Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
The conductor called Valli as ‘madam’ because of her behaviour like a woman. She refused to take his help and answered to the conductor’s questions very quickly. Thats why the conductor called him madam.
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?
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
What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?
Have you made a journey that was unforgettable in some way? What made it memorable?
Why does the conductor refer to Valli as ‘madam’?
What does Mandela mean when he says he is “simply the sum of all those African patriots”, who had gone before him ?
Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’?
Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Maxwell in the story speaks for the otter, Mij. He tells us what the otter feels and thinks on different occasions. Given below are some things the otter does. Complete the column on the right to say what Maxwell says about what Mij feels and thinks.
What Mij does | How Mij feels or thinks |
---|---|
plunges, rolls in the water and makes the water splosh and splash | |
Screws the tap in the wrong way | |
Nuzzles Maxwell’s face and neck in the aeroplane |
What did the postmaster do then?
What do you think Valli was planning to do?