In the fair he wants many things. What are they? Why does he move on without waiting for an answer?
The child wants many things in fair. They are as follows:
- Toys and balloons.
- Sweets like burfi from the sweetmeat seller.
- Garland of gulmohar flower.
- Attracted by the snake charmer play flute to a snake.
- A ride in the roundabout swing.
The boy moved on without waiting for an answer from his parents because he knew that his parents would not fulfil his wish and would be denied at each stop.
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?
What is the significance of the title?
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
Why does grandfather take Toto to Saharanpur and how? Why does the ticket collector insist on calling Toto a dog?
Bill Bryson “ached to be suave”. Is he successful in his mis- sion? List his ‘unsuave’ ways.
Do you think the feeling of depression Johnsy has is common among teenagers?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
How does Toto come to grandfather’s private zoo?
Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince’? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him?