Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.
There were lot’s of hazards of working in the glass bangles industry. Workers had to work there with high temperatures in dingy cells without air and light. The harmful dwts of polishing of the bangles harms and injures their eyes. Not all people were able to grow up with good and proper eyesights.
Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
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?
How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
What makes the city of Firozabad famous?
Why should child labour be eliminated and how?
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
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?
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 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 was he amused by this idea?
Who was The Boss of Gemini Studios?
How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.
Why was the legal adviser referred to as the opposite by others?
Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.
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 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?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?
Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?
Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at the studios?