Why didn't Sophie want Jansie to know about her story with Danny?
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Taro earned very little money because (i) he didn’t work hard enough. (ii) the villagers didn’t need wood.
(iii) the price of wood was very low.
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Complete each sentence below by appropriately using any one of the following: if you want to/if you don’t want to/if you want him to
(i) Don't go to the theatre if you don't want to. (ii) He'll post your letter if you want him to. (iii) Please use my pen if you want to. (iv) He'll lend...
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What were the options that Sophie was dreaming of? Why does Jansie discourage her to have such dreams?
Sophie dreamt of opening a boutique or becoming an actress or a fashion designer. She thought that she would be offered the position of a manager and that she would...
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Why did Sophie wriggle when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey?
She wriggled when Geoff told her father that she had met Danny Casey because she was well aware of her father's short-tempered nature. She knew that he would scold her...
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Did Geoff believe what Sophie says about her meeting with Danny Casey?
No, Geoff does not believe what Sophie says about her meeting. He calls it "the unlikeliest thing [he] ever heard".
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How does Sophie include her brother Geoff in her fantasy of future?
Sophie was jealous of the fact that her brother had access to the world outside. She fantasizes about going to these places with him some day in the future wearing...
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Sophie and Jansie were classmates and friends. What were the differences between them that show up in the story?
Sophie and Jansie were different from each other. Sophie was a dreamer who enjoyed creating her own fantasy world using her imagination. She showed an urge to transcend her working-class...
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Sophie's dreams and disappointments are all in her mind.
Sophie was a dreamer who often made up stories for herself and for others. One possibility might be that she wanted to escape the squalor of daily life with the...
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Did Sophie really meet Danny Casey?
Sophie did not meet Danny Casey in reality. She made up the story of her encounter with Danny Casey only to seek the attention her brother, Geoff.
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Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than any other person? From her perspective, what did he symbolize?
Sophie liked her brother, Geoff, more than anybody else because he was not in the habit of talking much and remained lost in his own thoughts. She envied his silence...
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