Behrman has a dream. What is it? Does it come true?
Behrman was 60 years old painter. His lifelong dream was to paint a masterpiece that become true. His dream come true when he paints a leaf that looks extremely natural. He painted the last leaf left on a creeper.
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 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?
How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?
Who is the real culprit according to the king? Why does he escape punishment?
Why does the disciple decide to stay in the Kingdom of Fools? Is it a good idea?
Can you think of some other ending for the story?
Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
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?