Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
The answer is no, lushkoff is not a willing worker. He agrees to chop woods for sergai not because of his hunger or willingness to work but because of his pride and shame as he was caught in his own said words. He had lost all his strength by drinking too much vodka. He became unhealthy person and did not feel like doing any work.
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?
Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” 5Why does he say so? Is he right in saying 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?
Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
How does he narrate the story of the tusker? Does it appear to be plausible?
What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?
Why do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?