Once Upon A Time by Toni Morrison (Questions and Answers)

Once Upon A Time by Toni Morrison (Questions and Answers)

B.1. Answer the following questions briefly:

1. How was the old woman ?

2. Is this folk lore present in one culture or many ?

3. Who is the father of that old woman ?

4. Where does the old woman live ?

5. How is her reputation for wisdom ?

6. What is her position in the neighbourhood ?

7. Why did some young people visit her ?

8. What does the old woman know about those people ?

9 For what are the young visitors are reprimanded ?

10. What does 'bird' and 'woman' signify to the speaker ?

Question & Answer

1. How was the old woman ?

Ans- The old woman was blind and wise.

2. Is this folk lore present in one culture or many ?

Ans- This folk Lore is present in many culture.

3. Who is the father of that old woman ? 

Ans- The father of that old woman is a black American slave.

4. Where does the old woman live ?

Ans- The old woman lives alone in a small house outside the town.

5. How is her reputation for wisdom ?

Ans- The reputation of the old woman for wisdom is without question among her people, she is both the law and its transgression.

6. What is her position in the neighbourhood ?

Ans- The honour she is paid and the awe in which she is held reach beyond her neighbourhood to places far away to the city where the intelligence of rural prophets is the source of much amusement.