Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
Though Toto was pretty and clever, very mischievous and damaged the house by breaking the dishes, tearing all the clothes and curtains. He also scared away the visitors in the house by tearing their dresses. Furthermore, he didn’t get good along with the other animals in the house too. One day he crossed the line by picking up a dish of pulao and then climb up on a branch to eat it. When scolded, he threw off the pulao plate and broke it. That’s when grandfather decided that Toto was not the sort of pet to keep for long time and he had enough of the losses.
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
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 he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?
What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?
Why are his teeth and gums navy blue?
How have the people of the community helped one another? What role do the women of Kalikuda play during these days?