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IMPORTANT QUESTIONS

1. What made the peddler finally change his ways?

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2. The story has many instances of unexpected reactions from the characters to others’ behaviour. Pick out instances of these surprises.

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3. What are the instances in the story that show that the character of the ironmaster is different from that of his daughter in many ways?

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

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5. Are there any water sports in India? Find out about the areas or places which are known for water sports.

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6. Write a short letter to someone you know about your having learnt to do something new.

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7. Doing well in any activity, for example a sport, music, dance or painting, riding a motorcycle or a car, involves a great deal of struggle. Most of us are very nervous to begin with until gradually we overcome our fears and perform well. <br>
   Write an essay of about five paragraphs recounting such an experience. Try to recollect minute details of what caused the fear, your feelings, the encouragement you got from others or the criticism. You could begin with the last sentence of the essay you have just read: “At last I felt released—free to walk the trails and climb the peaks and to brush aside fear.”

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8. If someone else had narrated Douglas’s experience, how would it have differed from this account? Write out a sample paragraph or paragraphs from this text from the point of view of a third person or observer, to find out which style of narration would you consider to be more effective. Why?

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9. 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.

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10. “All ice have to fear is fear itself” Have you ever had a fear that you have now overcome? Share your experience with your partner.

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