“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
Toto was a pretty and mischievous monkey. He had bright shining eyes with mischief beneath the eyebrows and his teeth were pearly white. But his hands looked dried-up as if they had been in the sun for several years. Yet his fingers were very quick and wicked. He uses his tail as a third hand. He could use it to hang from a branch and was completely capable of latching onto any delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands.
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
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?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
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?
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?
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?