Why does the Happy Prince send a ruby for the seamstress? What does the swallow do in the seamstress’ house?
The happy prince sent a ruby for the seamstress because of her poorness and had nothing to feed her child who was suffering from fever. The swallow went to the seamstress’s house after being assured by the prince and kept the ruby on the table. He then flew round the bed and flapped the boy’s forehead with his wings. This made the boy comfortable and he went to sleep.
Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?
What are the precious things mentioned in the story? Why are they precious?
What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?
For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?
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?
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?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
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 do you think Bill Bryson’s wife says to the children, “Take the lids off the food for Daddy”?
Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
During their conversation Lushkoff reveals that Sergei’s cook, Olga, is responsible for the positive change in him. How has Olga saved Lushkoff?
Why are his teeth and gums navy blue?
What is the significance of the title?
How does Bill Bryson end up in a “crash position” in the aircraft?
Sergei says, “I am happy that my words have taken effect.” 5Why does he say so? Is he right in saying this?