What does the third level refers to?
There is a subway in New York called The Grand Central Station which basically has two levels from where passenger goes to their respective destination by train. So when Charley missed his trains from first and second level of the station, so he started moving but he find a unknown way which lead him to the another station which was the third level which made him think about the period of 1980’s which was very peaceful that is not there in that present era but in actual there was no third level ever built it was all his imagination.
Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discuss.
Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?
What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley?
Philately helps keep the past alive. Discuss other ways in which this is done. What do you think of the human tendency to constantly move between the past, the present and the future?
Would Charley ever go back to the ticket counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife?
‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?
You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.
Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?
Who was Dr Sadao? Where was his house?
Who is Jo? How does she respond to her father’s story-telling?
The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?
‘The world’s geological history is trapped in Antarctica.’ How is the study of this region useful to us?
What kind of a person was Evans?
It may take a long time for oppression to be resisted, but the seeds of rebellion are sowed early in life. Do you agree that injustice in any form cannot escape being noticed even by children?
What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?
What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
Bama’s experience is that of a victim of the caste system. What kind of discrimination does Zitkala-Sa’s experience depict? What are their responses to their respective situations?
What are Geoff Green’s reasons for including high school students in the Students on Ice expedition?
Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans’ having the last laugh?
How would you describe the behaviour of the Maharaja’s minions towards him? Do you find them truly sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find a similarity in today’s political order?
Do you agree that between crime and punishment it is mainly a battle of wits?
Why is an adult’s perspective on life different from that of a child’s?
What could the Governor have done to securely bring back Evans to prison when he caught him at the Golden Lion? Does that final act of foolishness really prove that “he was just another good-for-a-giggle, gullible governor, that was all”?
Will the clues left behind on the question paper put Evans back in prison again?
What will Dr Sadao do to get rid of the man?
The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
What possible plot line could the story continue with?