Long suggestive question and answers for class xii from On Killing a Tree. 1) "And out of its leprous hide.."- what grows from leprous hide of the tree? How does the hide of the tree look like,a to the poet? What does the poet want to indicate by the expression 'leprous hide'? Ans: Leaves grow from the leprous hide of the tree.               The...

Short Answer Type Questions On Killing A Tree 1)   “Not a simple jab of the knife will do it.”- What cannot a simple jab of the knife do?       Ans: A simple jab of the knife cannot kill a tree. 2)   “It has grown slowly”- What has grown slowly? Ans: In the poem “On Killing A Tree” written by Gieve Patel, the tree has grown slowly....