Here are the terms for different kinds of vessels: yacht, boat, canoe, ship, steamer, schooner. Think of similar terms in your language.

Three ways in which the author’s grandmother spent her days after he grew up.

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.

The odd way in which the author’s grandmother behaved just before she died.

The way in which the sparrows expressed their sorrow when the author’s grandmother died.

Why do you think people undertake such adventurous expeditions in spite of the risks involved?

Can you think of a song or a poem in your language that talks of homecoming?

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.

Describe the shifts in the narration of the events as indicated in the three sections of the text. Give a subtitle to each section.

(i) List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as “wacky”.
(ii) What were the results of the CT scan?
(iii) List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.
(iv) Explain the statement, “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned — in death, as in life...”

What does the notice ‘The world’s most dangerous animal’ at a cage in the zoo at Lusaka, Zambia, signify?

Have you known someone like the author’s grandmother? Do you feel the same sense of loss with regard to someone whom you have loved and lost?

Would you agree that the author’s grandmother was a person strong in character? If yes, give instances that show this.

Do you think it is important to preserve languages?

What do you think are the reasons for the extinction of languages?

“The Emperor may rule over the territory he has conquered, but only the artist knows the way within.”

How does the story suggest that optimism helps to endure “the direst stress”?

The three phases of the author’s relationship with his grandmother before he left the country to study abroad.

What do you gather about Crocker-Harris from the play?

How are the earth’s principal biological systems being depleted?