Case Based Questions Xii

QUESTION CHRONICLE
CLASS- XII
ENGLISH( CORE)
CONTENTS
SL NO NAME OF THE TOPIC PAGE NO
1 THE LAST LESSON 4
2 LOST SPRING 8
3 DEEP WATER 12
4 THE RATTRAP 16
5 INDIGO 19
6 MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX 23
8 KEEPING QUIET 30
9 A THING OF BEAUTY 34
10 AUNT JENNIIFER’S TIGERS 38
11 THE THIRD LEVEL 42
12 THE ENEMY 46
14 ON THE FACE OF IT 53
16 MARKING SCHEME (TOPIC WISE) 62-86
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THE LAST LESSON
ALPHONSE DAUDET
I. Content Based Very Short Answer Questions (Extract based) (1 mark each)
A. Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in
the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud,
with our hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher’s great ruler
rapping on the table. But now it was all so still! I had counted on the commotion to
get to my desk without being seen; but, of course, that day everything had to be as
quiet as Sunday morning. Through the window I saw my classmates, already in
their places, and M. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under
his arm. I had to open the door and go in before everybody. You can imagine how
I blushed and how frightened I was.
1. The first sentence of the extract talks about
i. the activities seen in a school
ii. the environment in Franz’s school
iii. the classroom inside the school
iv. the streets of Alsace
2. Franz counted upon the commotion of the classroom because
i. he wanted to enter the classroom without being noticed
ii. he wanted to leave the classroom in between the class
iii. he liked to create commotion in the classroom
iv. he wanted to be allowed by M Hamel to enter the class
3. Which one of the following sentences describes M Hamel the best according
to the extract?
i. He waits for Franz every day.
ii. He is a strict disciplinarian.
iii. He is able to manage his students well.
iv. He always punishes Franz for coming late to the class.
B. While I was thinking of all this, I heard my name called. It was my turn to recite.
What would I not have given to be able to say that dreadful rule for the participle
all through, very loud and clear, and without one mistake? But I got mixed up on
the first words and stood there, holding on to my desk, my heart beating, and not
daring to look up. I heard M. Hamel say to me, “I won’t scold you, little Franz;
you must feel bad enough. See how it is! Every day we have said to ourselves,

‘Bah! I’ve plenty of time. I’ll learn it tomorrow.’ And now you see where we’ve
come out.
1.“What would I not have given to be able to say that dreadful rule for the
participle all through, very loud and clear, and without one mistake?” Why
did Franz say so?
i. to be praised by M. Hamel for having finally learning his lessons.
ii. to show M. Hamel that his efforts as a teacher are not wasted.
iii. to be praised by the village elders for being able to speak in his native language.
iv. to show his classmates that he is capable of learning.
2. M. Hamel did not scold Franz when he failed to recite the rules of participles
because
i. he took pity on him as he was weak in French.
ii. he did not want to scold Franz in the presence of the village elders.
iii. he did not want to scold Franz on his last day.
iv. he thought it was a waste to scold him.
3. Find a word suitable to explain the line, “I have plenty of time. I’ll learn
tomorrow.”
i. Introspection
ii. obligation
iii. procrastination
iv. protestation
C. All at once the church-clock struck twelve. Then the Angelus. At the same
moment the trumpets of the Prussians, returning from drill, sounded under our
windows. M. Hamel stood up, very pale, in his chair. I never saw him look so tall.
He could not go on. Then he turned to the blackboard, took a piece of chalk, and,
bearing on with all his might, he wrote as large as he could — “Vive La France!”
1. What did the church-clock, the Angelus and the trumpets of the Prussians
indicate?
i. the time of the day was 12 noon
ii. the end of the last lesson
iii. the time of departure for M. Hamel
iv. the time when Prussians would take over
2. “M. Hamel could not go on.” What does this statement mean?
i. M. Hamel could not leave his chair because he did not want to leave the village.
ii. M. Hamel could not continue teaching because he was asked to leave the
classroom.
iii. M. Hamel could not speak further because he was choking with emotions.

iv. M. Hamel could not explain his love for France.
3. M. Hamel became emotional because
i. he had to leave the village after forty long years.
ii. he was unable to teach the villagers to read French.
iii. boys like Franz will never know how to read French properly.
iv. All of the above.
II. Content Based Reasoning Type Questions (MCQs) (1 mark each)

1. Franz was in a great dread of a scolding that morning because
i. he had missed his school many a times.
ii. the Prussians had taken charge in the school.
iii. he did not do his homework.
iv. he went running in the woods.
2. Which of the following was NOT a temptation for Franz that morning for not
going to school?
i. the birds chirping in the woods
ii. the crowd at the bulletin board
iii. the drill of Prussian soldiers
iv. the warm and bright day
3. The tone of M. Hamel when he said, “We were beginning without you.” was
i. Caring
ii. Anger
iii. Sarcasm
iv. miserable
4. Old Hauser carried an old primer to M Hamel’s class because
i. he wanted to study his French lessons again.
ii. he was enrolled in the school to complete his schooling.
iii. he wanted to impress his old teacher.
iv. he was regretful of not learning enough.
5. Which of the following is the correct meaning of “that’s the great trouble with
Alsace, she puts off learning till tomorrow.”?
i. Alsace has trouble with learning.
ii. Children of Alsace have trouble with learning.
iii. Alsace doesn’t have a good education system.
iv. People of Alsace postpone their learning.

