What do you think Valli was planning to do?

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?

Did Wanda have a hundred dresses? Why do you think she said she did?
 

Does Mandela think the oppressor is free? Why/why not?

What guesses did the Londoners make about what Mij was?

What does courage mean to Mandela?

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?

 Why was the otter named ‘Maxwell’s otter’?

“The sight of the food maddened him.” What does this suggest? What compelled the young seagull to finally fly?

What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother?

Are you concerned about traffic and road safety? What are your concerns? How would you make road travel safer and more enjoyable?

What did the postmaster do then?