What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
Hari had robbed anil but could not go due to some reason. He said that in his short career as a theif, he had made a study of men’s face when they lost their goods. He said that the greedy men showed fear; the rich men showed anger and the poor men showed acceptance. And he knew anil’s face would show a touch of sadness for the loss of trust.
What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?
What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
Does Anil realise that he has been robbed?
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 does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
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 you think Lutkins’ neighbours were anxious to meet the lawyer?
Why are books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about that book.
What more does Bill say about Lutkins and his family?
Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
How does Ausable say he got in?
What fresh problem now disturbs Mme Loisel?
Why was he wandering the streets?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
How would you assess Griffin as a scientist?