III. Assertive type Questions (30-40 words) (2 marks each)

Q.1. Explain how the order from Berlin changed the scenario of the school.
Q.2. Who did M. Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like
Franz?
Q.3. Comment on M. Hamel’s dress and behaviour on the day of his last French
lesson?
Q.4. Why were the elders of the village sitting in the classroom on that day?
Q.5. What lesson did M. Hamel impart to the villagers and students on his last day?
IV. Problem Solving Type Questions (120-150 words) (5 marks each)

Q.1. The loss of a language ensures loss of nativity and identity. All the cultures in
the world which have faced domination in any form, have compromised their
native language to some extent. Elaborate on the idea with examples from the
struggles of freedom in history and relate it with the chapter, The Last Lesson.
Q.2. M. Hamel was not only a man with a ruler and a strict attitude, but also a man of
emotions. Justify the statement with the help of evidences from the chapter.
Q.3.Procrastination is always followed by regret. Support the statement with
reference to the chapter The Last Lesson.
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LOST SPRING
ANEES JUNG
I. Content Based Very Short Answer Questions (Extract based)(1 mark each)
A. A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?” “It takes
longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was not
meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.
1. Saheb asks the question with a touch of
i. eagerness
ii. satire
iii. contempt
iv. indifference
2. The narrator’s embarrassment is because of her
i. hatred towards the rag-pickers.
ii. unwillingness to help the rag-pickers.
iii. realisation that she had made a shallow promise.

iv. apathy towards such children.
3. The narrator says that
i. she has made several such promises.
ii. everyone is like her.
iii. children like Saheb hardly care for the promises made to them.
iv. many of the promises made to such people are not kept.
4. The world is bleak for them because
i. few promises are made to them.
ii. they live a life of poverty and suffering.
iii. there is no school in their neighbourhood.
iv. both the statements ‘a’ & ‘b’ are correct.
B. This morning, Saheb is on his way to the milk booth. In his hand is a steel
canister. “I now work in a tea stall down the road,” he says, pointing in the
distance. “I am paid 800 rupees and all my meals.” Does he like the job? I ask. His
face, I see, has lost the carefree look. The steel canister seems heavier than the
plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulder.
1. Seeing Saheb on his way to the milk booth fills the narrator with
i. happiness
ii. surprise
iii. joy
iv. hatred
2. By agreeing to work in the tea stall, Saheb has
i. lost his freedom
ii. won the narrator’s dislike
iii. become an example for others
iv. has become unhappy.
3. The ‘plastic bag’ here symbolically refers to the
i. scrounging the garbage for plastics
ii. the heaps of garbage seen all around
iii. work of rag-picking
iv. the happiness Saheb enjoyed
4. ‘Loss of carefree look’ suggests
i. the loss of profession
ii. the loss of job
iii. the loss of cheerfulness
iv. the feelings of disappointment

C. Together they have imposed the baggage on the child that he cannot put down.
Before he is aware, he accepts it as naturally as his father. To do anything else
would mean to dare. And daring is not part of his growing up.
1. By the word ‘they’ the narrator refers to
i. the elders who accept the profession naturally
ii. the parents who believe that a god-given lineage cannot be broken.
iii. all those who are in this profession
iv. all those who have made the vicious circle
2. The ‘baggage’ here refers to
i. the load of bangles
ii. the dark hutments
iii. the cart-loads of bangles
iv. the burden of responsibility for survival
3. Here, the narrator’s tone is one of
i. certifying
ii. applaud
iii. approval
iv. condemning
4. ‘And daring is not part of his growing up.’ In this sentence, ‘his’ refers to
i. Mukesh whom the narrator met
ii. a child labourer in the bangle making industry
iii. Savita who was sitting alongside an elderly woman
iv. Saheb who works as a ragpicker

1. The narrator’s prompt suggestion ‘Go to school.’ was out of
i. humour
ii. seriousness
iii. casualness
iv. hatred
2. For children walking barefoot, one explanation is that it is a tradition. The
narrator’s approach to this explanation is
i. critical
ii. approving
iii. mocking
iv. serious

3. ‘Seemapuri is still a wilderness, but it is no longer empty.’ It is said so because
i. there are mud houses with roofs of tin and tarpaulin
ii. it is on the periphery of Delhi
iii. it is inhabited by rag pickers
iv. it is devoid of sewage, drainage or running water
4. Saheb’s tennis shoes look strange because
i. he has discoloured shirt and shorts.
ii. previously he was moving barefoot.
iii. he cannot play the game though he has got the shoes.
iv. All the above are correct.
5. ‘Little has moved with time, it seems, in Firozabad.’ This refers to the fact
that
i. few aeroplanes fly there.
ii. the business of making bangles has been rejected.
iii. people there have organized themselves into a cooperative.
iv. years of mind-numbing toil and suffering continues there.

Q.1. State the reason why Saheb and his family left their homeland.
Q.2. What made the narrator, Anees Jung feel embarrassed?
Q.3. Why does the narrator say that Saheb is no longer his own master?
Q.4. Describe Mukesh’s father?
Q.5. What is being referred to as a vicious circle? Why?
Q.1. Elaborate on the statement ‘Seemapuri is a place on the periphery of Delhi, yet
miles away from it’.
Q.2. The narrator says that garbage picking has acquired the proportions of a fine art.
Justify the given statement with reference to the lesson ‘Lost Spring’.
Q.3.“Why not organise yourselves into a cooperative?” I ask a group of young
men who have fallen into the vicious circle of middlemen who trapped their
fathers and forefathers.”In the light of the given extract, evaluate the character of
the narrator.
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DEEP WATER
WILLIAM DOUGLAS

