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Class 9 English Chapter 9 – The Bond of Love Complete Textual Question Answers and Solutions (ASSEB / SEBA Assam – English Medium)

The ninth chapter of the Class 9 English (Beehive) syllabus, ‘The Bond of Love’, written by Kenneth Anderson, is a deeply touching and emotional lesson. Based on the latest guidelines of the new ASSEB (Assam State School Education Board) syllabus and the New Education Policy (NEP), comprehensive textual question answers for this chapter have been carefully prepared. This special compilation includes very short answer type questions (VSA), short questions, long answers, and thorough grammar solutions. At Ospin Academy, these solutions are made available in a simple, accurate, and completely exam-oriented format.

‘The Bond of Love’ highlights the beautiful and unconditional relationship between a human and an animal. The story revolves around a rescued baby sloth bear named Bruno (later called Baba) and the profound emotional attachment he develops with the author’s wife. It conveys the powerful message that animals too have feelings, memory, and the capacity for deep affection. For students preparing for their exams, understanding the emotional depth, character interactions, and main theme of this lesson is highly essential. In our textual solutions, we have covered not only the textbook exercise questions but also additional important question-answers that may appear in the board exams, ensuring students can prepare thoroughly.

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• Detailed summary and analysis of the heartwarming relationship between Bruno the bear and the author’s wife.
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Chapter – 5 

If I Were You

Thinking about the text:

Activity:

Given in the box are some headings. Find the relevant paragraphs in the text to match the headings:

An Orphaned cub; Bruno’s Food chart; An Accidental case of poisoning: Playful Baba; Pain of separation; Joy of Reunion, A request to the Zoo; An Island in the courtyard.

Ans.

– An orphaned cub – Paragraph – 4

– Bruno’s Food Chart – Para – 6

– An Accidental case of poisoning: Para 8, 9, 10

– Playful Baba – Para -12

– Pain of separation – Para – 14, 15

– Joy of Reunion – 19, 20

– A request to the zoo- 17,18

– An Island in the courtyard- 21, 22, 23

II. Answer the following questions:

1. “I got him for her by accident”

(i) Who says this?

Ans. These words are spoken by the narrator, (Kenneth Anderson).

(ii) Who do ‘him’ and ‘her’ refer to?

Ans. “Him” refers to Bruno, the sloth bear. “Her” refers to the narrator’s wife.

(iii) What is the incident referred to here?

Ans. The incident refers to the sloth bear which the narrator got in a sugarcane field near Mysore.

2. “He stood on his head in delight.”

(i) Who does ‘he’ refer to?

Ans. ‘He’ refers to Bruno or Baba.

(ii) Why was he delighted?

Ans. He was delighted because he was getting petted by the narrator’s wife.

3. “We all miss him greatly; but in a sense we were relieved.”

(i) Who does ‘we all’ stand for?

Ans. “We all” stands for the narrator’s family.

(ii) Who did they miss?

Ans. They missed Bruno or Baba.

(iii) Why did they nevertheless feel relieved?

Ans. They nevertheless felt relieved because Baba was going to the zoo at Mysore. He was too big to be kept at home.

III. Answer the following questions in 30-40 words each.

1. On two occasions Bruno ate/drank something that should not be eaten/drunk. What happened to him on these occasions?

Ans. On one occasion, Bruno drank barium carbonate, which was kept to kill mice and termites. He was paralyzed and treated by the vet.

2. Was Bruno a loving and playful pet? Why, then, did he have to be sent away?

Ans. Yes, Bruno was a loving and playful pet. He was very attached to the narrator’s wife and enjoyed playing with her. However, he had to be sent away because he grew too big to be kept at home. As he grew older, he became difficult to manage, and the family felt it was unsafe to keep him in the house. Therefore, they decided to send him to the zoo in Mysore.

Q.3. How was the problem of what to do with Bruno finally solved?

Ans. The problem of what to do with Bruno was finally solved by sending him to the zoo in Mysore. However, the narrator’s wife missed Bruno terribly and was deeply unhappy without him. Eventually, the zoo authorities agreed to let Bruno return home. To accommodate him, the family built a special island in their courtyard with a dry pit and a wooden shelter, where Bruno could live safely and happily.