How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
The rain changed and suddenly a strong wind started blowing and large hailstones started falling along with the rain.
Due to the hailstorm the Lencho's field was fully destroyed. There was no leaf remaining on the trees, the flowers were gone from the plants.Lencho was shattered after the destruction caused by the hailstorm.
What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?
Chubukov says of Natalya: “... as if she won’t consent! She’s in love; egad, she’s like a lovesick cat...” Would you agree? Find reasons for your answer.
Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.
greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioning
Why didn’t Valli want to make friends with the elderly woman?
Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?
Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable? How?
How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country
(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade of the twentieth century?
Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher?
Why do you think Kisa Gotami understood this only the second time? In what way did the Buddha change her understanding?
How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr Keesing? What do these tell you about her?
Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings of a thirteen-year-old girl?
What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?
What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?
The author describes the things that Valli sees from an eight-year-old’s point of view. Can you find evidence from the text for this statement?
There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?
“They were beckoning to him, calling shrilly.” Why did the seagull’s father and mother threaten him and cajole him to fly?
Have you ever had a similar experience, where your parents encouraged you to do something that you were too scared to try? Discuss this in pairs or groups.
How does Mandela describe the systems of government in his country
(i) in the first decade, and
(ii) in the final decade of the twentieth century?