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1. What does the word "spare" mean in the poem?

2. What does the poet want to do when the mother is in pain?

3. Why is the word 'Maa' significant?

4. What did the mother do to comfort the child?

5. What emotion does the poem evoke?

6. The word "gaze" means:

7. What is a major theme of the poem?

8. What does the child hope to do as a repayment to the mother?

9. What does "affectionate" mean in the poem?

10. What fear did the mother have when her child was ill?

11. What does the poet say about a mother's sacrifices?

12. Which word in the poem means “beautiful”?

13. What does the child hope God will do for the mother?

14. What is the mother’s reaction when the child is in trouble?

15. What lesson does the poem teach us?