What ideals does Nelson Mandela set for the future of South Africa?
Mandela's hopes for the future of South Africa are very high. He had taken the oath to liberate all South Africans and set the ideals of liberating people from bondage of poverty, deprivation and suffering. He also want the ideal society without any discrimination based on gender, caste, religion, race, color or origins.
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?
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?
Have you made a journey that was unforgettable in some way? What made it memorable?
When her son dies, Kisa Gotami goes from house to house. What does she ask for? Does she get it? Why not?
What does Anne write in her first essay?
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Find the lines in the text which tell you that Valli was enjoying her ride on the bus.
What ‘experiment’ did Maxwell think Camusfearna would be suitable for?
What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?
Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
What did Lencho hope for?
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
What was Valli’s deepest desire? Find the words and phrases in the story that tell you this.