Noodle avoids offending Think-Tank but at the same time he corrects his mistakes. How does he manage to do that?
Noodle avoided offending think-tank but at the same time he corrected his mistakes like whenever he had to say something different to what think-tank said he would present his thoughts by referring or mentioning to them as being of an importance. In this way Noddle correct think- tank’s mistakes without making him feel that he was being corrected.
Why are books referred to as a man’s best companion? Which is your favourite book and why? Write a paragraph about that book.
What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?
If you were in Noodle’s place, how would you handle Think-Tank’s mistakes?
Who tried to invade the earth in the twenty-first century?
Why was the twentieth century called the ‘Era of the Book’?
Do you think books are being replaced by the electronic media? Can we do away with books altogether?
Why is Mrs Pumphrey worried about Tricki?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
What does Horace Danby like to collect?
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?
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?
What does she do to help him? Is she wise in this?
“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.
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?
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?
When the lawyer reached New Mullion, did ‘Bill’ know that he was looking for Lutkins? When do you think Bill came up with his plan for fooling the lawyer?
What experiments and projects does he then undertake?
“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?)
How does Ausable say he got in?
How is Ausable different from other secret agents?
The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.
Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?