Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Going Places NCERT Solutions | Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and f

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?

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?

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?

What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?

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.

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?

Name one example to show that Gemini studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA.

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

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

How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?

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