What did the postmaster do then?

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?

Where in the classroom does Wanda sit and why?
 

How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her essay?

What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly and fun-loving animal who needs love?

Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?

How did Mandela’s understanding of freedom change with age and experience?

 Read the story and find the sentences where Maxwell describes his pet otter. Then choose and arrange your sentences to illustrate those statements below that you think are true.

Maxwell’s description

(i) makes Mij seem almost human, like a small boy.
(ii) shows that he is often irritated with what Mij does.
(iii) shows that he is often surprised by what Mij does.
(iv) of Mij’s antics is comical.
(v) shows that he observes the antics of Mij very carefully.
(vi) shows that he thinks Mij is a very ordinary otter.
(vii) shows that he thinks the otter is very unusual.

When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?

Why didn’t she get off the bus at the bus station?

How does Wanda feel about the dresses game? Why does she say that she has a hundred dresses?
 

Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?