Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
Toto was really a mischievous monkey and annoyance for every living soul in the house. Other animals in grandfather’s zoo were a Toto’s mercy during the night. So, grandfather decided to provide some relief to the other animals living in the zoo and thought of taking toto to shaharanpur. The ticket collector was performing his duty as there seems to be no rule regulation for fixing a monkey’s fare so he equated Toto with the dog and charged a similar.
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?
Why do Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to set up institutions for orphans and widows? What alternatives do they consider?
Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
What are the things the child sees on his way to the fair? Why does he lag behind?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
What is the significance of the title?
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?