How did Douglas make sure that he conquered the old terror?
He had finished his swimming training but didn’t stop there. He wanted to check his confidence so he swam alone in the pool. Then he went to Lake Wentworth to dive. Where he tried everything which he had learned from the instructor. He felt some fear and laughed and said “well Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me?” He fought back and finally during his diving expedition in the warm lake. He realised that he had completely conquered his old terror.
How did this experience affect him?
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?
How does Douglas make clear to the reader the sense of panic that gripped him as he almost drowned? Describe the details that have made the description vivid.
Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he draw from this experience?
What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?
How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?
What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
Strike out what is not true in the following.
a. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) a sharecropper.
(ii) a politician.
(iii) delegate.
(iv) a landlord.
b. Rajkumar Shukla was
(i) poor.
(ii) physically strong.
(iii) illiterate.
What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?
What are some of the positive views on interviews?
Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
Why was he amused by this idea?
Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?
Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
Who was the English visitor to the studios?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?