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How was Mij to be transported to England?
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What did Mij do to the box?
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Why did Maxwell put the otter back in the box? How do you think he felt when he did this?
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Why does Maxwell say the airhostess was “the very queen of her kind”?
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What happened when the box was opened?
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Attempt the following question in 100-150 words:
What things does Mij do which tell you that he is an intelligent, friendly, and fun-loving animal who needs love?
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What are some of the things we come to know about otters from this text?
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Why is Mij’s species now known to the world as Maxwell’s otter?
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What game had Mij invented?
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What are ‘compulsive habits’? What does Maxwell say are the compulsive habits of
(i) school children
(ii) Mij?
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What group of animals do otters belong to?
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What guesses did the Londoners make about what Mij was?
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Maxwell in the story speaks for the otter, Mij. He tells us what the otter feels and thinks on different occasions. Given below are some things the otter does. Complete the column on the right to say what Maxwell says about what Mij feels and thinks.
| What Mij does | How Mij feels or thinks |
| Plunges, rolls in the water and makes the water splosh and splash | - |
| Screws the tap in the wrong way | - |
| Nuzzles Maxwell’s face and neck in the aeroplane | - |
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Read the story and find the sentences where Maxwell describes his pet otter. Then choose and arrange your sentences to illustrate those statements below that you think are true.
Maxwell’s description
(i) makes Mij seem almost human, like a small boy.
(ii) shows that he is often irritated with what Mij does.
(iii) shows that he is often surprised by what Mij does.
(iv) of Mij’s antics is comical.
(v) shows that he observes the antics of Mij very carefully.
(vi) shows that he thinks Mij is a very ordinary otter.
(vii) shows that he thinks the otter is very unusual.
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What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
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What was a source of unending joy for Valli? What was her strongest desire?
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What did Valli find out about the bus journey? How did she find out these details?
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What do you think Valli was planning to do?
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Why does the conductor call Valli ‘madam’?
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Why does Valli stand up on the seat? What does she see now?
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