What kind of a person is Valli? To answer this question, pick out the following sentences from the text and ftl1 in the blanks. The words you ftl1 in are the clues to your answer.
(i) "Stop the bus! Stop the bus!" And a tiny hand was raised.......
(ii) "Yes, I ...... go to town,"said Valli, still standing outside the bus.
(iii) "There's nobody here ......," she said haughtily. "I have paid my thirty-paise like everyone else."
(iv) "Never mind," she said, "I can .......
You don't have to help me. I'm not a child, I tell you," she said .......
(v) "You needn't bother about me. I .....," Valli said, turning her face toward the window and staring out.
(vi) Then she turned to the conductor and said, "Well, sir, I hope ......."
(i) commandingly
(ii) simply have to
(iii) who's a child
(iv) get on by myself; haughtily
(v) can take care of myself
(vi) to see you again.
Valli is a confident and courageous girl.
She had clarity about what she wanted to do.
She didn't like to call herself a child. She understands the value of money and the dynamics attached to it. She wants to be considered like a matured lady.
She is strong-willed and does not like to take any unnecessary favours from anyone.
She is independent and does not like to be told what to do.
She is good natured and mild mannered.