What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?
Ebright realizes that merely display of something which does not mean science. He will have to do real experiments to win the science fair. He said that his entry was slides of frog tissues seen under the microscope while other who had won, tried to do real experiments.
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
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 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?
How did his mother help him?
What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?
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?
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?
What more does Bill say about Lutkins and his family?
Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?
Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?
Why does he steal every year?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
How did Bholi’s teacher play an important role in changing the course of her life?
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?
Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?