Which topic is being discussed in the extract? Who were Peterkin and
Wilhelmine? Whom was Peterkin questioning?
this is one of the question of the poem after blenheim
Answers
This question is actually a part of the book named Treasure Trove that contains collections of poems and short stories for C.B.S.E. students in their class eleven and twelve syllabus.
This reference actually speaks about a farmer who lived in a town named Blenheim on the southern part of Germany. His grandchildren were named as Peterkin and Wilhelmine.
Peterkin continuously kept on questioning Kaspar i.e. their grandfather after a dead man's skull was found. The children became very curious to know what it was.
Explanation:
The topic that is being discussed in the extract is the Battle of Blenheim which brought along with the death and destruction. Peterkin and Wilhelmine were the grandchildren of Old Kasper. Peterkin was questioning Old Kasper.