. How could you apply the answers to the three questions in your life? Or, “The hermit’s answers are not only useful for the Tsar but also for each and every human being.” – Justify this statement.

According to the hermit, the only time that is important is now’ or the present moment. The most important person is he with whom one is at that particular time and the most important affair is to do that man good. The hermit’s answers are useful for each and every human being. We often tend ...

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Though the hermit did not say anything to the king for some time, he did not ignore the king, or treat him rudely in anyway’- Do you agree? What evidences of his politeness can you point out in the text?

When the Tsar approached the hermit’s hut, he saw that the hermit was busy digging seed beds. The hermit greeted the Tsar and continued with his work silently. He heard the questions asked by the Tsar but without replying he went on digging. Though he did not answer, he never insulted the Tsar, rather he ...

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“Remember then!….”-Who is the speaker? Who is the person spoken to? What did the speaker advise to remember?

The speaker is the wise hermit of Leo Tolstoy’s story ‘Three Questions’. The person spoken to is the Tsar who decided to consult the hermit to get answers of the three | questions that had once occurred to him. The speaker advised to remember that there is just one time that is of significance – ...

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Do you agree with the hermit’s answers to the Tsar’s three questions? If yes, state why giving examples from the text to support your argument. If not, state three reasons why you do not agree.

Yes, as a reader, I completely agree with the hermit’s answers to the three questions. If the Tsar had not stayed to help the hermit but had gone his way, then that man would have attacked the Tsar and the Tsar would have repented his decision of leaving the hermit’s cottage. So, the hermit’s answers ...

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Why do you think that the hermit did not give the Tsar answers to the Tsar’s questions till the end?

The herrnit did not give answers to the Tsar’s questions till the end. Being a wise man he knew that it would be difficult for the Tsar to realise the truth of his words. Great teachers teach by example and their teachings transform lives. The hermit helped the Tsar analyse and interpret his real life ...

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