What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
After he lost at the science fair he understood that he had to do real experiments instead of making them look clean and neat. He made an experiment to find out that what causes the viral disease which kills approximately all monarch caterpillars every few years. He also took on a project to test the theory that vicerory butterflies copy monarches to survive.
How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
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?
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?
What lesson does Ebright learn when he does not win anything at a science fair?
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?
Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media? Can we do away with books altogether?
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?
Does she find her teacher different from the people at home?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
Does Bholi enjoy her first day at school?
How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
Why did Bholi at first agree to an unequal match? Why did she later reject the marriage? What does this tell us about her?
What kind of a person is her husband?
What more does Bill say about Lutkins and his family?