Bholi’s story must have moved you. | Class 10 English - Footprints Without Feet Chapter Bholi, Bholi NCERT Solutions

Do you think this is a real-life episode, or mere fiction? Or is it a mixture of both?

“Griffin was rather a lawless person.” Comment.

Horace Danby was a meticulous planner but still he faltered. Where did he go wrong and why?

“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read.” What do secret agents in books and films look like, in your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of Ausable in this story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages other than English. In English fiction you may have come across Sherlock Holmes, Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movies featuring James Bond?)

How does Ausable manage to make Max believe that there is a balcony attached to his room? Look back at his detailed description of it. What makes it a convincing story?

What was the cause of Matilda’s ruin? How could she have avoided it?

What kind of a person do you think the narrator, a veterinary surgeon, is? Would you say he is tactful as well as full of commonsense?

The course of the Loisels’ life changed due to the necklace. Comment.

How does he treat the dog?

Why was he wandering the streets?

What are the qualities that go into the making of a scientist?

How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?

How is the problem solved?

What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?

What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?

What other extraordinary things happen at the inn?

What guesses are made by Think–Tank about the books found on earth?

Who does ‘I’ refer to in this story?

Is the narrator as rich as Tricki’s mistress?

“Horace Danby was good and respectable — but not completely honest”. Why do you think this description is apt for Horace? Why can’t he be categorised as a typical thief?