Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter The Rattrap NCERT Solutions | From where did the peddler get the idea

Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

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

Why was he amused by this idea?

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

Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?

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?

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 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 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?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Why was Kothamangalam Subbu considered No. 2 in Gemini Studios?

What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?

What do you understand by the expression “thumbprints on his windpipe”?

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?

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?