- Albert felt that the medical certificate was almost burning a hole in his pocket. What does the author mean?
- Albert left the school where he had spent five years. Why?
- Comment on the role of Yuri in the story.
- Express your views on the educational system in Einstein’s Germany.
- Express your views on the prevailing system of education.
- How did Albert hope to convince the doctor?
- How did Albert hope to get admission in an Italian College?
- How did Einstein explain to the History teacher that ‘it’s not facts that matter, but idea’?
- How did Einstein’s medical certificate prove useless?
- How did the History teacher insult Einstein?
- How did Yuri and Elsa comfort Albert Einstein in his moments of gloom and despair?
- How do you distinguish between information gathering and insight formation? Or What is Einstein’s view about education?
- Mention the root cause of conflict between the History teacher and Albert.
- The school system often curbs individual talents. Discuss.
- Were the teachers interested in understanding Albert and bringing out his potential?
- What did Mr. Koch think of Albert?
- What do you understand of Einstein’s nature from his conversations with his history teacher, his Mathematics teacher and the head teacher?
- What opinion do you form of Dr. Ernest Weil?
- What reasons the head teacher give for expelling Albert from school?
- What reference did Mr. Koch give to Albert regarding his wish to join a college in Italy?
- What sudden ideas does Albert hit upon to get away from school?
- What was the History teacher’s opinion of Albert?
- Who is Elsa? What advice she gives Albert to clear the diploma?
- Who is Yuri? What part does he play in Albert’s plan?
- Who was Ernest Weil? How did he help Albert?
- Who was Yuri? How did he help Albert in getting rid of the school?
- Why did “going back to him lodging not cheer him up”?
- Why did Albert feel miserable when he left the school that day?
- Why did Albert hate his lodgings? What would he do to divert his mind?
- Why did Albert see no point in learning dates and facts?
- Why did the Head teacher at Munich school expel Albert?
- Why did the Headmaster summon Albert? What was the outcome?
- Why does the biographer refer to Albert’s interest in music as a ‘comfort’?
- Why was Albert quite nervous when he met the doctor? What did this nervousness indicate about his nature?
- Why was Mr. Braun speechless?
- Write down the specific guilt of Einstein and how was he punished for it.
- Yuri calls Albert ‘the world’s worst liar’. Do you think that this is an insult or a compliment to Albert? Why?
