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Going Places

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Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?

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Danny Casey was a celebrity. Sophie was a girl belonging to a middle class family. She had indulged in fantasizing and told her brother Geoff about her meeting with Danny Casey. When their father came in the room and switched on the television, Geoff passed the news of Sophie’s meeting with Danny Casey. Hearing these words Sophie wriggled where she was sitting at the table. Her father looked at her with an expression of disdain. He called it another of her wild stories.

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Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?

Does her father believe her story?

How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future?

Which country did Danny Casey play for?

Why did not Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?

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Why did Sophie not want Jansie to know anything about her meeting with Danny Casey?

Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?

Which was the only occasion when she got to see Danny Casey in person?

Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?

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What were the differences between Sophia and Jansie that show up in the story 'Going Places'.

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Jansie is just as old as Sophia but she is very different from her. Bring out the contrast between the two friends citing relevant instances from the story 'Going Places'.

How would you describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father?

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Describe the character and temperament of Sophie’s father as seen in ‘Going Places'.

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Describe the character of Sophia's father and the role played by him.

Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolize?

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