PROSE-4 GOING PLACES
TEXTUAL QUESTIONs
Q.1. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after
school?
Ans:- They were most likely to find
work in a biscuit factory.
Q.2. what were the options that Sophie was dreaming of ? Why does Janise discourage her from having
such dreams?
Ans:- she was dreaming to buy a
boutique. She also dreamt to be an actress or a fashion designer. She dreamt
that to begin with, she could at least be a manager with some big company.
Q.3. why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met
Danny Casey?
Ans:- she feared that her father would be very angry to
hear this and would scold her for it. That was why she wriggled in fear.
Q. 4. Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting Danny Casey?
Ans:- no, he doesn’t believe her
Sophie tells him. He say ,”it’s the
unlikeliest thing I ever heard.”
Q.5. Does her father believe her story?
Ans:- No, he doesn’t believe her
story at all. He turns his head and looks at her in disdain.
Q.6.how
does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?
Ans:- She makes up a story of how she had met Casey at
the window of a shop and tells it to her brother. She also tells him that she
had asked him for an autograph, and that how handsome and gentle he looked.
Thus she tries to include her brother in her fantasy.
Q.7. which country did Danny Casey play for?
Ans:- He played for Ireland.
Q.8. Why did not Sophie want
Janise to know about her story with Danny?
Ans:- She feared that if Janise knew
the story, the whole neighborhood
would also come to know of it.
Then thousands of people would flock to her house to know what the thing was
all about. Her father could then be very angry with her and even murder her.
Q.9. Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Ans:- No, she never met
personally.
Q.10. Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in
person?
Ans:- She saw him when she whet to
see the match in Danny Casey was playing for the united.
Q.11. Sophie and Janise were classmates and friends. What were the
differences between them that show up in the story?
Ans:- Janise was a simple- hearted
girl. She knew the limitations of her life and had no imaginary ambitions.
Sophie, on the other hand, was a very ambitious girl. She forgot the reality of
her life in her dreams of high life.
Q.12. How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s
father?
Ans:- Sophie’s father was a carefree
person. He would go to the pub to enjoy himself. He did not worry much about
his children. However, he was angry when he saw that Sophie was going to land
herself in trouble because of her false dreams.
Q.13. Why did Sophie like her
brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he
symbolize?
Ans:- Sophie liked her brother
because she thought he believed her and appreciated her ambitions. He was the
only person with whom she shares her secrets. She was sure that he would never
let her down.
Q.14. What socio- economic background did Sophie belong to? What are the
indicators of her Family’s financial status?
Ans:- Sophie belonged to a lower
middle- class family. They had a very small house. It looked very untidy
everywhere. The mother had to do all the household work herself. We can say
they were a poor family.
Q.15. Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all in her mind. Discuss.
Ans:- Sophie was a young girls. She
is yet at school. She belongs to a poor family. But she forgets the real facts
of her life. She is ambitious from the very beginning. She has no money, yet
thinks of buying a nice boutique after her school. She also plans to become an
actress or a fashion designer. All such dreams are in Sophie’s mind only. There
is no chance of their ever becoming a reality. So is the story of her
disappointment in Danny Casey. She takes a chance meeting with him as the
culmination of their romance. She keeps waiting for him when she knows that
there is no possibility of his coming.
SHORT-ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS: 2 MARKS QUESTION
Q.1. What were Sophie’s plans after school?
Ans:- Sophie
planned to have a notice boutique in the city. She wanted it to be the best in
the city. But jansie said it would need a lot of money. At this, Sophie said
that she would work as a manager until she saved enough money.
Q.2. What were the option that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does jansie
discourage her from having such dream?
Ans:- She was
dreaming of buying a boutique. She also dreamt to be an actress or a fashion
designer. She dreamt that she could be a manager to begin with. But Jansie had
her feet on the ground. She knew Sophie belonged to a poor family and all her
plans were nothing but imaginary dreams.
Q.3. Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after
school?
Ans:- They were
most likely to find work in a biscuit factory. They had already been earmarked
for it. It was also possible that they could get work in school shop.
Q.4. Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told the father that she dad met
Danny Casey?
Ans:- Sophie
had great fear of her father. She knew he didn’t like her mixing with
outsiders. When Geoff told him about her meeting with Danny, the father was
very angry. He look at Sophie in disdain. It was fear that made Sophie wriggle.
Q.5. What shows that Sophie belonged to a poor family?