A.The experience had a deep meaning for me, as only those who have known stark
terror and conquered it can appreciate. In death there is peace. There is terror only
in the fear of death, as Roosevelt knew when he said, “All we have to fear is fear
itself”.
1. Which experience the passage talks about?
i.The experience of Drowning
ii.Stay away from the fear of water
iii.Overcoming the danger
iv. Struggling to survive and conquering the fear
2. “Stark Terror” signifies
i. Terror that nobody went through
ii. Absolute fear
iii. Terror that everybody comes across
iv. No feeling of terror
3. How is there peace in death?
i.Once somebody experiences death, he/she realizes peace
ii. It is death that teaches you to be at peace
iii.When one is dead, there is no more fear and there is peace only
iv. It is peace that teaches you how to struggle for survival
4. Who is Roosevelt?
i. A great philosopher
ii. 23rd President of The USSR
iii. A Statesman and Political leader
(B)My introduction to YMCA swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and
stirred childish fears. But in a little while I gathered confidence. I paddled with my
new water wings, watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did
this two or three times on different days and was beginning to feel at ease in the
water when the misadventure happened.
1. The feeling of Douglas as a novice in swimming at YMCA before the
misadventure occurred was______.
i. Very frightening
ii. Awesome
iii. Gradually comfortable
iv. Very painful
2. Find out the best alternative for the word ‘aping’ in the following.
i. Mugging

ii. Rote learning
iii. Observing
iv. Imitating
3. What was the birth place of “Childish Fear”?
i. YAKIMA River
ii. YMCA Pool
iii. Beach in California
iv. Water of the Cascades
4. The unpleasant memories ____ him.
i. Discouraged
ii. Inspired
iii. Terrorised
iv. Did not affect
(C)I imagined I would bob to the surface like a cork. Instead, I came up slowly. I
opened my eyes and saw nothing but water – water that had a dirty yellow tinge to
it. I grew panicky. I reached up as if to grab a rope and my hands clutched only at
water. I was suffocating. I tried to yell but no sound came out.
1. The planning of Douglas was ______.
i. Kick the bottom and jump like a cork
ii. Take the help of an instructor
iii. To escape from the big bruiser
iv. Not to fight against the water and surrender
2. “As if to grab a rope and my hands clutched only at water”. What was the
mind-set of the author here?
i. Almost gaining confidence
ii.Almost losing confidence
iii. Only to survive while struggling with water
iv. A state of terror that has cannot be measured
3. The planning was to bob like a cork. What does it say about the author?
i. That he was not dead
ii. Not so frightened and alert
iii. Frightened and nervous
iv. His eyes were shining
4.Douglas grew panicky to see _____.
i. The enormous water
ii. The yellow tinge of water

iii.He failed in his attempts
iv. He did not get someone to help him

1. Douglas felt sleepy in his third attempt when
i. Not a single soul was there to help him
ii. He was exhausted and losing consciousness.
iii. He felt the absence of his mother
iv. He felt completely protected in the caring hands of his mother
2. The desire to live life got stronger only after
i. Getting an instructor
ii. Conquering his enemy
iii. Winning over the sense of fear of death
iv. Being rescued from water.
3.Which statement in the following is not true in the case of Douglas?
i. He had to fight with the awful yellow water.
ii. There was every opportunity for Douglas to learn from his experience.
iii. He never gave in before the fear of water that terrorised him
iv. He himself was responsible for the misadventure and therefore, drowned in the
water.
4. The purpose of going to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire and Triggs
Island was
i.To perfect his swimming skill
ii.To make sure if any vestige of terror had left
iii. To see whether he had gained his confidence
iv. to tell his instructor that he had mastered all the technique
5. The necessity of an instructor in the life of Douglas was there because
i. He wanted to make him his ideal hero
ii. He did not see any way to escape from this
iii.There was nobody to help him realize his wrong steps
iv. He wanted to overcome the fear of water by learning how to swim perfectly.

Q.1.The decision of Douglas to get over the fear of water was not too important.
Explain with reference to the context.
Q. 2.What was the learning point of Douglas from “All we have to fear is fear
itself”? Elucidate.

Q.3.The instructor didn’t really build a swimmer in Douglas. Do you believe so?
Justify with reasons.
Q.4.At what point of time Douglas addressed the fear of water as Mr. Terror and
why?
Q.5.Whom does Douglas speak high of as his ideal hero? Elaborate the inspiration
that he takes from him.

Q.1.Problems are there to examine our patience and the way we approach towards
this. It is the problem which is always considered the greatest challenge, but we
rarely focus on our strength to deal with it. Critically discuss the statement with
reference to the chapter “Deep Water”.
Q.2.The feeling of icy horror, seeming death and being in theawful yellow water has
contributed a lot towards strengthening the confidence of Douglas. Do you
think so? Discuss
Q.3.Though the narrator was a good thinker and planned intelligently, he had to
submit before his exertion being young. Justify.
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THE RATTRAP
SELMA LAGERLOF
A.He walked and walked without coming to the end of the wood, and finally he
realised that he had only been walking around in the same part of the forest. All at
once he recalled his thoughts about the world and the rattrap. Now his own turn
had come. He had let himself be fooled by a bait and had been caught.
1. Who is ‘he’ here?
i. The crofter
ii.The peddler
iii. The blacksmith
iv. Edla
2. What was he doing in the forest?
i. Chopping wood.
ii. Taking rest.
iii. Walking in the forest in search of an end to the forest.
iv. Waiting for his friend.
3. What did he realize then?

