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Q1 What does the writer mean by 'the fiery misery' of those subjected to make-up?
Ans. In the make-up room of the Gemini Studio , there were large mirrors with mercury lights all around. The heat of these lights was terrible. The actors who went in the make up room had to bear the heat of these lights. The writer calls it 'the fiery misery'.
Q2. Who was the office boy? Why did he join the studio?
Ans. The office boy was a grown-up person. His duty was to make-up the actors who played the crowd. He had joined the studio to become a star or a screen writer. He also hoped to become a director or a lyric writer. But his hopes proved false and he was diappointed.
Q3.Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studio?
Ans. The author was assigned the duty of cutting news from the news papers. He remained busy in this work. So he seemed doing nothing to all other workers.
Q4. Who was the boss of the Gemini Studio?
Ans. Mr. Vasan was the boss of the Gemini Studio.
Q5.Who was the English visitor to the studios? Why is his visit referred to as unexplained mystery?
Ans. He was Stephen Spender, the English poet. His speech to the audience remained totally unintelligible.He did not tell about himself. He did not tell why he had visited the studio. That is why his visit is reffered to as unexplained mystery.
Q6. What does 'The God that Failed' refer to?
Ans. It was the name of a book published by six eminent scholars. One of them was Stephen Spender. This book brought out the disillusionment of the writers with the wave of internatiinal communism.
Q7. Why and how was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Gemini Studio?
Ans. MRA( Moral Rearmament Army) in fact was a team of about two hundred artists from diffent nations . They visited the Gemini studios in Madras and performed two plays which entertained the artists in Gemini Studios. These plays left a deep impression on the Gemini family and other citizens of Madras. The setting of these plays impressed the artists in the Gemini Studios. There was always a Bare stage, a white background curtain and a tune played on the flute . These settings were followed by Gemini family in a number of plays later on.
Q8. Subbu is described as a many sided genius. List four of his abilities?
Ans. Subbu was a versatile person. He had the following qualities.
1.He had the ability to look cheerful all the time.
2.He was loyal to the boss.
3. He was an amazing actor.
4. He had a ready solution for all problems. He had a loving and charitable nature.
Q9. The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances from the lesson to explain it.
Ans. The author uses gentle humor and satire to point out human weaknesses and eccentricities. His humour is not bitter. It does not reduce or mortify any character. At first the author portrays the make-up department in a very interesting way. It is interesting that make-up material arrived in truck loads and a hierarchy was maintained in make up department. Then there is a humorous explaination of Subbu and the visit of MRA in the studio. Description of Stephen Spender is also very amusing. The author does not leave any space where humour is not created. The way legal advisor's career is ended is also very interesting. In brief we can say that Poets and Pancakes is a masterpiece of satirical humour.
Q10. Subbu was 'tailor-made for films'. How did he use his genius in various activities in the Gemini Studio?
Ans. Subbu was a versatile person. He was an amazing actor but he never aspired to lead role. Whatever role he played , he performed with full might and cofidence. He was very close to the boss. So other artists in the studio were envious to him. He looked very cheerful all the time. He had a solution for all problems. He was considered no. 2 in the studio. He was a good writer also. In fact he was a many sided genius. It can be said that he was tailor-made for films.
Note- tailor-made means suitable
Q11. Draw a character- sketch of Subbu.
Ans Subbu was a versatile character. He was a nice person. He was an amazing actor as well as a writer. He never aspired for lead roles .But he played very effectively. He had joined the studio to become an actor or a script writer or a director or a lyric writer. But his hopes proved false. His entry in films was full of difficulties. He belonged to a Brahmin family. So soon he settled. He became no. two in the Gemini studio. He had the ability to look cheerful in every situation. He had a solution for every problem. He developed a sense of love with everyone who came across him. He was very amicable , charitable and improvident. His house had become a permanent resort for near and far relatives and acquaintances. Still he had enemies. It was because his demeanor resembled to a sycophant.
