How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?
Sophie’s father has a round chubby face who has a aggressive nature towards her daughter Sophie who scares of his aggressive nature. He knows the reality and don’t believe in Sophie’s wild narrative stories. They went United to see match of Ireland and he don’t believe in young inexperienced player but when Danny made a goal then he felt proud and after that they celebrated the victory.
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?
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?
What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?
Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
Name one example to show that Gemini studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA.
Who was The Boss of Gemini Studios?
What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? What did the British now want instead and why? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of natural indigo?
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?
Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?
The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
How did this experience affect him?