Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet - Chapter The Thief's Story NCERT Solutions | Who does ‘I’ refer to in thi

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?

How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?

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 does the marriage not take place?

If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?

Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media? Can we do away with books altogether?

How did his mother help him?

What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?

What experiments and projects does he then undertake?

What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?

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?