What havoc has the super cyclone wreaked in the life of the people of Orissa?
The cyclone brought very heavy and strong winds with it. Due to this, majority of the houses were blown away and only the ones were spared which were made with the strong cement material. The land was covered by dirty water which could be seem from a distance. A numerable people lost their lives. The place was filled with numerable floating human bodies and bloated animal carcasses. Even the strongest of the trees were not spared from the havoc. Many people lost their close relatives and many children become orphans due to the cyclone. There was shortage of food and with no supplies. Everyone was very sad and helpless.
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 does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do?
Why did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?
What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Is Lushkoff a willing worker? Why, then, does he agree to chop wood for Sergei?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
Why does the lost child lose interest in the things that he had wanted earlier?
What is Johnsy’s illness? What can cure her, the medicine or the willingness to live?
Lushkoff is earning thirty five roubles a month. How is he obliged to Sergei for this?