Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter The Last Lesson NCERT Solutions | The people in this story suddenly realis

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

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

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

How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

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

What had been put up on the bulletin-board?

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?

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

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?

Why was he amused by this idea?

Why do you think the servants thought Gandhi to be another peasant?

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

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?

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

Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?

What makes the city of Firozabad famous?

How did the episode change the plight of the peasants?

Which country did Danny Casey play for?

Why was the office boy frustrated? Who did he show his anger on?

Name one example to show that Gemini studios was influenced by the plays staged by MRA.