Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
The answer is no, bill could never manage to suave in his ways. He would stand up from a dinner table without looking as if he had just experienced an extraordinarily localized seismic event. He would get in a car and close the door by leaving fourteen inches of coat outside. He would wear light-coloured trousers by discovering at the end of the day that he had sat several times on chewing gum, ice cream, cough syrup and motor oil. He tired to be suave, but it was not to be.
How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?
Why are his teeth and gums navy blue?
Why is his finger bleeding? What is his wife’s reaction?
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?
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?