Ans. In the make-up room of the Gemini Studio , there were large mirrors with mercury lights all around. The heat of these lights was terrible. The actors who went in the make up room had to bear the heat of these lights. The writer calls it 'the fiery misery'.
Q2. Who was the office boy? Why did he join the studio?
Ans. The office boy was a grown-up person. His duty was to make-up the actors who played the crowd. He had joined the studio to become a star or a screen writer. He also hoped to become a director or a lyric writer. But his hopes proved false and he was diappointed.
Q3.Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studio?
Ans. The author was assigned the duty of cutting news from the news papers. He remained busy in this work. So he seemed doing nothing to all other workers.
Q4. Who was the boss of the Gemini Studio?
Ans. Mr. Vasan was the boss of the Gemini Studio.
Q5.Who was the English visitor to the studios? Why is his visit referred to as unexplained mystery?
Ans. He was Stephen Spender, the English poet. His speech to the audience remained totally unintelligible.He did not tell about himself. He did not tell why he had visited the studio. That is why his visit is reffered to as unexplained mystery.
Q6. What does 'The God that Failed' refer to?
Ans. It was the name of a book published by six eminent scholars. One of them was Stephen Spender. This book brought out the disillusionment of the writers with the wave of internatiinal communism.
Q7. Why and how was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Gemini Studio?
Ans. MRA( Moral Rearmament Army) in fact was a team of about two hundred artists from diffent nations . They visited the Gemini studios in Madras and performed two plays which entertained the artists in Gemini Studios. These plays left a deep impression on the Gemini family and other citizens of Madras. The setting of these plays impressed the artists in the Gemini Studios. There was always a Bare stage, a white background curtain and a tune played on the flute . These settings were followed by Gemini family in a number of plays later on.
Q8. Subbu is described as a many sided genius. List four of his abilities?
Ans. Subbu was a versatile person. He had the following qualities.
1.He had the ability to look cheerful all the time.
2.He was loyal to the boss.
3. He was an amazing actor.
4. He had a ready solution for all problems. He had a loving and charitable nature.
Q9. The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances from the lesson to explain it.
Ans. The author uses gentle humor and satire to point out human weaknesses and eccentricities. His humour is not bitter. It does not reduce or mortify any character. At first the author portrays the make-up department in a very interesting way. It is interesting that make-up material arrived in truck loads and a hierarchy was maintained in make up department. Then there is a humorous explaination of Subbu and the visit of MRA in the studio. Description of Stephen Spender is also very amusing. The author does not leave any space where humour is not created. The way legal advisor's career is ended is also very interesting. In brief we can say that Poets and Pancakes is a masterpiece of satirical humour.
Q10. Subbu was 'tailor-made for films'. How did he use his genius in various activities in the Gemini Studio?
Ans. Subbu was a versatile person. He was an amazing actor but he never aspired to lead role. Whatever role he played , he performed with full might and cofidence. He was very close to the boss. So other artists in the studio were envious to him. He looked very cheerful all the time. He had a solution for all problems. He was considered no. 2 in the studio. He was a good writer also. In fact he was a many sided genius. It can be said that he was tailor-made for films.
Note- tailor-made means suitable
Q11. Draw a character- sketch of Subbu.
Ans Subbu was a versatile character. He was a nice person. He was an amazing actor as well as a writer. He never aspired for lead roles .But he played very effectively. He had joined the studio to become an actor or a script writer or a director or a lyric writer. But his hopes proved false. His entry in films was full of difficulties. He belonged to a Brahmin family. So soon he settled. He became no. two in the Gemini studio. He had the ability to look cheerful in every situation. He had a solution for every problem. He developed a sense of love with everyone who came across him. He was very amicable , charitable and improvident. His house had become a permanent resort for near and far relatives and acquaintances. Still he had enemies. It was because his demeanor resembled to a sycophant.
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