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प्रश्न
What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her to have such dreams?
उत्तर
Sophie dreamt of opening a boutique or becoming an actress or a fashion designer. She thought that she would be offered the position of a manager and that she would work there till the time she saves enough money for her boutique.
Keeping in mind their lower middle class family background, Jansie discourages Sophie to have such dreams. Jansie is more realistic and practical in life, and hence, knows that big ambitions cost heavy investments, something their working-class status could not afford.
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Answer the following in about 100‒125 words.
Has Sophie met Danny Casey? What details of her meeting with Danny Casey did she narrate to her brother?
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words :
In one's approach to life one should be practical and not live in a world of dreams. How is Jansie's attitude different from that of Sophie?
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Teachers always advise their students to dream big. Yet, the same teachers in your classrooms find fault with Sophie when she dreams. What is wrong with Sophie's dreams?
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Teachers always advise their students to dream big. Yet, the same teachers in your classrooms find fault with Sophie when she dreams. What is wrong with Sophie's dreams?
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words :
Sophie lives in a world full of dreams which she does not know she cannot realise. Comment.
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How different is Jansie from Sophie?
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It is not unusual for a lower middle class girl to dream big. How unrealistic were Sophie's dreams ?
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It is normal for adolescents to fantasise and indulge in hero worship. How far is it true of Sophie?
Why did Jansie not approve of Sophie’s dream ?
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meanings from the context.
1. incongruity 5. arcade
2. prodigy 6. amber glow
3. chuffed 7. wharf
4. solitary elm 8. pangs of doubt
Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
Did Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Which country did Danny Casey play for?
Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
What socio-economic background does Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?
Look for stories or movies where this theme of hero worship and fantasising about film or sports icons finds a place.
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why did Sophie wish to delve more deeply in 'her brother's affections'?
