Why does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
Mrs Pumphrey thought that Tricki’s recovery was a triumph of surgery because in two weeks he had recovered completely and had been transformed into a hard and muscular animal from a weak dog who was being lazy all the time with his tongue rolling out of his mouth. When Tricki saw her, he leaped into her lap and licked her face with joy. She was so excited to see him like this and then tears started rolling out of her eyes.
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
How does he treat the dog?
Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?
Do you think Tricki was happy to go home? What do you think will happen now?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
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?
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Why was he wandering the streets?
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
You must have read about cells and DNA in your science books. Discuss Richard Ebright’s work in the light of what you have studied. If you get an opportunity to work like Richard Ebright on projects and experiments, which field would you like to work on and why?
How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?
“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?
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?
How did his mother help him?
Why does the marriage not take place?