Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet - Chapter A Question of Trust NCERT Solutions | Who is speaking to Horace Danby?

Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?

What does Horace Danby like to collect?

Did you begin to suspect, before the end of the story, that the lady was not the person Horace Danby took her to be? If so, at what point did you realise this, and how?

“Horace Danby was good and respectable — but not completely honest”. Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorised as a typical thief?

What are the subtle ways in which the lady manages to deceive Horace Danby into thinking she is the lady of the house? Why doesn’t Horace suspect that something is wrong?

Why does he steal every year?

Who is the real culprit in the story?

Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

How did the invisible man first become visible?

How did a book become a turning point in Richard Ebright’s life?

What kind of a person is Mme Loisel — why is she always unhappy?

Why is the lawyer sent to New Mullion? What does he first think about the place?

Why is Bholi’s father worried about her?

Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?

What more does Bill say about Lutkins and his family?

How did his mother help him?

How has Max got in?

The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.

Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?

What do M. and Mme Loisel do next?

Looking back at the story, when do you think Ausable thought up his plan for getting rid of Max? Do you think he had worked out his plan in detail right from the beginning? Or did he make up a plan taking advantage of events as they happened?

How is Ausable different from other secret agents?

Bholi’s story must have moved you. Do you think girl children are not treated at par with boys? You are aware that the government has introduced a scheme to save the girl child as the sex ratio is declining. The scheme is called Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Save the Girl Child. Read about the scheme and design a poster in groups of four and display on the school notice board.

Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?