“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?
Toto was a pretty and mischievous monkey. He had bright shining eyes with mischief beneath the eyebrows and his teeth were pearly white. But his hands looked dried-up as if they had been in the sun for several years. Yet his fingers were very quick and wicked. He uses his tail as a third hand. He could use it to hang from a branch and was completely capable of latching onto any delicacy that might be out of reach of his hands.
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
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?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
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?
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
How have the people of the community helped one another? What role do the women of Kalikuda play during these days?
Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters?
Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.