Why was the office boy frustrated? Who did he show his anger on?
The office boy helped a lot for getting a good opening, but instead getting some promotions he remained a office boy that’s why he got frustrated. He was an educated man and able to write good scripts and poetry but it all was going waste. He showed his anger on Kothamangalam Subbu.
The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.
Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?
Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?
Why was the legal adviser referred to as the opposite by others?
What does The God that Failed refer to?
What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?
How did the author discover who the English visitor to the studios was?
Why was the Moral Rearmament Army welcomed at the Studios?
How does the author describe the incongruity of an English poet addressing the audience at Gemini Studios?
What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?
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 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 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 didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
How does Eco find the time to write so much?
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.
How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
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?
Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities?
What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?
Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?