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Baring School, Batala 2nd Pre boards, Jan 2018 Time: 2 hrs Paper: English Literature M.M. 80 Attempt any 5 questions in all Section-A (Play) I. Read the Extract Shakespeare s The Merchant of Venice And answer the following questions: Duke: What is Antonio here Antonio: Ready, so please your grace. Duke: I am sorry for thee: thou art come to answer A story adversary, an inhuman wretch. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) What are the terms of bond that Antonio has signed? Why does the Duke call Shylock inhuman? What does Duke expect Shylock to do? What reason does Shylock gives for choosing rotten flesh over money? State three examples Antonio gives to illustrate Shylock s stubborn attitude? II. Lorenzo: Madam, With all my heart I shall obey you in all fair commands Portia: My people do already know my mind, And will acknowledge you and Jessica In place of Lord Bassanio and myself. (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) Where are the speakers now? What has Portia asked Lorenzo to do? Portia is ready to leave her house. What does she tell Lorenzo and Jessica? Where is she actually going? What tells you that Portia is extremely humble? After Jessica and Lorenzo leaves, later in the scene, whom does Portia meets and why? What does she tell Nerrisa later? III. SECTION- B (POETRY) Read the extract given and answer the questions. (i) When the rock was hid by surge s swell, The marines heard the warning bell; And then they knew the perilous rock, And blest the Abbot of Abberbrothok. Which rock is referred here? Where was this rock? How it was sometimes hidden? (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) IV. Give the meaning of surge s swell. What is meant by the warning bell? Why was warning bell welcomed by the marines? Why was the Rock said to be perilous? Why were the marines grateful to Abbot? Who is known as Abbot? Who was not grateful to him? Why did sir Ralph cut the bell from the rock? Describe the manner in which it sank underwater? Read the extract and answer the questions For these things in themselves, beloved may be changed or change for thee and love, so wrought may be unwrought so. (i) What are these things referred in the lines? (ii) What are the things that change? Why doesn t speaker want to be affected by these things? (iii) What is meant by love so wrought may be unwrought so? (iv) What makes poet reject lover s pity? (v) What has poet asked lover not to do? What kind of love does she expect from her lover? V. SECTION- C (PROSE) Read the extract given and answer the questions. VI. Their ears flapped, their tails swing, and their shadows were brilliant on the white sand (i) Where were Sher Singh and his brother when they heard the jostle and squeal of elephants? (ii) Describe the herd of elephants that appeared close to the Sher Singh and Kunwar. (iii) Who was the leader of herd of elephants? When was Sher Singh greatly frightened? (iv) What did Sher Singh do at the time of danger? Why did he repeatedly pray? (v) What saved him and his brother? Show how does Beharman sacrifice his life in saving Johnsy s life
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