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                                   Going places
1. Who is the writer of "Going places"?
Ans: the writer of "Going places"is A. R.Barton.

2.How was Geoff employed?
Ans: Geoff was employed as an apprentice mechanic.

3.What does Sophie want to have when she grows up?
Ans: Sophie wants to have a boutique of her own when she grows up.

4.Who are the two friends in the story" Going Places"?
Ans: the two friends in the story" Going Places"are Sophie and Jansie.

5.Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?
Ans: It was most likely that the two girls would find work in a biscuit factory after school.

6.Who is Derek?
Ans: Derek is the younger brother of Sophie.

7. Who is Geoff?
Ans:Geoff is Sophie`s elder brother.

8.Which country did Danny Casey play football for?
Ans: Danny Casey played football for Ireland.

9.Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Ans: No,Sophie did not really meet Danny Casey.

10.For whom did Sophie ask Danny Casey an autograph?
Ans: Sophie asked Danny Casey an autograph for her younger brother Derek.

11. Which was the only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey?
Ans: The only occasion when Sophie got to see Danny Casey in Parson was in the football field .

12. Who was Danny Casey?
Ans: Danny Casey was a football player of Ireland. Everyone in Sophies family if favourite of Danny Casey.

13.Who was Sophie?who was her friend?
Ans: Sophie was a school girl who was a dey dreamer.
           Jansie was her friend.

14.Who was Jansie?
Ans: Jansie was a school girl who was Sophie`s classmate and friend.

15.What does Sophie want to open after schooling?
Ans: Sophie wants to open a boutique after schooling.

16.  Which is the nationality of Danny Casey ?
Ans:   the nationality of Danny Casey is Irish.

17.Does Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
Ans: No,Geoff doesn't believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey.

18.Does Sophie's father believe her story of meeting with Danny Casey?
Ans: No,Sophie's father doesn't believe her story of meeting with Danny Casey.

19.With whom did Sophie share her secrets?
Ans: Sophie shared her secrets with her elder brother Geoff.
             
          Short answer type question is under

1. What job is Geoff engaged in?Does he entertain wild dreams like his sister ?
Ans: Geoff engaged in the Job of an apprentice mechanic.
             Geoff did not entertain wild dreams like his sister.He was a nature boy and  kept his dreams within limitations.


2. What are the other dreams of Sophie besides having a boutique?
Ans: The other dreams of Sophie besides having a boutique are  that to become a manager and she also wanted to be an actress or a fashion designer.


3.What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of ? Why does Jansie discourage her from having such dreams?
Ans: Sophie was dreaming of having a boutique of her own,to becoming a manager of a company and then of having the best shop in the town. She also dreamt  of becoming an actress and a fashion designer.
         Jansie  discouraged Sophie from having Such dreams because she knew that being so poor, they could not imagine having a boutique.


4. What  theme does the story  “going places”explore?
Ans: The story “Going places” explores the theme of adolescent imagination and hero worshipping. Sophie, a young girl fantasizes her meeting With the Irish footballer Danny Casey and becomes responsible for her own sadness and disappointment.

5. How does Jansi come to know of the story of Sophie's meeting with Danny Casey? How does she react?
Ans: Jansi comes to know of the story of Sophie's meeting with Danny Casey Through Geoff.
               Jansie did not want to share the secret of her meeting with Danny Casey with  Jansie as she thought Jansie was noisy and was always prepared to know new things about others. Moreover, She feared that Jansie would spread the news about the meeting in the whole neighbourhood.

6. What is incongruous about the delicate bow which fastened the apron strings of Sophie's mother?
Ans:  Sophie's mother was wearing an apron and its strings were fastened with a delicate bow which displayed the status of their family and the busy mother in managing the household. This also explains the character of Sophie,Why she likes to lead a Sophisticated life.

7.What kind of a person was a Geoff?
Ans:  Geoff was a quiet boy and kept his views to himself. He spoke little and did not share his views with others.He was the first  person with whom Sophie shared all her secrets.

8. Why did not Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny Casey?
 Ans: Sophie knew that Jansi was noisy and was always prepared to know new  things about others.Moreover,She feared That Jansie would spread the news about the meeting with Danny Casey in the whole neighborhood.That's why,Sophie did not want Jansie to know about her story with Danny Casey.

9. Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
Ans: Sophie wriggled when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey because the imaginary secret that Sophie told was only for Geoff. She also knew that her father would not approve of it.

10. How does Sophie include her brotherGeoff in her fantasy of her future?
 Ans: Sophie  includes her  elder brother Geoff in her fantasy of her future by telling him of her stories and secrets. She tells him of her imaginary meeting with Danny Casey who asked her to meet him the next week and then he would give her an autograph.