Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Going Places NCERT Solutions | Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told h

What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?

What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?

Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?

Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?

How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?

Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.

Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

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?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

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?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

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?

Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?

Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?

Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios?

Who was Subbu’s principal?

Why was the office boy frustrated? Who did he show his anger on?

How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

How does Eco find the time to write so much?

Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities?