Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
Bill had himself taken off the lid, it would have flown away to some part of the plane and the food might have spilled all over the place. Therefore bryson’s wife asked her children to taken the lids off of the food.
How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?
Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
Why are his teeth and gums navy blue?
Why is his finger bleeding? What is his wife’s reaction?
What happens when the zip on his carry-on bag gives way?
What is the significance of the title?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Why is the author deeply embarrassed the next day in school? Which words show his fear and insecurity?
What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
What do you think happens in the end? Does the child find his parents?
Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?
How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?