One boy had worn jersey and cut-off khaki pants; The

other a shortened army tunic gathered in loose folds

about his skinny frame. Yet, gazing at the two little figures,
with their brown skins, tangled hair and dark earnest eyes,
we felt ourselves strangely attracted. My companion spoke
to the boys, discovered that they were brothers. Nicola, the
elder, was 13; Jacopo, who barely came up to the door
handle of the car, was nearly 12. We bought their biggest
basket, then set off toward town.

QUESTIONS
1. About how many boy(s) is narrator talking in above story and what
were they selling?
2. Describe in brief the about boy(s) with reference to above lines.
3. Name the above story and its author.
4. Why did driver stop narrator from buying fruits?

SOLUTIONS
1. The narrator is talking about two boys and they were selling strawberries.
2. One boy was wearing jersey and cut-off khaki pants and other wore
shortened army tunic in loose folds and was skinny. They both had brown
skins, tangled hair and dark earnest eyes.
3. The name of the above story is Two Gentlemen Of Verona written by
A.J.Cronin.
4. The driver stopped narrator from buying fruits because they were not fresh.
On one side of the road was a row of trees, on the other side the
town's
public garden. The sky was darker now and the cold more
intense, for the
wind was blowing straight along the road, on which they fell
like frozen snow,
only the faint light of the morning star. At the end of the garden
stood a
handsome building of the newest style, and the light gleamed
threw
the crevices of its closed doors and windows.

QUESTIONS
1. Name the above story and its author.
2. Describe the view of road with reference to above lines.
3. What stood at the end of the garden?
4. What was the name of old man in the story?

SOLUTIONS
1. The name of the story is The Letter and author is Dhumaketu.
2. On one side of the road was the row of trees and on the other side the
town’s public garden.
3. At the end of the garden stood a handsome building of the newest style .
4. The name of the old man in the story was Ali.
 The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart

A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.
QUESTIONS
1. Name the above poem and its poet.
2. What is hemlock tree?
3. “Has given my heart A change of mood.” Explain.
4. What did crow shake on the narrator?

SOLUTIONS
1. The name of the poem is Dust of Snow and the poet is Robert Frost.
2. Hemlock tree is a poisonous tree with small white flowers.
3. The falling of the snow on poet’s head instantly lifted his mood.
4. Crow shook down the snow dust on the narrator.