Available Answers

1. 1.

   How did the Department of Tourism and the travel agent respond to the author's decision to go to Darjeeling by train? Can you guess why?

2. 2.

   The author says his fellow passengers on the train to Jalpaiguri 'seemed to be frequent travellers on that train'. What may have given him that impression?

3. 3.

   Who actually knew the truth about the mountain train? What was the truth?

4. 4.

   What transport did the author use instead of the mountain train?

5. 5.

   What was 'like a blessed vision'? What made it look like that?

6. 6.

   Do you think the author was happy to see Tenzing? What makes you say so?