Ans:- First of
all we learn it through jansie. She tells Sophie that it will take her long to
save money for her boutique. Then the condition of Sophie’s house also
indicated their poverty. It is a small and untidy house. Sophie’s brother is
merely an apprentice mechanic.
Q.6. How does Sophie’s father react when he learns of Sophie’s meeting
with Danny Casey? Does he believes her story?
Ans:- The
father is very angry to learn that Sophie has met Danny. He doesn’t believe it
to be true. But he express his displeasure by looking at her in disdain. later
he says, “This is another of your wild stories.”
Q.7. What did Sophie imagine about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Ans:- Sophie
imagines that she has met Danny Casey who was a very famous lrish league
player. She imagines she met him at a shop, and the two had a lot of intimate
talk. She even imagines that Danny had promised to meet her alone.
Q.8. How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her
future?
Ans:- Sophie
is an ambitious and outgoing girl. In her fantasy, she imagines herself riding
behind his brother on his bike. He is wearing new, shining leathers. She is
wearing a yellow dress. Her cape is flying out behind. She even imagines people
rising to greet them and applauding.
Q.9. What secret does Sophie tell her brother about her meeting with
Danny Casey in the arcade?
Ans:- Sophie
tell her brother that she had asked for an autograph from Danny Casey. But
neither of them had any paper or a pen. So they just talked a bit. And just as
he was leaving, he offered to meet her the coming week.
Q.10. How does the father react when Sophie says that Danny Casey is
going to buy a shop?
Ans:- The
father doesn’t believe a word of what Sophie says about Danny. When she says
that Danny is going to buy a shop, the father says, “This is another of your
wild stories.” He further adds, “one of these days you are going to talk
yourself into a load of trouble.”
Q.11. Which was the only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey in
person?
Ans:- United
was playing a match on Saturday. Sophie with her father and brother went to see
the match. Sophie sat near the goal. She saw how Danny cored a brilliant goal
for his team. It was the only occasion when she saw him in person.
Q.12. Why didn’t Sophie want jansie to know about her story with Danny?
Ans:- Sophie
feared that if jansie knew the story, she would tell the whole neighborhoods.
Then thousands of people would flock to her house. They would ask what the
thing was all about. And when her father saw all this, he would be very angry.
He could even murder her, she thought.
Q.13. Write a character-sketch of jansie?
Ans:- Jansie
is a practical girl. She has no false dreams. She is quite wise and sensible.
She gives Sophie a very sincere advice. Like a true friend, she promises to
keep her meeting with Danny a secret, though she doesn’t quite believe it.
Q.14. Sophie and jansie were classmates and friends. What were the
differences between them that show up in the story?
Ans:- Jansie
was a down-to-earth girl. She had no false dreams. She knew her limitations and
those of Sophie also. But Sophie was an ambitious girl. She lived in a world of
dreams. She had plans that could never come true.
Q.15. Why was Sophie jealous of her brother’s silence?
Ans:- Sophie
used to think that her brother had seen a lot of places while she had hardly
seen any. But her brother would never talk to her freely about his outdoor
exploits. That was why she felt jealous of his silence.
Q.16. Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person?
From her perspective, what did he symbolize?
Ans:- Sophie
liked her brother because she took him as a good friend. He was the only person
with whom she shared her secrets. She was sure that he would never let her
down. For her, he symbolized a good and dependable friend.
Q.17. How can you says that Sophie’s dreams and disappointments are all
in her mind?
Ans:- Sophie
is a young girl. She is yet at school. She belongs to a poor family. But she
dreams of having the best boutique in the town. She forgets that she has no
money for it. Then all her wild story about Danny Casey shows that her dreams
and disappointments are all in her mind.
Q.18. “Damm that Geoff, this was a Geoff thing not a jansie thing.” Why
did Sophie say so?
Ans:- Sophie
had told her brother Geoff that she had met Danny Casey, the famous league
player. Geoff talked of it to Frank who was jansie’s brother. And then jansie
came to know of it from her brother. Sophie had meant it to be a secret between
her and Geoff. She is angry when she comes to know that Jansie too had come to
know of it. That is why she says, “Damm that Geoff, this was a Geoff thing not
a Jansie thing.”
LONG
ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Q.1. What idea do you form of
Sophie’s character from the story?
Ans:-
Sophie is a highly ambitious girl. She belongs to a poor family. she has
no source of any money. Her friend Jansie tells her that it would take her a
long time to save that much money. At this, Sophie says that she will become a
manager to begin with. She never stops to think who will take her as a manager
straight off. Then she says she will become an actress. There is a lot of money
in it. she even thinks of becoming a fashion designer. All this shows what a dreamy girl she is. She has her head in the
skies. And all this happens when her
fantasy about Danny Casey breaks in the end.
