Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter The Interview NCERT Solutions | What do you understand by the expression

Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities?

What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed?

Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?

What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?

How does Eco find the time to write so much?

Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?

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’?

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?

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.)

Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

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?

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

What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

How was Gandhi able to influence lawyers? Give instances.

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

Does her father believe her story?