The Begger Question 1. Has Lushkoff become a beggar by circumstance or by choice? Answer: Certainly by no means was he a beggar. Lushkoff is forced to become a beggar by circumstances. Lushkoff was a forty-year-old Russian choir member. He was a gifted vocalist who had previously been in the choir. The choir sings in the
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“The Accidental Tourist” Question 1. Bill Bryson says, “I am, in short, easily confused.” What examples has he given to justify this? Solutions: In a nutshell, Bill Bryson explains, “I am easily confused.” He provides various instances to support the assertion. For example, he might search for the restroom in a movie theatre and find himself standing
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A house is not a home Question 1. What does the author notice one Sunday afternoon? What is his mother’s reaction? What does she do? Answer: One Sunday afternoon, the author smelled something strange, and then he noticed smoke pouring in through the seams of the ceiling. The smoke began to fill the room quickly. The author
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Weathering The Storm In Ersama Q.1. What havoc has the super cyclone wrecked in the life of the people of Orissa? Ans. The super cyclone that hit Orissa on 27th October 1999 killed thousands of people and animals and wiped out hundreds of villages. The costal areas of Orissa were devasted by the cyclone and
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The Happy Prince Q.1. Why do the courtiers call the prince ‘the Happy Prince? Is he really happy? What does he see all around him? Ans. When the Happy Prince was alive and had a human heart he did not know what tears were. He used to live in a palace where sorrow was not
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The Adventures of Toto Q.1. How does Toto come to Grandfather’s private zoo?Ans. Grandfather bought Toto, the monkey from a Tonga-driver for the sum of five rupees. Toto was a pretty monkey. When Grandfather brought Toto home, the monkey looked out of place. It was decided to keep it in Grandfather’s private zoo. At first
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No Men Are Foreign (i) Beneath all uniforms ………………. What uniforms do you think the poet is speaking about? Ans. The poet is speaking about the soldier’s uniform that they wear during wartime. Here, uniform means traditional dress of the country. (ii) How does the poet suggest that all people on earth are the same?
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A Legend of The Northland Thinking about the poem: Q.1. Which country or counties do you think ‘the Northland’ refers to? Ans. The Northland is a polar region. These days are very short and the nights are very long. It is a cold region covered with snow. People use reindeer for food and for driving
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My Childhood What language(s) do you think are spoken in Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi? What languages do you think the author, his family, his friends and his teachers spoke with one another? Ans. Rameswaram and Dhanuskodi are situated in the former state of Madras, now renamed Tamilnadu. Naturally it is expected that the people in those
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The Snake Trying Thinking about the Poem What is the snake trying to escape from? Answer: The snake is trying to escape from people who are chasing it away with a stick, fearing it might be dangerous. Is it a harmful snake? What is its colour? Answer: No, the snake is not harmful; it is
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