GOING PLACES FOR CLASS 12

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1.(a)How was Geoff employed ? or What job is Geoff engaged in?

(b) Does he entertain wild dreams like his sister? Or Does he entertain wild and impractical dreams like his sister ?

Or:How is he different from his sister ?

(c) Did Geoff listen to Sophie’s ‘wild stories’?

(d)Who was Geoff ?

(e)What kind of a person is Geoff ?

Ans:   (a)Geoff was employed/engaged in an apprentice mechanic. He had to travel for his work each day to the far side of the city.

(b)Geoff did not entertain wild dreams like his sister. Perhaps, he knew their family limitation.

            (c) Geoff spoke little but listened to Sophie’s ‘wild stories’.

(d) Geoff’s was Sophie’s elder brother.

(e) write all the above points (a,b,c&d) for this answer.

2.What was Sophie’s ambition? How did she plan to achieve it ?

Or: what were Sophie’s ambitions?

Or: What are the other dreams of Sophie besides having a boutique ?

Or: What are the other options that Sophie dreams of besides owning a boutique ?

Or: What does Sophie want to have when she grows up ?

Ans: Sophie’s ambition was to have a boutique of her own.

            For this matter, she would have the most amazing shop in the city. She said that if she would come into money then she would buy a boutique. Also, she would become an actress and would run the boutique as a side business. Besides, she wanted to be a fashion designer. She wanted to be ‘a bit sophisticated’.

3. Where was it most likely that the girls would find work after school?

Ans: It was most likely that the two girls (Sophie and Jansie) would find work in the biscuit factory. Also, they would get work in a shop. As/Because, they were earmarked for these works.

4.Who is the writer of Going places ?

Ans: The writer of “Going places” is A. R. Barton.

5.(a)Who is Danny Casey? (b)Which country does he play for? (c)Did/does Sophie really meet Danny Casey ?

Ans: (a)Danny Casey was an Irish famous football player.

(b)He played for the United.

(c) No, Sophie did not really meet Danny Casey. That was her day-dream about the famous player.

6.How does Jansie come to know of the story of Sophie’s meeting with Casey ? How does she react ?

Ans: Jansie came to know of the story of Sophie’s meeting with Casey from Geoff.

            Sophie did not want to share the secret with Jansie. Because, Jansie was a ‘nosey’ and always prepared to know new things about the others. Also, Sophie feared that Jansie might spread the news in the entire/whole/all neighborhood.

7.Who is the writer of ‘Going Places” ?

Ans: The writer of ‘Going Places’ is A. R. Barton.

8.Who are the two friends in the story, ‘Going Places’ ?

Ans: The friends in the story, ‘Going Places’ are Sophie and Jansie.

9.Who is Derek ?

Ans: Derek was the younger brother of Sophie.

10.For whom does Sophie ask Danny Casey an autograph ?

Ans: Sophie asked Danny Casey an autograph for her younger brother, Derek.

11.Which is the only occasion that Sophie gets to see Casey in person ?

Ans: When they watch the match every Saturday then Sophie gets to see Danny Casey in the field on that occasion.

12.What themes does the story, “Going Places” explore ?

Ans: The story, ‘Going Places’ explores the main character/protagonist ‘Sophie’ who always sees some imaginary images and goes some imaginary places which are not real in her life like meet Danny Casey, to build a boutique, and so on.

13.What is incongruous about the ‘delicate bow which fastened the apron strings of Sophie’s mother ?

Ans: The ‘delicate bow which fastened the apron string of Sophie’s mother displays the status of their family and as a house wife. It also contrasts Sophie who always dreams a sophisticated/imaginary life.

14.Why is Sophie ‘jealous of his silence’ ?

Ans: Sophie was jealous of Geoff’s silence because when he wasn’t speaking it was as though he was away somewhere, out there in the world in those places she had never been.

15.(a) Why does Sophie choose her brother Geoff to tell about her meeting with Danny Casey in the arcade ?

Or

Why does Sophie feel close to her brother Geoff more than anyone else in her family ?

Or

What makes him share Sophie’s secrets ?

(b) What does he symbolize to her ?

Ans: (a) Sophie chose her brother Geoff to tell about her meeting with Danny Casey in the arcade because Geoff always heard about her speaking. But, other members of her family did not believe her and said that these were her wild stories and her imagination

(b) He symbolizes to her that he is loved by Sophie very much. Also, she believed him more than the other.

16.How does Danny Casey look like ?

Ans: Danny Casey was a short stature man and his eyes were green. Sophie imagined him and his gentle green eyes.

17.Why doesn’t Sophie’s father believe her ?

Ans:Sophie’s father did not believe Sophie because he thought that Sophie’s meeting with Danny Casey was an another ‘wild story’ and her imagination. As, he was a crazy man and a great fan of young Danny Casey.

18. Why doesn’t Sophie want Jansie to know about her supposed meeting with Casey ?

Ans: Sophie did not want to share the secret of meeting with Casey with Jansie. Because, Jansie was a ‘nosey’ and always prepared to know new things about the others. Also, Sophie feared that Jansie might spread the news in the entire/whole/all neighborhood.

19.What do you learn about the socio-economic status of Sophie’s family ?

Ans: Sophie’s family was a lower middle class family. Sophie wanted to become a fashion designer and an actress also has a boutique. But, she knew of her family status that she would find work in the biscuit factory after school.

20.What opinion do you form of Sophie’s father ?

Ans: Sophie’s father was a temperament man. He did not seem a soft or a sophisticated man. Sophie feared of him. He could not believe Sophie’s wild and imagination story. He was a crazy football fan of Irish footballer Casey.

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