan that if he had put his heart into the work, the house would have been
much better.
Reference-to-Context (RTC) Questions:
1. "Sir, I have served for you many years with a lot of dedication."
Who said this and to whom?
Answer: Mohan said this to Gopinath.
Why was this statement made?
Answer: Mohan was expressing his dedication over the years as he requested to retire and clear his
dues.
What did the speaker want to do after retirement?
Answer: Mohan wanted to lead a more leisurely life after retirement.
2. "You have built the house. If you had also put your heart in your work your house would have been a
lot better."
Who is the speaker, and who is being addressed?
Answer: Gopinath is the speaker, and he is addressing Mohan.
What is the speaker commenting on?
Answer: The speaker is commenting on the poor quality of the house Mohan built without dedication.
How did this statement affect Mohan?
Answer: This statement likely made Mohan realize his mistake in not putting effort into his work.
3. “Saying this, he handed the front door key to Mohan and said, ‘This is your house… my farewell gift to
you.’”
Who is the speaker, and who is he addressing?
The speaker is Gopinath, and he is addressing Mohan.
What did Mohan realize after hearing these words?
Mohan realized that he should have built the house better as it was going to be his own home.
Why was this gift unexpected for Mohan?
It was unexpected because Mohan was building the house as a last task for Gopinath, not knowing it
would be gifted to him.
4. “Hearing this, Mohan was shocked! If he had known that he was building his own house, he would
have done it in a better way.”
Why was Mohan shocked?
Mohan was shocked because he did not expect the house to be a gift for him.
What lesson can be learned from this statement?
The lesson is to always do one's work with dedication and integrity, as the outcome may directly impact
oneself in unforeseen ways.
Think and answer
1. Why did Mohan want to leave his job?
Mohan wanted to leave his job to relax and spend his days taking rest.
2. What was Gopinath's request to Mohan?
Gopinath requested Mohan to build one last house.
3. Why did Mohan not build the house wholeheartedly?
Mohan did not build the house wholeheartedly because he was tired and only wanted to leave his job.
4. What was the farewell gift for Mohan?
The farewell gift for Mohan was the house he had just built.
5. What did Mohan realize in the end?
Mohan realized that he should have put more effort into building the house, as it was his own. He
realized that he had no integrity towards his work and for his owner.