i. That the world was very unkind.
ii. That he had been walking in the same part of the forest.
iii. The forest was beautiful.
iv. That he should take rest for some time.
4. ‘Now his own turn had come.’ Explain.
i. Turn of getting caught in a trap for getting fooled by a bait.
ii. Turn to enjoy.
iii. Turn to think ill of others.
iv. None of these.
B.The world had, of course, never been very kind to him, so it gave him unwonted
joy to think ill of it in this way. It became a cherished pastime of his, during many
dreary ploddings, to think of people he knew who had let themselves be caught in the
dangerous snare, and of others who were still circling around the bait.
1. Whom does ‘him’ refer to in the extract?
i. The peddler.
ii. The crofter.
iii.The master smith.
iv. Both i. and ii.
2. Why did he think ill of the world?
i. He was very selfish.
ii. Because the world had never been kind to him.
iii. He was mad.
iv. Both i. and iii.
3. What is the ‘dangerous snare’?
i. The bait
ii. The rattrap.
iii. The people.
iv. The world.
4. What is the ‘bait’?
i. Worldly things like riches, joys, shelter, food etc.
ii. The rattrap.
iii. Thinking ill.
iv. Both ii. and iii.
C.The man with the rattraps had never before seen the ironmaster at Ramsjo and did
not even know what hisname was. But it occurred to him that if the fine
gentlemanthought he was an old acquaintance, he might perhaps throw him a couple
of kronor. Therefore he did not want to undeceive him all at once.
1. Who is the man in the first line?
i. The ironmaster.
ii. The peddler.
iii. The master blacksmith.

iv. Both i. and ii.
2. Who is the gentleman in the extract?
i. The ironmaster.
ii. The peddler.
iii. The master blacksmith.
iv. None of these.
3. What did the ironmaster think of the peddler?
i. His old acquaintance.
ii. His worker of the iron mill.
iii. As one of the blacksmiths.
iv. Both ii and iii.
4. Why did the peddler say anything to the ironmaster?
i. Because the ironmaster will be unhappy.
ii. He thought the ironmaster might give him some money.
iii. He did not want to displease the ironmaster.
iv. Both i. and ii.

1. Why did the peddler think ill of the world?
i. Because he was a careless person.
ii. Because the world had been very unkind to him.
iii. Both a. and b.
iv. Because he was a vagabond.
2. What was the mistake of the crofter?
i. Saving money for his future.
ii. Giving shelter to the peddler.
iii. Disclosing his secrets.
iv. Giving supper.
3. Why did the master blacksmith allow the peddler into the ironmill?
a) Because he was very kind.
b) Because being busy in his work, he had not seen the peddler.
c) He was careless.
d) All the above.
4. Why was the ironmaster so kind towards the peddler initially?
i. Because he mistook the peddler as his old friend.
ii. Because the peddler was his friend.
iii. Because he had pity for the peddler.
iv. All the above.
5. Why did the peddler agree to go with Edla?
i. Because he was impressed by her beauty.
ii. Because he was in need of shelter.
iii. Because of her persuasive power and promise.

iv. Both a) and b).

Q.1. How can we say that the crofter was a good host?
Q.2.What did the peddler say in his defense when it was clear that he was not the
person the ironmaster had thought he was?
Q.3.How did the ironmaster react on seeing the stranger lying close to the furnace?
Q.4.What did the ironmaster tell the peddler about his family?
Q.5. What doubts did Edla have about the peddler? How did she reassure him?

Q.1. There is a saying ‘Kindness pays, rudeness never’. Edla’s attitude towards the
peddler is a testimony to it. Elucidate.
Q.2. The ironmaster’s daughter had more persuasive power than her father while
dealing with the peddler. Comment.
Q.3.How does the metaphor of the rattrap serve to highlight the human predicament?
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INDIGO
LOUIS FISCHER
A.Under an ancient arrangement, the Champaran peasants were sharecroppers. Raj
Kumar Shukla was one of them. He was illiterate but resolute. He had come to the
Congress session to complain about the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar, and
somebody had probably said, “Speak to Gandhi.”
Gandhi told Shukla he had an appointment in Cawnpore and was also committed to
go to other parts of India. Shukla accompanied him everywhere. Then Gandhi
returned to his ashram near Ahmedabad. Shukla followed him to the ashram. For
weeks he never left Gandhi’s side.
“Fix a date,” he begged.
Impressed by the sharecropper’s tenacity and story Gandhi said, “I have to be in
Calcutta on such- and- such a date. Come and meet me and take me from there.”
1. Who was Raj Kumar Shukla?
i. A delegate for the annual convention of INC
ii. A follower of Gandhi

iii. A sharecropper from Champaran
iv. A literate person from Champaran
2. Raj Kumar Shukla came to Gandhi
i. seeking the latter’s support against the injustice of the landlord system in Bihar
ii. on somebody’s suggestion to speak to Gandhi
iii. to invite him for a visit to Champaran
iv. Both the options 1 and 2 are correct
3. Gandhi was much impressed by
i. the peasant’s power of persuasion.
ii. the peasant’s simplicity and honesty.
iii. the peasant’s firmness of purpose and touching story of the sharecroppers.
iv. the appearance of the peasant.
4. The extract describes best
i. Gandhi at the annual convention of the INC at Lucknow.
ii. Gandhi’s meeting with Shukla.
iii. Gandhi’s meeting with Shukla at Ahmedabad.
iv. Gandhi’s meeting with Shukla and his consent for a visit to Champaran.
B.The sharecropping arrangement was irksome to the peasants, and many signed
willingly. Those who resisted, engaged lawyers; the landlords hired thugs.
Meanwhile, the information about synthetic indigo reached the illiterate peasants
who had signed, and they wanted their money back.
1. What does the word ‘irksome’ mean in context of the above extract?
i. Awesome
ii. Annoying
iii. Tiresome
iv. Satisfying
2. How did the landlords treat the peasants who resisted and hired lawyers?
i. Snatched the pieces of land the peasants were cultivating
ii. Used force upon them by hired thugs
iii. Increased rent for them
iv. Allowed them to pay in instalments
3. What immediate impact did the information about synthetic indigo have on
the peasants?
i. Peasants went to the law courts seeking justice
ii. Peasants waged demonstration against the landlords
iii. Peasants surrendered their lands to the landlords
iv. Peasants wanted their money back
4. The extract portrays
i. the cunningness of the landlords.
ii. the indifference shown by the landlords towards the peasants.
iii. the exploitation and oppression of the peasants by the landlords.
iv. All of these.