Q.2. What idea do you form of Sophie’s
friend, Jansie , from the story?
OR
Q. How different is Jansie from Sophie?
Ans:- Jansie is Sophie’s classmate. They
are friends. They go to school together. In a short while, they are going to
leave school. Both of them have been earmarked for the biscuit factory. Janise
is a practical girl. She has no false dreams. She tries to make Sophie give up
her false ambitions. Sophie talks of her plan to buy a boutique. At this,
Jansie says that it will take her long to save that much money. Sophie says she
will become a manager to begin with. But Jansie knows that no one will take her
as a manager off. Thus we see that there is a difference of poles between the
two friends. Jansie knows that Sophie’s story about Danny Casey is also one of
her dreams. When Sophie says that she met Danny. Jansie says bluntly, “you never did.” She
says that it is meant to be a secret. Then like a true friend, Jansie says,”
you can trust me, soaf you know that.”
Q.3. how would you describe the
character and temperament of Sophie’s father?
OR
Q. Describe the character of Sophie’s
father and the role played by him?
Ans:- Sophie’s father seems to be a
careless and carefree person. He seems to belong to the labour class. He has
only an old bicycle. But he often goes
to the pub to enjoy himself. He is fond of watching football matches also. He
does not worry much about his children. His manner of eating the pie also shows
that he has rough eating manners. However, he understands well the nature of
his daughter, Sophie. He knows that she makes up wild stories to impress
others. When he is told that Sophie has met Danny Casey, he looks at her in
distain.
Q.4. what estimate do you form of
Geoff’s character from story?
Ans:- Geoff is Sophie brother. He is the
only one with whom Sophie seems to be intimate. But he does not take seriously.
He does not believe many of the stories she tells him. When she tells him that
she has met Danny Casey, he at once says,” it is never true.” However, he loves
her as a sister. He talks her side when their father gets angry with her. Geoff
does not talk much. He likes being with himself only. He does not talk to
anyone about what he does or where he goes. We only know that he in an
apprentice mechanic. He travels to his work each day to the far side of the
city. Sophie feels jealous of her brother’s silence. She wants to talk to him
and share her secrets with him. She also wants him to take her out on his
motorcycle and show her the places she has never seen but Geoff never opens up
to her.
Q.5. Sophie and Janise were classmate
and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
OR
Q. Jansie is just as old as Sophie
but she is very different from her. Bring out the contrast between the two
friends citing relevant instances from the story, ‘Going Places’.
Ans:- Sophie and Jansie are classmates and
friends. But they are poles apart in their character and temperament. Both of
them belong to poor families. But Sophie is very ambitious. She has no source
of any money. But she plans to have the finest boutique in the city. At this,
Sophie says she will become a manager to begin with. But she has no idea who
will make her a manager straight off. On the other hand, Jansie is a very
practical girl. She has her feet on the ground. He has no false ambitions. She
has a straight ward girl.
Q.6. Why did Sophie like her brother
Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolize?
Ans:- Sophie sees in her brother a good
friend. That is why she likes him more than any other person. She thinks she
can share her secrets with him. She is also certain that he will never let her
down. Geoff is the first person whom she tells the story of her meeting with
Danny Casey. Geoff at once tells her, “It’s never true.” He knows Sophie is
telling a wild story. But he takes her side when her father gets angry with
her. Naturally, Sophie is very fond of her brother. She wants him to take her
out with on his motorcycle. She wants to see places she has never seen before
.these two things are in Sophie’s nature also. That is why she likes more than
any other person.
Q.7. what socio-economic background
did Sophie belong to? What are the indicators of her family’s financial status?
Ans:-
Sophie belongs to a lower middle-class family. We can say that they are
a poor family. They live in a small house. It is smoky and untidy. There is a
heap of dirty washing in a corner. They have no servant. The mother has to do all
the household work. The father has only an old bicycle. He seems to be quite
rough in his manners. He often goes to the pub. He does not seem to be much
worried about his children. The son Geoff is three years out of school. Yet, he
is only an apprentice mechanic. He travels daily to his work at the far end of
the city. The daughter Sophie seems to be a good –for-nothing girl. She has not
a penny but dreams of having the best boutique in the city. She has never met
Danny, but dreams of remaining with him. All these are the indicators of the
socio-economic background of Sophie’s family.
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