Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
Bill Bryson declared that he was easily confused. when he went looking for the lavatory in a cinema he ended up standing in an alley on the wrong side of the self-locking door. He had a habit of returning to hotel desks two or three times a day and by asking what his room number was. That's why he said that he was easily confused.
Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?
Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
Why does he break down in tears after the fire?
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?