Module: General Practice
Q19: Consider the following statements regarding the exact circumstances of the accidental encounter with the mother:
1. The encounter occurs because the Boss forcefully insists on inspecting every private room of the Shamnaths' house against their wishes.
2. The guests accidentally stumble upon the mother sitting in the verandah while they are transitioning from the drawing-room to the dining space.
3. The mother is found exactly as Shamnath feared: asleep in her chair and snoring softly, violating his strict rehearsal instructions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
2. The guests accidentally stumble upon the mother sitting in the verandah while they are transitioning from the drawing-room to the dining space.
3. The mother is found exactly as Shamnath feared: asleep in her chair and snoring softly, violating his strict rehearsal instructions.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
✅ Correct Answer: B
The correct combination is statements 2 and 3. The climax of the story relies on the inevitability of the mother's presence being discovered.
Structurally, the Boss does not rudely demand a house tour (making Statement 1 incorrect); the encounter is a pure, fateful accident that happens when the dinner party naturally migrates towards the verandah/dining area (Statement 2). The mother, exhausted by the tension and her age, has fallen asleep and is snoring—the exact biological reality Shamnath had cruelly forbidden her to engage in during their rehearsal (Statement 3). Contextually, this represents the failure of Shamnath's artificial control; despite his best efforts to suppress his authentic roots, natural human reality (the aging, sleeping mother) inevitably asserts itself into the open.
Structurally, the Boss does not rudely demand a house tour (making Statement 1 incorrect); the encounter is a pure, fateful accident that happens when the dinner party naturally migrates towards the verandah/dining area (Statement 2). The mother, exhausted by the tension and her age, has fallen asleep and is snoring—the exact biological reality Shamnath had cruelly forbidden her to engage in during their rehearsal (Statement 3). Contextually, this represents the failure of Shamnath's artificial control; despite his best efforts to suppress his authentic roots, natural human reality (the aging, sleeping mother) inevitably asserts itself into the open.