Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
Toto was really a mischievous monkey and annoyance for every living soul in the house. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were a Toto’s mercy during the night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to the other animals living in the zoo and thought of taking toto to shaharanpur. The ticket collector was performing his duty as there seems to be no rule regulation for fixing a monkey’s fare so he equated Toto with the dog and charged a similar.
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?
“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
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?
What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?
How has Prashant, a teenager, been able to help the people of his village?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
Do you think Prashant is a good leader? Do you think young people can get together to help people during natural calamities?
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?