Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?

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?

Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.

What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?

How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?

Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?

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?