Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
This story could be a mixture of both that is real life episode and a mere fiction. Mrs. Pumphrey is a rich lady and has her own pet dog. This is because of her pampering nature that she overfeeds her dog which results in his illness. In spite of the fact that she had good intention in her mind but excess of everything is bad. This episode can be seen as a fiction who do not take it seriously and also it can be called real life for those parents who does excessive care of their child.
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 does Mrs Pumphrey think the dog’s recovery is “a triumph of surgery”?
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?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
Does the narrator serve the summons that day?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
How does Ausable say he got in?
Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal?
How can one become a scientist, an economist, a historian... ? Does it simply involve reading many books on the subject? Does it involve observing, thinking and doing experiments?
What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
How did the invisible man first become visible?