List of top English Questions

How does the peddler interpret the acts of kindness and hospitality shown by the crofter, the ironmaster and his daughter?
What made the peddler finally change his ways?
How does the metaphor of the rattrap serve to highlight the human predicament?
The peddler comes out as a person with a subtle sense of humour. How does this serve in lightening the seriousness of the theme of the story and also endear him to us?
List the words used in the text that are related to legal procedures. For example: deposition
List other words that you know that fall into this category.
Why did Edla still entertain the peddler even after she knew the truth about him?
Why was Edla happy to see the gift left by the peddler?
Why did he show the thirty kroner to the peddler?
Did the peddler respect the confidence reposed in him by the crofter?
What made the peddler think that he had indeed fallen into a rattrap?
Why did the ironmaster speak kindly to the peddler and invite him home?
Why did the peddler decline the invitation?
What made the peddler accept Edla Willmansson’s invitation?
What doubts did Edla have about the peddler?
When did the ironmaster realise his mistake?
What did the peddler say in his defence when it was clear that he was not the person the ironmaster had thought he was?
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?
Why was he amused by this idea?
Did the peddler expect the kind of hospitality that he received from the crofter?
Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?
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 changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?
How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?