Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter The Rattrap NCERT Solutions | Why was the crofter so talkative and fri

Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

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?

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 caused the lack of communication between the Englishman and the people at Gemini Studios?

How did the instructor “build a swimmer” out of Douglas?

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?

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.

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

What does The God that Failed refer to?

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

How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?

What made the lawyer stand out from the others at Gemini Studios?