Rajasthan Board Class 12 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897) is the author. The story is set during the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) when France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck, and the French districts of Alsace and Lorra

A: Franz was reluctant and careless about his studies. He was late for school, afraid of being scolded for not knowing participles, and considered running away to spend the day outdoors. He found his boo

A: The school was unusually quiet instead of the usual bustle, M. Hamel was wearing his finest clothes (green coat, frilled shirt, embroidered black silk cap), and village elders were sitting on the back

A: The protagonist is Charley, a thirty-one-year-old ordinary man who works in an office. He is married to Louisa and lives in an apartment uptown.

A: The psychiatrist calls it a 'waking-dream wish fulfillment' and explains that Charley is unhappy with the modern world full of insecurity, fear, war, and worry, so he wants to escape from reality.

A: Charley argues that his grandfather started the collection and didn't need any refuge from reality since things were peaceful in his time. He also mentions that President Roosevelt collected stamps to