What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
Cause of Matilda’s ruin was her dissatisfaction with whatever she had in her life. Matilda was a dreamy woman and believed that she deserved all the delicacies and luxuries in life. She was always unhappy and disliked her circumstances. She could have avoided the ruin by being content with what she had. Her desire to wear the jewel which she could never afford in her life, had ruined everything.
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
If you were caught in a situation like this, how would you have dealt with it?
How do they replace the necklace?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
What kind of a person is her husband?
What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?
How is the problem solved?
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?
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 experiments and projects does he then undertake?
What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?
Why does the marriage not take place?
How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?
Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
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 a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?
What does he say about Lutkins?