Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?
This story could be a mixture of both that is real life episode and a mere fiction. Mrs. Pumphrey is a rich lady and has her own pet dog. This is because of her pampering nature that she overfeeds her dog which results in his illness. In spite of the fact that she had good intention in her mind but excess of everything is bad. This episode can be seen as a fiction who do not take it seriously and also it can be called real life for those parents who does excessive care of their child.
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“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
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“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of Ausable in this story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James Bond?)
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Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?
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What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?
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What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?
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The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
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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.
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How does he treat the dog?
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Why was he wandering the streets?
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