1 . Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Interview’?
Answer
Christopher Silvester
2. What was Lewis Caroll’s opinion of interviews and autographs?
3. What is an interview?
Answer
a medium of interaction and introspection
4. What does writing novels on Sundays signify?
Answer
writing novels- his casual job
5. What does V.S. Naipaul feel about interviews?
6. What do his works for children speak about?
Answer
non-violence and peace
7. What kind of a novel was The Name of The Rose?
8. What do his works for children speak about?
Answer
non-violence and peace
9. Which period of history do Umberto’s novels deal with?
10. What satisfied Umberto’s taste for narration?
11. What do Rudyard Kipling and his wife express about interviews?
Answer
immoral and offensive crime against a person
12. Why were the journalists and publishers puzzled by the success of The Name of the Rose?
Answer
because readers like trash and it was a serious novel
13. Why did Umberto start writing novels?
Answer
to make best use of empty spaces means free time
14. What facts are being showcased in the interview held between Eco and Padamanabhan?
16. How many novels has Umberto written?
17. Explain ‘Denis Brain’s statement “Almost everything of moment reaches us through one man
asking questions of others.’
18. Enumerate ‘An Interview is a supremely serviceable medium of communication?
Answer
a noble medium of interaction and introspection
19. What do you understand by the expression ‘Thumbprints on his windpipes”?
Answer
creating excessive pressure and tension for someone
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20. At what age did he start writing novels?
