Section-B (Attempt any 1 question per Unit) (16*3=48 Marks)

Unit I (Prose) (Marks division for every question set-3+3+3+3+4)

1) “Superstitions are believed that particular events happen in a way that cannot be
explained by reason of science.”
a) How are cats treated differently in ancient Egypt and medieval Europe?
b) What was one supposed to do if he was caught whistling in the dressing
room of a theatre?
c) In which country was thirteen considered to be an unlucky number? Why was
thirteen considered to be an unlucky number?
d) How did the practice of blessing a person when he sneezed come about?
e) How did William of Normandy turn this incident (of falling) into something
positive? What aspect of his nature does this show?

2) “I held onto one thought Richard Parker I hatched several plans to get rid of him so
that the lifeboat might be mine”
a) What was Plan number 2 and why was it rejected?
b) Why could not he attack Richard Parkar with all available weaponry?
c) Describe the term- “Wage a war of attrition”?
d) Why wasn’t Plan number 6 a good idea?
e) Describe the danger and difficulties of the night when he was stranded on a
raft at sea.

Unit II (Poem) (Marks division for every question set-3+3+3+3+4)

3) “I shall be telling this with a sigh ……. And that has made all the difference.”

a) What would the poet tell after ages with a sigh?

b) Why does the poet say, ‘And that has made all the difference’?
c) What do the two roads symbolize in the first stanza? What is the significance
of choosing a road?
d) Was the poet doubtful or clear that he would return to take the other path
which he could not take earlier?
e) Does the speaker feel that he has made the wrong choice in taking the road
‘less traveled by? If not, why does he ‘sigh’? What does he regret?
4) “.....smote on the door, ....Tell them I came, .... smote on the door even louder.”

a) Who do you think"them" refers to in line 1? What was the word that he has kept?
b) What physical trait of the Traveller is mentioned here? What was the Traveller
expecting?
c) When and Why was he ‘perplexed and still’?
d) What was his message to the listeners before he left the house?
e) Is there a suggestion of impatience on the part of the traveler? What gives you
this impression?

Unit III (Drama) (Marks division for every question set-3+3+3+3+4)

5) “Et tu Brute... Then fall Caesar.”

a) Name the triumvirate that ruled over Rome over two thousand years ago.
b) What fear does Cassius have regarding Mark Antony? What was Brutus’
opinion about killing Mark Antony? Who offered to escort Caesar to the
Capitol?
c) Describe the day on which Caesar was to meet his death. Why did Calpurnia
stop Caesar from going to the Capitol?
d) Explain: There is a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at its flood leads to
fortune. Who visited Brutus that night at the camp?
e) Why did Brutus kill himself in the end? Why does Antony say when he hears
of Brutus' death? How was Brutus buried? Who was made the emperor of
Rome? What name did he adopt?

6) “If I cannot serve the lady perhaps I can serve the Duke.”
a) What charges were put on Antonio?
b) To whom does Olivia fall in love? Who accompanied Sebastian to Illiriya?
What things did Olivia swear to express her love for Cesario?
c) Describe the confusion when Viola met Sebastian?
d) What did Viola ask the captain to do for her? For how many months did ViolaI
live in Illiriya?
e) What story did the captain tell Viola? What does Viola decide to do after
hearing the captain’s story? Why did Olivia not allow anyone to meet her