Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter Going Places NCERT Solutions | Sophie’s dreams and disappointment

What socio-economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?

What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?

Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?

How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?

How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?

Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?

Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

Does her father believe her story?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

The author has used gentle humour to point out human foibles. Pick out instances of this to show how this serves to make the piece interesting.

How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?

What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

Why is Rajkumar Shukla described as being ‘resolute’?

What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?

Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?

Do you think Umberto Eco likes being interviewed? Give reasons for your opinion.

How did the author discover who the English visitor to the studios was?

Why is the Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery?

Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?