3. Roberge took nine years to meet Ray in person after joining St. Xavier's college. Why
did he take so long? What would you do if you were in his place?
4. How was Ray perceived by the outsiders? Was this perception true of Ray's real character?
5. What is meant by the line, 'Ray took off where Tagore signed out.' What was Ray searching
for?
6. How did Roberge try to take 'Chitrabani' forward? How did 'Chitrabani' help film-making
in Bengali?
7. The theme of ' Rendezvous with Ray' is... (Tick any two options.)
a) To explain the efforts of Chitrabani.
b) To picturize the illustrious life of Ray.
c) To explain the experiences of Roberge with ray
I. Read the following passage and notice the underlined words.
We had a square meal and came out. There were no lights. There was a power cut. It was
pitch dark. It was bitterly cold. We looked here and there.....
The word pairs 'square meal', 'pitch dark' and 'bitterly cold' are found together. That
means they co-occur. Such co-occuring words or word combinations are called collocations
(co + locate = collocate). These expressions are natural.