However, they soon forgot about the lost doll because Rosa became pregnant. On the first anniversary of the death of Carmen, Rosa gave birth to another child. Roberto and Rosa became very happy. She was named Evengelina, which meant “good news”. When Evengelina grew she looked very much similar to her sister Carmen. But she was a healthy girl. When she was about four, she told her mother that she had been sick a long time ago. She also told her aunt that she had a little, beautiful doll with blue eyes and a red dress. She had buried it under a tree in the yard. She requested her mother to dig up the doll. When Rosa dug up the ground, she found the lost doll. She looked surprised, shocked and sick because it was difficult for her to believe. Evengelina also said that when she was sick, the nice man came and helped her to bury that doll under the tree.
The story accounts the supernatural significance regarding its particular focus on the concept of reincarnation. When Evangelina was born and grown up, she looked very much similar to that of Carmen’s actions, characters, behaviors and other many things were very much similar. The priest said that God healed Carmen and sent her back in the form of healthy Evangelina. Though Rosa did not believe that her newly born child as the reincarnation of Carmen but she could not reject the mysterious fact towards the end of the story. When Evangelina reported everything about the past and about her doll, Rosa could say nothing anymore.
Questions and Contents (Page-14)
1. What was Carmen's full name? Ans. Her full name was Maria Del Carmen.2. Describe Carmen.
Ans. Carmen was the first and the only child of the Soto family. She was a bright, kind and a love able child. She was very much loved by her parents and also the people of the village. Also she was very sick from the time of her birth.
3. How old was the little girl when she died?
Ans. Carmen was four years old at the time of her death.
4. What were Mr. and Mrs. Soto's first name?
Ans. Mr. Soto's first name was Roberto Soto and Rosa Soto was the first name of Mrs. Soto.
5. To whom did Rosa give Carmen's clothes and playthings?
Ans. Rosa gave Carmen's clothes and play things to a priest of the neighbouring village.
6. Which special plaything did Roberto ask about?
Ans. Roberto asks about a doll which Carmen would carry with her all the time.
7. How long after Carmen's death did Rosa give birth to another child?
Ans. Rosa gave birth to another child a year after Carmen's death.
8. Why did they name the new baby Evangelina?
Ans. They named the new baby Evangelina because the name Evangelina meant good news and the birth of another child was a good news to the Soto family since the doctor had said that they wont be having anymore kids after Carmen.
9. How were Carmen and Evangelina alike?
Ans. Evangelina was a bright and a beautiful child, just like Carmen. She had similar looks, voice tone,physical features and characteristics just like Carmen.
10. In what way were they different?
Ans. Apart from them having features and characteristics, the one thing that was different in them was that Carmen was a sick child from birth and Evangelina was a complete healthy one.
11. Where did Rosa's sister live?
Ans. Rosa's sister lived in Bogata .
12. Where did they finally find the lost doll?
Ans. After a long period of time, the finally found the lost doll buried under a tree in their backyard.
13. Who did Evangelina say helped her put it there?
Ans. According to Evangelina, a nice man helped her bury it there.
Discussion questions (page-17)
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Why do you suppose almost everyone in the village attended Carmen's funeral?Ans. I think that almost everyone in the village attended Carmen's funeral simply because she was a bright, kind and a love able child. Also, since she was the only child of the Soto family and it was a tragic event of her passing away at such a young age.
2. Do you think there were any vehicles used in the funeral procession? Explain. Ans. No, there were no vehicles used in the funeral procession, since it is no where mentioned about the vehicles being used in the funeral procession. Also, in the story, it is clearly mentioned that Carmen's father carried her casket on her shoulders, indicating the same.
3. Why do you suppose the people marched single-file to the cemetery?
Ans. I think that the people marched single-file to the cemetery maybe because the route they chose towards the cemetery was a small and a narrow one and also it might because it was a part of their religious tradition.
4. What indications are there in the story that the family was poor?
Ans. In the story, there are no direct indications about the family being poor. But there are some clues through which we can figure out that they were poor. The first indication is that they were farmers earning very little. Also we can also see that the Soto family didn't take Carmen to a doctor as they couldn't afford it. And lastly we can see that Mr. Soto becomes angry on finding out that his wife had given away all of Carmen's toys and clothing's to a priest of a neighbouring village as they wont be able to afford to purchase newer ones, if in case Mrs. Soto had given birth to another child.
5. Why do you think, Rosa gave Carmen's things to someone from another village? Why didn't she give them to a neighbour or the priest of her own village?
Ans. I think that the reason for Rosa giving away Carmen's things to someone from another village maybe because she dosen't want to be reminded of her deceased daughter when she sees a child or someone from the village using it.
6. Why did Roberto want to save Carmen's things?
Ans. Roberto wanted to save Carmen's things as they would not be able to afford it if they did have a birth of another child.
7. Why did Rosa say that there was no reason to save them?
Ans. Rosa says that there was no reason to save them because the doctor had earlier said them that Carmen would be their only child and there was no hope of her having another baby.
8. Rosa said to her husband that "False hope is not good". When does hope become false? How can we know hope is false?
Ans. A hope becomes false when someone hopes for something which cannot be fulfilled.
We can know that a hope is false when there is no sign of it becoming true.
9. What did Rosa want to say when she said to her husband, "You know that in four years...."? Ans. Rosa actually wanted to say that they never had a child for the past four years.
10. Why do you think Roberto thought of Carmen's doll when he looked out of the window to the backyard?
Ans. Roberto thought of Carmen's doll when he looked out of the window to the backyard because that was the place where Carmen would always play at with the doll every time.
11. What made them finally forget about the lost doll?
Ans. The birth of their new baby Evangelina made them finally forget about the lost doll.
12. Do you think Evangelina was a good name for the new baby? Explain?
Ans. Yes, Evangelina was a good a name for the new baby as the name Evangelina meant good news and the birth of the new child was also a good news to the Soto family since the doctor had said that there was no chance of them having any more child after Carmen.
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Example:: Why do you think, Rosa gave Carmen's things to someone from another village? Why didn't she give them to a neighbour or the priest of her own village?[5]
Ans. According to the story "The Lost Doll", there is a soto family who had one child named Carmen she was very pretty but sick from her child age . due to sickness Carmen died which made the soto family and the villagers fell very bad. it seems like the moon from the sky has gone .Rosa wasn't being able to forget about her daughter ,she was missing her so much
So, I think that the reason for Rosa giving away Carmen's things to someone from another village maybe because she dosen't want to be reminded of her daughter when she sees a child or someone from the village using it.
Therefore,to forget about her daughter she didn't give it to same village's people.
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Example:: Why do you think, Rosa gave Carmen's things to someone from another village? Why didn't she give them to a neighbour or the priest of her own village?[5]
Ans. According to the story "The Lost Doll", there is a soto family who had one child named Carmen she was very pretty but sick from her child age . due to sickness Carmen died which made the soto family and the villagers fell very bad. it seems like the moon from the sky has gone .Rosa wasn't being able to forget about her daughter ,she was missing her so much
So, I think that the reason for Rosa giving away Carmen's things to someone from another village maybe because she dosen't want to be reminded of her daughter when she sees a child or someone from the village using it.
Therefore,to forget about her daughter she didn't give it to same village's people.
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