What will now happen to the astrologer? Do you think the prophecy was indisputably disproved?
If the king could kill the 100th tiger then the astrologer would have to cut his tuff and have to be bald. But unfortunately astrologer died before he could kill the 100th tiger. And the prophecy cannot be indisputably disproved because neither he killed the 100th tiger nor he was killed by a real tiger as when he shot tiger the bullet got missed and the tiger died due to the sound of the gun shot and also due to wooden toy tiger he died when a small sliver of wooden tiger pricked in his hand.
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?
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?
What is the author’s indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of human beings?
Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?
What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of tigers to kill?
What did the royal infant grow up to be?
How will the Maharaja prepare himself for the hundredth tiger which was supposed to decide his fate?
We need a new system for the age of ecology - a system which is embedded in the care of all people and also in the care of the Earth and all life upon it. Discuss.
Can you relate instances of game-hunting among the rich and the powerful in the present times that illustrate the callousness of human beings towards wildlife?
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?
What does the third level refers to?
‘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?
How does Jo want the story to end and why?
The two accounts that you read above are based in two distant cultures. What is the commonality of theme found in both of them?
Did the Governor and his staff finally heave a sigh of relief?
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?
Reflecting on the story, what did you feel about Evans’ having the last laugh?
What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
What will Dr Sadao do to get rid of the man?
What does the third level refers to?
Why is Antarctica the place to go to, to understand the earth’s present, past and future?
How would you explain the reluctance of the soldier to leave the shelter of the doctor’s home even when he knew he couldn’t stay there without risk to the doctor and himself?