If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?
If I were in Noodle’s place, I would have handled think-tank’s mistakes the same way as he did.
Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?
Why are books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about that book.
Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media? Can we do away with books altogether?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
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?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
What more does Bill say about Lutkins and his family?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
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?
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?
Bholi’s real name is Sulekha. We are told this right at the beginning. But only in the last but one paragraph of the story is Bholi called Sulekha again. Why do you think she is called Sulekha at that point in the story?
How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
Why does not Anil hand the thief over to the police? Do you think most people would have done so? In what ways is Anil different from such employers?
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
Why is he tempted to keep Tricki on as a permanent guest?