The Portrait of a Lady: Understanding the text- 1. 1. The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad. Ans- The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad are: a) Childhood- The author spent most of his childhood time with his grandmother. She use to wake him up in the morning, help him get ready for school while reciting her morning prayers in a monotonous sing song manner in the hope that he would learn the prayers by heart. b. Teenage - At this stage the author along with his grandmother had shifted to the city. Now the boy goes to an English school in a motor bus and this was the stage where his grandmother could not help him in his studies anymore. c. Adult - In the third stage of his life the author says that the relationship of...