The Lost Doll

Summary

The lost doll is the story laid on the background of South America. Carmen was a daughter of Roberto and Rosa. She was beautiful, bright and loving. But she was sick from the day of her birth. When she reached at the age of four, her condition became worse and she died. Her body was taken to the cemetery in the small wooden coffin.

After a few days, Rosa collected all the clothes and playthings of Carmen and gave a priest who had come from the next village down the valley. Because the doctor had told that she wouldn’t have any children but Roberto had still hoped to get another baby again. He asked about the doll to Rosa which she used to play with her friends. Rosa replied that she had not given that doll.

On the anniversary of the death of Carmen, Rosa gave birth to another baby girl. The name was kept, Evangelina. She was healthy. When Evangelina reached almost four she said that she had been sick for a long time ago. And she had a doll with a red dress and blue eyes. Rosa’s sister also had come from Bogotá. Both sisters were surprised when they listened to Evangelina talking about the lost doll. She added that she had been sick before and a priest had prayed with his hand on her hand then Evangelina fell asleep.

But a nice man woke up her and told to leave the doll and he took her with him and he helped her to put her doll under the ground. When they dug up the place showed by the girl, they found the doll. When Evangelina told her past, Rosa couldn’t say anything. This is a story about reincarnation. Reincarnation is when the soul or spirit of one body is reborn in another body. Evangelina is the reincarnation of Carmen. This explains why Evangelina “remembers” being sick and why she knows where the lost doll was hidden.

Important Questions and Answers:

Q.1. Why do you think that ‘The Lost Doll’ is a supernatural story?
Ans: ‘The Lost Doll’ is a supernatural story. It is based on life after death. Evangelina is the reincarnation of Carmen. This is why she remembers being sick and the place where Carmen had buried the doll. No other explanation well justifies why Evangelina remembers all the events associated with her dead sister, Carmen.

Q. 2. How were Carmen and Evangelina alike and different?
Or
In what ways Mariya Del Carmen and Evangelina alike?

Ans: There were more similarities between Carmen and Evangelina. But they have some dissimilarity too.  When Evangelina grew, she looked more and more like Carmen. Her actions and characters were also like that of her sister Carmen. Seeing this similarity, the priest told that good healed Carmen and sent back in the earth in the form of Evangelina. The difference between them was that Carmen was sick but Evangelina was healthy.

Q. 3. What evidences are there in the story to show that the Soto family was poor?
Ans: There are some pieces of evidence that the Soto family was poor. When Roberto knew that Rosa had given away Carmen’s Playthings and clothes, he became unhappy. He wanted to save them because he was hopeful they would have another child. They searched for the beautiful little doll in the house and even in the village. Similarly, Roberto’s rough hands also suggest that he was poor. They lived in the village and Roberto Worked in the field. These are the additional proofs.

Q. 4. Make a Comparison between Roberto and Rosa Soto?
Ans:
Roberto and Rosa Soto Are the parents of Carmen and Evangelina. Rosa is a loving and kind mother. she does not have any belief in supernatural elements. She believes in the version of the doctor. due to her belief in modern science, she has given all the belongings of little carmen to the neighbouring village priest. And Roberto believes in god and supernatural and he had still hope of having a child even doctor have declared that they will not have any child. In this story, Roberto s an optimistic character who believe in God, reincarnation etc.

Q. 5. Why did they name the new baby Evangelina?
Ans: They named the new baby Evangelina because it meant good news. The birth of Evangelina was good news not only for the family members but also to the society. When Rosa Soto gave birth to the Carmen the doctor suggested them that Rosa Soto could not give birth to another child but after a year of Carmen’s death Rosa gave birth to another child in this context, it was the matter of happy news that’s why they named the new baby Evangelina.

Q. 6. Where did they finally find the lost doll?
Ans:
They finally found the lost doll under a big tree in the backyard of the house. It became possible to find it out only because of the help of Evangelina herself because she told her mother and aunt that she knew the lost doll and took them there and asked her mother to dig under it and it was found there in good condition.

Q. 7. Who, did Evangelina say, helped her put it there?
Ans:
Evangelina said that there was a young man who saw her with the doll in her hand and that young man told her that it was not necessary for her and he buried it with this own hand under that tree. The man did not have even the spade. It shows that this man was the angel of death.

Q. 8. Rosa said to her husband, “False hope is not good.” When does hope become false? How can we know when hope in false?
Ans:
Hope becomes false when there is no possibility to fulfil it. Rosa didn’t want to wish for the impossible thing that another child would be born to her. We can know hope is false when we cannot get the thing we have expected for a long time.