C.The Champaran episode was a turning- point in Gandhi’s life. “What I did,” he
explained, “was a very ordinary thing. I declared that the British could not order me
about in my own country.”
But Champaran did not begin as an act of defiance. It grew out of an attempt to
alleviate the distress of large numbers of poor peasants. This was atypical Gandhi
pattern - his politics were intertwined with the practical, day-to-day problems of
millions. His was not a loyalty to abstractions; it was a loyalty to living, human
beings.
In everything Gandhi did, moreover, he tried to mould a new free Indian who could
stand on his own feet and thus make India free.
1. Why was the Champaran episode a turning –point in Gandhi’s life?
i. It was an eye-opener for Gandhi about the exploitation of peasants by the
landlords.
ii. The message of Gandhi to the British was clear that they could not order Indians
in their own country.
iii. Gandhi’s method of freedom struggle took a different turn.
iv. All of these.
2. According to Gandhi Champaran began
i. as an act of defiance.
ii. as an attempt to alleviate the distress of poor peasants.
iii. as an act of hatred towards the British.
iv. as an act of retaliation to the landlords.
3. The word ‘alleviate’ in the above extract means
i. Cover
ii. Hide
iii. Lessen
iv. Suppress
4. Gandhi’s sole motive was
i. to mould a free Indian.
ii. to kindle the spirit of patriotism.
iii. to promote national integration
iv. to mould a self-reliant free Indian who could make India free.

1. Why did the servants of Rajendra Prasad take Gandhi to be another peasant?
i. Gandhi looked poor and emaciated
ii. They had not met Gandhi before
iii. They thought Gandhi to be a peasant from the neighbouring village
iv. Because of Gandhi’s appearance and simple clothing
2. Why did Gandhi suggest that they should stop going to the law courts with
the grievances of the peasants?
i. Because it was expensive for the poor peasants

ii. Because the lawyers demanded high fees from the peasants
iii. Because Gandhi wanted to teach the peasants freedom from fear
iv. Because the court could not ensure justice for the peasants
3. The demonstration of the peasants of Motihari resulted in the victory of Civil
Disobedience in modern India. What was its significance on Gandhi’s political
career?
i. It established him as a leader of the masses.
ii. It brought success for Gandhi’s method of working through self-reliance and non-
violence.
iii. It encouraged Gandhi for bigger initiatives.
iv. Both the options 2 and 3 are correct.
4. Gandhi agreed to 25 percent refund because
i. the peasants were happy to receive the refund.
ii. Gandhi realized that even this amount of refund will be helpful to the poor and
needy peasants.
iii. the invincible Britishers surrendered part of their prestige along with the money
refunded.
iv. Gandhi feared if he rejected the offer of refund, the landlords might not agree to
pay again.
5. Gandhi opposed to the idea of his lawyer friends to take help of Charles Freer
Andrews in their fight against the British in India as
i. Gandhi was hostile towards the British in India.
ii. Gandhi did not want to diminish the importance of their cause with the help of an
English man.
iii. Gandhi did not want to share the credit of their win with others.
Iv, Gandhi wanted to teach the Indians a lesson on self-reliance.

Q.1.Raj Kumar Shukla’s tenacity and story of oppression and exploitation of the
sharecroppers moved Gandhi to fix a date for his visit to Champaran. Give reasons to
support your answer.
Q.2.Is it correct to deduce the conclusion that Gandhi’s appearance in simple
clothing and mannerism prompted the servants of Rajendra Prasad to think him to be
another peasant? Explain.
Q.3.Gandhi informed the court that he disregarded the order to leave not for want of
respect for lawful authority but for his obedience to the voice of conscience. Estimate
Gandhi on the basis of this statement?
Q.4.Had the lawyers not supported Gandhi, do you think the act could have been
condemned as an act of shameful desertion? Justify your answer.
Q.5.“Champaran did not begin as an act of defiance but an attempt to alleviate the
distress of large number of poor peasants.” Elucidate.

Q.1. What was the long term contract that existed between the sharecroppers of
Champaran and the British landlords? Elaborate how Gandhi resolved the issue of
the sharecroppers.
Q.2. Raj Kumar Shukla was a poor, emaciated, ordinary sharecropper who exhibited
an extraordinary act of resoluteness in persuading Gandhi to visit Champaran. Bring
out the aspects of his character that were the key in solving one of the outstanding
grievances of the sharecroppers of Champaran.
Q.3.While dealing with the issue of the Champaran sharecroppers, Gandhi had the
challenge of teaching them freedom from fear and a lesson of self-reliance. How did
Gandhi integrate both in his method of working against the British planters of
Champaran?
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MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX
KAMALA DAS
A. … but soon
put that thought away, and
looked out at young
trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes, …
1. The poet drove away the thought of _______ from her mind.
i. this being their last meeting
ii. not losing her mother
iii. their finest journey
iv. meeting her mother again
2.What does the poet notice outside the car?
i. Schools and roads
ii. Other vehicles
iii. Many people on the road
iv. Sprinting trees and running children
3. The poet used the imagery of merry children spilling out of their homes...
i. to portray their enthusiasm
ii. to show the contrast between mother and the children
iii. to show optimism
iv.to portray her courage
4. Which literary device is used in the phrase“young trees sprinting”?
i.Personification
ii. Metaphor

