What does the swallow see when it flies over the city?
When the swallow flew over the city, he saw the rich people making merry and the beggars sitting down the lane. It was a evident contrast of wealth and poverty. He saw pale faces of starving children on the streets there. He saw that two boys being shouted at and denied of a sound sleep by the watchman and police patrolling .
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?
Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
In what way is Iswaran an asset to Mahendra?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Mahendra calls ghosts or spirits a figment of the imagination. What happens to him on a full-moon night?
In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
What is Behrman’s masterpiece? What makes Sue say so?
What happens when the zip on his carry-on bag gives way?
Why does he break down in tears after the fire?
What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?