What do you think happens in the end? Do | Class 9 English - Moments Chapter The Lost Child, The Lost Child NCERT Solutions

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 did the swallow not leave the prince and go to Egypt?

How does the guru manage to save his disciple’s life?

How does Toto take a bath? Where has he learnt to do this? How does Toto almost boil himself alive?

“Toto was a pretty monkey.” In what sense is Toto pretty?

What are the two strange things the guru and his disciple find in the Kingdom of Fools?

What actions of the schoolmates change the author’s understanding of life and people, and comfort him emotionally? How does his loneliness vanish and how does he start participating in life?

How have the people of the community helped one another? What role do the women of Kalikuda play during these days?

How has Prashant, a teenager, been able to help the people of his village?

When does he realise that he has lost his way? How have his anxiety and insecurity been described?

Why does he break down in tears after the fire?

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?

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?