Do you think Prashant is a good leader? Do you think young people can get together to help people during natural calamities?
Yes, Prashant is a very good leader. Though at one point he got shocked after the destruction caused by the cyclone but soon enough he recovered himself and decided to step in as the leader of the village. He carried out his role efficiently and helped the other people of his village in every possible manner. Yes, young people with a little help of elders can definitely get together to help each other during the natural calamities and otherwise they can also use their strength to rebuild what is lost in the cyclone.
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?
How does Iswaran describe the uprooted tree on the highway? What effect does he want to create in his listeners?
Name all the people who are tried in the king’s court, and give the reasons for their trial.
Why do Prashant and other volunteers resist the plan to set up institutions for orphans and widows? What alternatives do they consider?
The cat and the author are very fond of each other. How has this been shown in the story? Where was the cat after the fire? Who brings it back and how?
What reasons does he give to Sergei for his telling lies?
For whom does the prince send the sapphires and why?
What are the Guru’s words of wisdom? When does the disciple remember them?
Why does the author say that Iswaran seemed to more than make up for the absence of a TV in Mahendra’s living quarters?
When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?
Why does the author say, “Toto was not the sort of pet we could keep for long”?