Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter The Interview NCERT Solutions | How does Eco find the time to write so m

Who, in today’s world, is our chief source of information about personalities?

What is the belief in some primitive cultures about being photographed?

What do you understand by the expression “thumbprints on his windpipe”?

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

What is the reason for the huge success of the novel, The Name of the Rose?

Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?

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

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

What was distinctive about Eco’s academic writing style?

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’?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

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?

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?

Did the people at Gemini Studios have any particular political affiliations?

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

Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?

Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.

Who was Subbu’s principal?

Why does Douglas as an adult recount a childhood experience of terror and his conquering of it? What larger meaning does he draw from this experience?