Ans : Bholi becomes so confident
because of education and the
encouragement given to her by her
teacher, to study and speak boldly.
When Bholi's parents had arranged her
marriage to an elderly widower, she
had agreed to marry the man just
because it was her parents
" wish. But
when she saw how the bridegroom was
demanding five thousand rupees as
dowry just because she had pockmarks
on her face, she got angry and felt
disgusted.