iii. Simile
iv. Oxymoron
B. ....and felt that old
familiar ache, my childhood’s fear,
but all I said was, see you soon, Amma,
all I did was smile and smile and smile …
1. Choose the option that best demonstrates the relevant phrase ‘childhood
fear’.
i. Fear of separation from mother
ii. Fear of whipping
iii. Fear of mother’s ache
iv. Fear of poet’s death
2. The parting words “See you soon Amma!” indicate...
i. Anxiety of the poet
ii. Her shortage of words to convey her true feelings
iii. Her thought about the nature of loss
iv. Losing her fear
3. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to the phrase “smile
and smile”.
i. An effort to reassure herself that she will meet her mother soon.
ii. Smiles are a deliberate attempt to hide her real fears.
iii. Smiles are the epitome of the sense of optimism.
iv. It was only a see-off at the airport.
4. The phrase familiar ache refers to her...
i. childhood fear of losing her mother.
ii. mother's weak health.
iii. duties as a daughter.
iv. helplessness.
C. Driving from my parents’ home to Cochin last Friday morning,
I saw my mother, beside me,
doze, open mouthed, her face ashen like that of a corpse
and realised with pain
that she was as old as she looked but soon.....
1. The poet realized with pain that...
i. Her mother had aged over the years
ii. She is inconsiderate
iii. Old age is pleasant
iv. She has duties towards her mother
2. The poet was going to Cochin airport on...
i. Last Tuesday
ii.Last Friday
iii. Last Monday
iv. Last Sunday

3. The poetic device used in the phrase “her face ashen like that of a corpse”...
i. Simile
ii. Metaphor
iii. Personification
iv. Allegory
4. The poet feels the pain because...
i. she was getting late
ii. she has fear of missing her flight
iii. of her duty towards mother and her own needs
iv. of her fear of losing her mother
1. When the poet looked at her mother, she was worried as...
i. she was leaving her
ii. her mother was old and had frail health
iii. it was their last journey together
iv. her mother was very exhausted
2. The poet feared that...
i. her mother would die
ii. she would lose her mother
iii. her mother would face any mishap
iv. none of the above
3. She “put that thought away” because..
i. it gave her great anxiety and pain
ii. she was not happy with her own thought
ii. her mother was gloomy
iv. she was exhausted by thinking about her mother
4. The mother’s old age and lack of energy is a depiction of
i. the poet’s helplessness in old age
ii. joy and fun of old age
iii. bonding of mother with family members
iv. her approaching demise
5. The poet says her mother looked pale like a
i. corpse
ii. ghost
iii. malnourished child
Q.1. Comment on the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels while heading towards
the Cochin Airport.
Q.2.The poet has compared her mother’s appearance with the ‘late winter’s moon’.
Discuss.
Q.3.What do the parting words of the poet and her smile signify? Elucidate.

Q.4.Why are the young trees described as ‘sprinting’? Explain.
Q.5.How does Kamala Das try to put away the thoughts of her ageing mother?
Elaborate.
Q.1.Analyse the concept of losing our dear ones on account of old age in the context
of the poem “My Mother at Sixty-six”.
Q.2.Evaluate the significance of the smile of the poet while bidding farewell to her
mother.
Q.3.Ageing is a natural process. Explain your responsibilities towards the elderly
parents.
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KEEPING QUIET
PABLO NERUDA
A. ‘Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I’ll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.’
1. The Earth teaches us to _____
i. be humble
ii. be totally inactive
iii. gather salt
iv. explain that life exists under apparent stillness
2. How does the Earth ‘prove to be alive’?
i. Seeds germinate into life
ii. Whales do breathe safely here
iii. We remain silent and count up to 12
3. Choose the poetic devices used in the above extract.
i. Symbolism and alliteration
ii. personification and alliteration
iii. synecdoche and alliteration
iv. personification and symbolism
4. Name the poet.
i. Pablo Neruda

ii. John keats
iii. Stephen Spender
iv. Kamala Das
B. “What I want should not be

Confused with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.”
1. What is life all about?
i. To gather as much as materials as possible
ii. To be lived to the fullest with all enthusiasm
iii. To walk with our brothers with clean clothes
iv. To count up to twelve and introspect our actions
2. What should not be confused with ‘total inactivity’?
i. Silence by the mankind
ii. Death
iii. stillness and quietness
iv. Put clean cloth and walk silently
3. What do you mean by ‘no truck with death”?
i. Total inactivity should not be associated with death
ii. No similarity with quiet introspection
iii. Silence is equal to not harming the whales
iv. Man gathering salt harms himself leading to his death
4. The poet shows his concern for the clarification because –
i. he was worried for the warmongers
ii. he was doubtful that man will not be able to experience the exotic moment
iii. he does not want man to be confused with different types of war
iv. there is no association of total inactivity with death
C. “Those who prepare green wars,

Wars with gas, wars with fire,
Victory with no survivors
Would put on clean clothes
And walk about with their brothers,
In the shade, doing nothing.”
1. The expression ‘wars with fire’ means------------
i. War against environment
ii. War against the animals
iii. War with nuclear weapons

iv. None of the above
2. The effects of all the kinds of wars mentioned in the above linesleads to ____
i. Total destruction
ii. victory with no survivors
iii. increase of hatred against each other
iv. all of the above
3. Putting on clean clothes will lead to----------’.
i. All destructions
ii. No survivors left after the war
iii. Purity of mind and soul
iv. Mutual understanding and universal brotherhood
4.The appeal the poet made to the warmongers is to have --
i. Quiet introspection of our actions
ii. No hatredness against our fellow brothers
iii. Peace and harmony with each other

1. The poet wants the people to _______
i. gather salt and earn their livelihood
ii. die being involved with different kinds war
iii. speak in any language once
iv. count to twelve and introspect on their actions
2. What quality of man does the fisherman symbolize in the poem ‘Keeping
Quiet’?
i. causing persistant pollution of natural environment.
ii. rapid degradation of human values
iii. limitless exploitation of natural resources
iv. Noneof the above
3. The poetic device used in the phrase ‘count to twelve and we will all keep still’
is ______
i. Antithesis
ii. Personification
iii. Alliteration
iv. Transferred Epithet
4. What does the poet want from entire humanity?
i. Total Inactivity
ii. Death
iii. Silent introspection of actions
iv. Promote materialism

