Answer these questions with reference to the context:

1. At the age of ten, his uncle presented Salim with an airgun, and the young boy shot a strange sparrow with a yellow spot on its throat.
a. Who was Salim? Describe Salim's uncle.
b. Why did Salim's uncle present him an airgun?
c. What was his uncle's advice regarding the strange sparrow?
d. How did this incident affect Salim's life?

2. On his return, he found that having abandoned his studies after a BSc in zoology, it was difficult to get a job as an ornithologist anywhere.
a. From where had Salim returned? Why had he gone there?
b. Why did he fail to get a job as an ornithologist?
c. What did he do then?

3. When he came back and still failed to get a job, in spite of his foreign degrees, he stopped applying altogether.
a. Where had Salim gone this time?
b. Why had he gone there?
c. Why was he considered mad by his family?

4. So they decided to move to a small cottage owned by Tehmina's family in South Bombay, and there enjoyed the company of birds.
a. Who was Tehmina?
b. Who moved to South Bombay and why?
c. Did things improve for them when they moved to Bombay?