Flamingo Prose Chapter 5 Indigo — ENGLISH [FL] STD 12 Science — Question

What was unusual about the school on that day as observed by Franz in ‘The Last Lesson’ ?

Why was the Moral Re-Armament Army welcomed at the studio?

Why did the peddler decline the invitation?

Would you agree that promises made to poor children are rarely kept? Why do you think this happens in the incidents narrated in the text?

What impression do you form of William O. Douglas on the basis of reading ‘Deep Water’?

Find and narrate other stories about conquest of fear and what people have said about courage. For example, you can recall Nelson Mandela’s struggle for freedom, his perseverance to achieve his mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor as depicted in his autobiography. The story ‘We’re Not Afraid To Die,’ which you have read in Class XI, is an apt example of how courage and optimism helped a family survive under the direst stress.

“There was terror in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves.” When did Douglas start fearing water? Which experience had further strengthened its hold on his mind and personality?

What had been put up on the bulletin- board?

Comment on the appropriateness of the title "The Last Lesson'.

How does the peddler interpret the acts of kindness and hospitality shown by the crofter, the ironmaster and his daughter?