5. Which poetic device is used in the expression ‘Perhaps the earth can teach
us”?
i. Alliteration
ii. Personification
iii. Synecdoche
iv. Metaphor
Q.1.Analyse the confusion the poet wants to clear about total inactivity.
Q.2.The poet calls humans single-minded. Explain.
Q.3.Interpret the message given in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet’.
Q.4. Elaborate how mankind is engaged in self-destructive activities.
Q.5. Elucidate the kind of feelings the exotic moment evoke.
Q.1.Justify how according to Pablo Neruda keeping quiet can change our attitude to
mankind and life.
Q.2.Analyze the literary devices that the poet uses in the poem to bring out the
message of world peace.
Q.3.“Under the apparent stillness there is life.” This is also evident in the present
scenario when life is thriving amidst the pandemic. Justify your answer with
examples.
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A THING OF BEAUTY
JOHN KEATS
A. And such too is the grandeur of the dooms

We have imagined for the mighty dead;
All lovely tales that we have heard or read;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from heaven’s brink
1. State the aspect of ‘A thing of beauty’ mentioned in these lines
i. The endless fountain of natural bounties.
ii. The tragic tales of lost heroes in battles.
iii. The glorious immortal tales of mighty ancestors.
iv. The wonderful tales of fairyland.
2. The ‘Mighty dead’ here refers to

i. All powerful emperors who conquered great kingdoms
ii. All mighty ancestors with innumerable sacrifices & historical deeds
iii. All royal kings and dead emperors
iv. The immortal valorous tales of ancestors
3. Identify the figure of speech used in the phrase “mighty dead”?
i. Alliteration
ii. Transferred epithet
iii. Metaphor
iv. Oxymoron
4.‘Pouring unto us from heaven’s brink’, here 'brink' means
i. roof top
ii. a rocky space
iii. mountain top
iv. an edge at the top
B. …… yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old, and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
‘Gainst the hot season; the mid forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms
1. Mid forest brake becomes rich due to the presence of

i. Shady boon
ii. simple sheep
iii. fair musk-rose
iv. Daffodils
2. The phrase a “small stream”in the passage means
i. Cooling covert
ii. clear rills
iii. dark spirits
iv. green world
3. Identify the literary device in ‘Trees old and young’
i. Simile
ii. Metaphor
iii. Antithesis

iv. Alliteration
4. ‘From our dark spirits’ is a reference to
i. our dampened and demoralized spirits
ii. dark coloured ghosts
iii. unhappy moments
iv. the happy side of our personality
C. A thing of beauty is a joy forever
Its loveliness increases, it will never
Pass into nothingness; but will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
1. The kind of joy a beautiful thing provides is

i. it will ever pass into nothingness.
ii. unending, everlasting and eternal joy
iii. we never love to relive those memories
iv. it leaves an indelible blow on our heart and soul
2. ‘A bower quiet for us’ here refers to
i. sound sleep, full of sweet dreams
ii. health and peaceful breathing
iii. a pleasant shady place under a tree
iv. the source of constant joy
3. Explain, ‘its loveliness increases’
i. Happiness only remain for a short while
ii. Loveliness that does fade away,
iii. Joy multiplies each time we visualise it
iv. Beauty refreshes us often
4. Identify the literary device used in “sweet dreams“
i. Alliteration
ii. Transferred epithet
iii. Metaphor
iv. Oxymoron
D. Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: .

1. According to the poet we need a flowery band in our life
i. To makes us look beautiful
ii. To bind us to the beauties of Earth
iii. To smile and be joyful
iv. To present flowers to friends
2. There is an ‘inhuman dearth of noble natures’ because
i. inhumanity is socially acceptable
ii. it takes ages to become noble
iii. man is selfish and self-centred
iv. nobility is related to wealth.
3. We all are despondent because
i. We possess the evil qualities of malice and disappointment
ii. We suffer from the lack of noble qualities
iii. Of dearth of noble souls
iv. All the above
4. Identify the literary device used in’ Flowery band
i. Alliteration
ii. Imagery
iii. Metaphor
iv. Oxymoron
1. A Thing Of Beauty is an excerpt from the poem ______.
i. Ode to a Nightingale
ii. Endymion- A poetic Romance
iii. Ode on Melancholy
iv. Ode on Indolence
2. Endymion-the enchanted youth resolved to seek?
i. The Sun God
ii. Enchanting nature
iii. Heavenly abode
iv. Cynthia-the moon goddess
3.Our spirits are referred as dark because
i. of dark clouds
ii. of spirits around
iii. of shady tree
iv. the sadness and disappointments
4.We need sweet dreams, health and quiet breathing to

i. have a healthy mind and body
ii. have a relaxed sound sleep
iii. have a peaceful and happy life
iv. All the above
5.Keats considers nature’s beauty as immortal drink as it
i. paves path to immortal heaven
ii. leaves an indelible imprint on our heart and soul.
iii. Increases its loveliness never with time
iv. reduces life in this mortal world
Q.1.Explain how grandeur is associated with the mighty dead?
Q.2.‘Tree’ is a perfect example of a beautiful thing. Illustrate
Q.3.Elucidate the symbolism used in ‘simple sheep’
Q.4.Justify how the ‘daffodils’ and ‘clear rills’ enrich our environment?
Q.5.Explain how the poet compares beauty with the immortal drink?
Q.1.According to Keats, what dispels the pall of despondence over our dark spirits?
Elucidate.
Q.2. Elaborate the theme of the poem ‘A Thing of Beauty’? How do things of beauty
instil hope in us during this pandemic situation?
Q.3.Do you experience a thing of beauty only for momentary pleasure or it leaves a
lasting impression in you? Justify your answer with lively examples.
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AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS

ADRIENNE RICH
A. When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie

Still ringed with ordeals she was mastered by.
The tigers in the panel that she made
Will go on prancing, proud and unafraid
1. Name the poem and the poet.
i. The poem is ‘Aunt Jennifer’ by Adrienne Rich.
ii. The poem is ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ by Adrienne Rich.
iii. The poem is ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ by John Keats
iv. The poem is ‘Keeping Quiet’ by Adrienne Rich.

