Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
No, Geoff doesn’t believe what she narrated to him about meeting with Danny Casey. When Geoff listen his story than he replied that he don’t believe in it. And when he asked her about how Danny looks so she explained but he was not convinced of his explanation.
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?
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?
Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.
How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?
Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
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?
Subbu is described as a many-sided genius. List four of his special abilities.
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?
Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?
Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.
How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?