Q.9. Why did Roberto want to save Carmen’s things?
Ans:
Roberto wanted to save Carmen’s things because he still had hope that they would have another child and Carmen’s things could be useful for that child.

Q.10. What could be the reasons for attending Carmen’s funeral by almost everyone?
OR
Why do you suppose, almost everyone in the village attended Carmen’s funeral?
Ans:
suppose almost everyone in the village attended Carmen’s funeral because of their love for Carmen. Carmen was the only child of Roberto and Rosa Soto. She was not only beautiful but bright, kind and loving too. She was sick from her birth. As time went on, her condition became worse. She died at the age of four. Thus naturally everybody in the village was sad at the death of this lovely doll-like girl. It could also be their tradition to compulsorily attend the funeral.

Q.11. Why did Rosa say that there was no reason to save Carmen’s things?
OR
Why did Rosa give away Carmen’s clothes and playthings?
Ans: Rosa said that there was no reason to save the things because, at the time of Carmen’s birth, the doctor had ruled out the possibility of her bearing any child in the future. Rosa believed the doctor. She had not had any baby for the last four years. Therefore, she thought that Carmen’s things were no longer of any use and she gave them away.

Q.12. Why do you suppose, almost everyone in the village attended Carmen’s funeral?
Ans: suppose almost everyone in the village attended Carmen’s funeral because of their love for Carmen. Carmen was the only child of Roberto and Rosa Soto. She was not only beautiful but bright, kind and loving too. She was sick from her birth. As time went on, her condition became worse. She died at the age of four. Thus naturally everybody in the village was sad at the death of this lovely doll-like girl. It could also be their tradition to compulsorily attend the funeral.

Q.13. What made them finally, forget about the lost doll?
Ans: They looked for the doll everywhere in the house. They asked Carmen’s friends and the undertaker, too. But they found it nowhere. Besides, Rosa was going to become a mother soon. They were happy at this. Because of these reasons, they slowly forgot about the lost doll.

Q.14. Do you think Evangelina was a good name for the new baby? Explain.
Ans: Evangelina was a good name for the new baby. Rosa and Roberto had only one baby called Carmen but she died when she was four. After her death they were childless but one year after her death, Rosa gave birth to a baby. The birth of the baby brought new hope and happiness in their lives. It was indeed good news that they got a second daughter one year after the death of their first one.

Q.15. Do you think Rosa believed in reincarnation when she said at Evangelina’s birth, “I think God gave us our baby back?”
Ans: I don’t think Rosa believed in reincarnation when she said it at Evangelina’s birth. The new baby as though it was just the of Carmen. If she had believed in reincarnation, she would have believed Evangelina when she talked about her sickness and doll. Moreover, Rosa was surprised when the found the lost doll.

Q.16. Do you think the parish priest believed in reincarnation when he said to Rosa, “Sometimes I think God took your child, healed her, and gave her back to you”? Explain.
Ans: The parish priest, seemed to believe in reincarnation when he said to Rosa, “Sometimes I think God your child, healed her and gave her back to you.”

He was a priest and priests have faith in God. Reincarnation is a matter of faith. The birth of the Evangelina was a special event for the Soto family. It was against the doctor’s prediction. Evangelina, the new baby, was similar to Carmen in many respects. The priest, therefore, remarked that Evangelina was a reincarnation of Carmen.

Q.17. Write a paragraph about the similarity (likeliness) between the lost doll and Carmen herself.
Ans: Carmen was beautiful, bright kind and loving. The villagers said that she looked like a little doll. The lost doll had blue eyes and a red dress. It, too, must have been looking beautiful. In this respect, they were both similar. Secondly, Carmen was perhaps reborn as Evangelina after one year. The doll, too, remained buried under the ground in the backyard. It was dug out when once Evangelina remembered that she had put it there. The doll-like Carmen reappeared after a period. This is the similarity between them.

Questions for Practice:

  1. Why did Roberto want to save Carmen’s things?
  2. Write your opinion about Carmen in brief.
  3. Do you believe “The Lost Doll” is a story of reincarnation? How was it possible for Evangelina to lead her parents to the site where the lost doll was buried?
  4. Rosa said to her husband. “False hope is not good”. When does hope become false? How can we know when hope is false?

17 thoughts on “The Lost Doll

      1. Please give the answer on this question:-
        Explain the idea of reincarnation. What clues suggest that Evangelina was the reincarnation of Maria Del Carmen?Are you convinced of these clues?Why?

        This is long question.

  1. please tell the answer of question from lost doll.
    write, what you think Rosa told her husband, Roberto, about how they found the lost doll.

    1. It would be better if you provided the answers of all textual questions and added other important questions as question for practice.

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