How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
The thief took the notes and went to the station to catch the station to catch the train but could not leave due to some reason. In his short career as a thief he knew how people reacted on knowing that they have been robbed. He knew that anil’s face would show a touch of sadness. The sadness. The sadness would not be for the loss of money. But for the loss of trust.
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?
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?
Does Anil realise that he has been robbed?
What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: Compare, for example, the thought: “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve” with these later thoughts: “Whole sentences, I knew, could one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal — and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else.”) What makes him return to Anil?
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?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Why do Bholi’s parents accept Bishamber’s marriage proposal?
Who is speaking to Horace Danby?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
What would have happened to Matilda if she had confessed to her friend that she had lost her necklace?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
Who is the real culprit 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?
How is the problem solved?
Who is Fowler and what is his first authentic thrill of the day?
How has Max got in?