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Tick the item which best answers the following.
The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted bones means the boy ______________________.
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Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
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Did Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
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Tick the item which best answers the following.
His eyes live in a dream. A squirrel’s game, in the tree room other than this. This means the boy is ______________________.
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Does her father believe her story?
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Tick the item which best answers the following.
The children’s faces are compared to ‘rootless weeds’. This means they ______________________.
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How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of future?
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Which country did Danny Casey play for?
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Sophie and Jansie were class-mates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
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How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?
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Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolise?
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What socio-economic background does Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
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Discuss in pairs
1. Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.
2. It is natural for teenagers to have unrealistic dreams. What would you say are the benefits and disadvantages of such fantasising?
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What do you think is the colour of ‘sour cream’? Why do you think the poet has used this expression to describe the classroom walls?
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Why didn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
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Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
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Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?
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Notice the following expressions. The highlighted words are not used in a literal sense. Explain what they mean.
1. Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.
2. Sophie felt a tightening in her throat.
3. If he keeps his head on his shoulders.
4. On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to the United.
5. She saw… him ghost past the lumbering defenders.
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The walls of the classroom are decorated with the pictures of ‘Shakespeare’, ‘buildings with domes’, ‘world maps’ and beautiful valleys. How do these contrast with the world of these children?
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What does the poet want for the children of the slums? How can their lives be made to change?
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