Why is his finger bleeding? What is his wife’s reaction?
His finger was bleeding from the deep cut because of the zip of the bag when he was trying to open. His wife could not believe by looking at him with an expression of wonder that he did all this for a living.
How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?
Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
Why are his teeth and gums navy blue?
What is the significance of the title?
What happens when the zip on his carry-on bag gives way?
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?
Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
How has Prashant, a teenager, been able to help the people of his village?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?