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?

Who is the real culprit in the story?

Why does he steal every year?

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?

The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.

What experiments and projects does he then undertake?

How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?

After his first day’s experience with the hack driver the lawyer thinks of returning to New Mullion to practise law. Do you think he would have reconsidered this idea after his second visit?

If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?

Bholi had many apprehensions about going to school. What made her feel that she was going to a better place than her home?

Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?

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

Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys? You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child. Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.

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