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What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
The people in this story suddenly realize how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)
Write a notice for your school bulletin board. Your notice could be an announcement of a forthcoming event, or a requirement to be fulfilled, or a rule to be followed.
Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children 'spilling out of their homes'?
What does the third level refer to?
What do you infer from Sam’s letter to Charley?
Do you think that the third level was a medium of escape for Charley? Why?
“When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison.”
Can you think of examples in history where a conquered people had their language taken away from them or had a language imposed on them?
Do you see an intersection of time and space in the story?
What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify?
What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels?
Write a paragraph of about 100 words arguing for or against having to study three languages at school.
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?
‘The modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and stress.’ What are the ways in which we attempt to overcome them?
What had been put up on the bulletin-board?
Is Saheb happy working at the tea-stall? Explain.
You have read ‘Adventure’ by Jayant Narlikar in Hornbill Class XI. Compare the interweaving of fantasy and reality in the two stories.
Apparent illogicality sometimes turns out to be a futuristic projection? Discuss.
Why has the mother been compared to the late winters moon?
How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?
Would Charley ever go back to the ticket-counter on the third level to buy tickets to Galesburg for himself and his wife?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?
How did Douglas overcome his fear of water?
The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?
Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?
What forces conspire to keep the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad in poverty?
Notice these words and expressions in the text. Infer their meanings from the context.
