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LITERATURE IN ENGLISH ENGLISH PaPer - 2 (Two hours) Ansvrets lo You The tine lhis Pctper nusl he written on the puper provided separotely' ttill not he ullovetl lo wrile during the first 15 minutes' This rinte i.\ to bc spent in reuding the queslion paper' git en at rhe heul o.l' this paper is the time allowed for writing the utswer* Allenpt onlylive qtteslions in all. I-olI lltst (.ttlempl (It leTsl one queslion -from each ofthe Seclions A, B und C ancl not more than two other (lltestions fron? the sane books you hate alreudy cornpulsorily chosen. Theintendedmarksforquestionsorptirlsofclue,sliott,suregivettinhruckets[]. SECTION A _ DRAMA tHE MERCHANT OF VENICf - SH,{KESPEARE QUESTION I [ead the ertract gir en belou and ans\Yer the questions that follovt Salarino: i) ii) iii) ll'hot homt a w'ind too gred at sea ntight do. I should ttot see the sands' hour-glass run' 9ut I shoulrl think of sltallows and ofJlats: .1nd see mr teakhy Andre*' dock'd in sand, l'aiting her high- top lower than her rihs To hiss her buriul. \dhere does the scene take place? Name the people present there. \\'hat would the wind cooling the broth t3l remind Salarino oll to? ships Antonio's compare What does wealthy Andrew refer to? Eailier in the scene, what does Salarino I3l grass plucking the would he be Why ventures abroad? business had if he be attention Where would Salanio's and what else would he be doing in that iv) : -l[v wind, cooling my broth, ll Ltuld hluv' nte tt, an ogue, when I thouglit Does Antonio's mood have anlthing contert? 1s ip sith his rnerclrandise? t3] What explanation does he give Salarino? t3l Explain: Vaiting her high top lower than her ribs To kiss her birial. State two reasons rvhy this scene is important to the QUESTION 2 Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow: v) play. t4] 'Tis well you offer it behind her back; The wistt would make else an unquiet house. These be the Christion husbands! I have a daughter, Shylock: ll/oultl any of the slock of Barrabas Had been her husbund rather than a Christian! - [Aside] lAe tifle time; I pru)' tlrce' purcae sentence. in her comment' Where is Nerissa at present? Why has she conre to this place? Bring out the dramatic irony Nerissa: i) ii) iii) t3l husbands just [n what tone does Shylock exclaim 'These be the Christian husbandsl'? What had the Christian t3l said to prompt the above Justifo Christians. for feelings Who is Banabas? Shylock's preference to Barrabas over a Christian indicates his exclamation? t3l .seitence' did Shylock impatiently \\ant to pursue? Why could he not cany it out though it was ilr his What t3l favour'l 'rnercy' 'mercy'? did the What of , in need Down, tlrerefore, and beg mercy of the DaAa' .Why^was Shylock t4l Duke and Anio,io show hiin? What are your teelings for Shylock at this time? his iv) v) feelings. D\ r: r't vDal I') E A QUf,STIO\ C o L L E C r r os.\t BI' PaX ;"_r..-tilJo*r .roo., 3 Read the extract given below. and ansrrer the questions that follow: ,All reddish_brown from his *.arm blood mlred in wifh Asian dirt. ".\b, much". said he- .,1 count mysetf more lacky fhan rhe rcst. They,re all gone *.hile Ijust huve a smoll pain in my chest.,, " ii) ..) l" I\ ) v) poem and the poet is 'he' referred ro in the extract? what stain is being retbrred tojust before Is 'he'.really aware of his fatal wound? 13] Hou. can \ou sav sn.l whar ., ;ay so? -,, things What .,,-_ were .L^ the only looked u.ound to g.t"so.e he found *r,"n r," \[ har does rhe phrase, 'Asian dirt' signify? why does he consider lucky? who are the - brown' rerer rJ? A tinr; i";;.,,'.".rs ro behi,ser []l gening a,,-i ,Y:llf"?:ir;;lr'sh rhe person lf::ti}":le \lho . - uid: . .. ,"*lt, rest? reterred what does he think would be th-e reaction of,his wife and morher.on seeing him sitting on the battlefierd be?use pain' in his cr,e'tr Ho* joe, ,i," p".,, i'igr'rieh,,h" h;;;;;,';;;;; a'i# sordier,s agony on the ;ilif,fj:i" t4l QUESTIO\ 4 Read the extract given berow and answer the questions that fo,ow: 'I believe I can do many things Amiclst the human mgels Surrounded by the world,s treasures ,;:: I ;::,'; ::;:: ;:,f;^ o,, " I Where " lll ''|) iv) v) dream and hreathe- XJff; :i]i ffi;i,t5;T;'irrhirgs' that the poet. in her poen. berieves she can do. Exprain the underrr ins who according to the poer are'human angers'? How can y.ou acquire an angeric what is the significance or*,..epetitiue'use.i:il"iJ;.: state? [j] Nu,-,";;i;;;';;"r'i"lcr, the'world,s treasures,? Explain .where I dream and breathe,? \t'hat insighr about the poet does th" 'vf'hat are "mploy.a in the poem? i;;i ";;;;;i#lo"* -*t, . 1or: A coI,r,Ecrroi%t#3il,fi ; I"l8t?o*, sroRr Es t]] t3l t4) QUESTION 5 Read the extract given below antl ansiver the questions that follow: He ran fo.r these.things, They used fuel rccklessly to ger the water hot soon. They laid steaming cbths on the child,s tifite bell!. But nfter a bit Sher Singh,s mother sdtt,,,He must be canied into hospital at Kalaghat',. i) whorr does 'he' refer to? \\ hat.things did he run for? How did the other chirdren of the family die,l ii) who is rrre crrird referred ro in rhe ertracr t3l ,ra r,'"i ,;rr.r, *lJ'i.," .rff".ing f,rom? why did Sher Singh decide " iii) iv) v) "" ,".o,i"r, ]."' "'u ;fl.;,yj r,, r:;iilhtkl.*;" fjq i':T'",i,f-'ft ffiilio il'.'o,r,". have to stav behind at r,o,"r uotllaia H1::::,ftlTlii::t,:$f #i'' "i'r "' ?:,'#:i H:ffir,'r"r-dt:.sngh crosied tt't it"o'a iver with his brother?why was he addressed as ,Sher Singh tll QUESTION 6 'The voice of the 'panch' is the voice.of God'. with crose reference the 'uod lives in the - "-' '-'-lsrrrc tne story. ,cod t panch, by Munshi staterreni. Premchard. throw light on the truth of this tl6] l\lr: lI r.t v Dal , 1
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