Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet - Chapter A Question of Trust NCERT Solutions | What does Horace Danby like to collect?

Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?

Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?

What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is wrong?

“Horace Danby was good and respectable — but not completely honest”. Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorised as a typical thief?

Who is speaking to Horace Danby?

Why does he steal every year?

Who is the real culprit in the story?

Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

How did the invisible man first become visible?

How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?

What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?

Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?

Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?

Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?

How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?

How does he treat the dog?

How did the invisible man first become visible?

What curious episode occurs in the study?

Who befriends him? Where does he take him?

Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal?

What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?

Why does Mrs Hall find the scientist eccentric?

How do they replace the necklace?

Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?