2. What was the aunt’s ordeal?
i. She was dominated by the tigers and was denied freedom
ii. She was forced to live in the world of green
iii. The wedding band was uncomfortable
iv. She was dominated by her husband and was denied freedom.
3. Why did she ‘make’ tigers?
i. To express her desire for freedom
ii. To show her artistic skills
iii. To create a separate world
iv. To fight against her husband
4. How were the tigers different from her in nature?
i. Aunt Jennifer was meek and submissive whereas the tigers were strong and
courageous
ii. Aunt Jennifer was strong and courageous whereas the tigers were meek and
submissive
iii. They were not different at all
iv. Aunt Jennifer was meek and submissive whereas her husband was strong and
courageous
B. Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool

Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand.
1. What is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool?
i. Stitching a sweater for her husband
ii. Embroidering the tigers on a panel with her wool
iii. Creating a carefree world for herself
iv. b and c only
2. Why does she find it difficult to pull her ivory needle?
i. The needle is very hard to pull
ii. The needle is too heavy to be managed by a single person
iii. As she was nervous due to the marital burden
iv. The wedding band was creating a barrier between Aunt Jennifer and the needle
3. What does ‘wedding band’ symbolically stand for over here?
i. happy married life
ii. equality in the marriage
iii. freedom to create innumerable tigers
iv. symbol of male authority in marriage
4. The irony in the third line is
i. Even though she wears the wedding band, she doesn’t like it
ii. It gives her authority and power
iii. Even though it’s a burden she can’t discard it

iv. Even though the ring is precious, it is too heavy to manage
C. Aunt Jennifer’s tigers prance across a screen,

Bright topaz denizens of a world of green.
They do not fear the men beneath the tree;
They pace in sleek chivalric certainty.
1. The tigers are called Aunt Jennifer’s tigers because
i. She has embroidered them on a screen.
ii. They both are the denizens of forest
iii. Aunt Jennifer has tamed the tigers
iv. she has protected the tigers from the society
2. The tigers are described here as
i. Week, timid and feeble
ii. Dull, lethargic and oppressed
iii. Malnourished, ailing and poverty stricken
iv. Brave, confident and strong
3. The poetic device used in the last line of the poem is
i. Alliteration
ii. Hyperbole
iii. Metaphor
iv. Simile
4. The word ‘chivalric’ means
i. Moving with a light irregular trembling motion
ii. Unpleasant or painful experiences
iii. Brave and honourable
iv. Controlled move
1. The phrase,’ a world of green’ mean
i. A world painted with colour green
ii. The green forest to which the tigers belong
iii. Aunt Jennifer’s residence
iv. The tapestry made by aunt Jennifer
2. The tigers are not afraid of the men beneath the trees because
i. They are ferocious wild beasts
ii. They are not the real tigers
iii. They are tamed by aunt Jennifer
iv. They don’t appreciate violence
3. Which option is not a suggestive meaning of ‘massive weight of Uncle’s
wedding band’?
i. Symbol of male authority and power
ii. Aunt’s unhappy marriage
iii. The patriarchal society that limits the freedom of women
iv. Aunt Jennifer fighting for her own existence

4. What does the word ‘sleek’ mean?
i. Vibrant
ii. Dull
iii. Rough
iv. Elegant
5. Which poetic device has been used in the phrase “terrified hands”?
i. Alliteration
ii. Metonymy
iii. Transferred epithet
iv. Hyperbole
III. Assertive type Questions (30-40 words) (2 mark each)
Q.1.The poet uses the image of ‘fingers fluttering through the wool’ to highlight
Aunt Jennifer’s victimization. Explain.
Q.2.How are the tigers portrayed by Aunt Jennifer?
Q.3.Discuss the picture of male chauvinism present find in the poem, ‘Aunt
Jennifer’s Tigers’.
Q.4.Interpret the symbols, ‘tigers’, ‘fluttering fingers’ and ‘ring’ used in the poem,
‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’.
Q.5.What will happen to Aunt Jennifer’s tigers when she is dead?

Q.1.In a predominantly male dominated society,women have been facing oppression
from time to time. Analyse the changes that have been brought about in the society
for uplifting the position of women, like Aunt Jennifer.
Q.2.Why do you think Aunt Jennifer created animals that are so different from her
own character? What is suggestive through this difference? Elucidate.
Q.3.The oppression of women runs deep in the history of humanity. Society often sets
up societal structures and stereotypes against women, which are still present till this
very day. Women are seen as subordinates to men and are often held to unrealistic
expectations. Justify this statement with reference to the poem “Aunt Jennifer’s
Tigers”.
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THE THIRD LEVEL

JACK FINNEY
A.Then I looked around and saw that everyone in the station was dressed like
eighteen-ninety-something; I never saw so many beards, sideburns and fancy
moustaches in my life. A woman walked in through the train gate; she wore a dress
with leg-of-mutton sleeves and skirts to the top of her high-buttoned shoes. Back of

her, out on the tracks, I caught a glimpse of a locomotive, a very small Currier &
Ives locomotive with a funnel-shaped stack. And then I knew.
1. The narrator is _____and _____to find people dressed in the costumes of the
nineteenth century.
a. surprised
b. delighted
c. puzzled
d. thrilled
e. shocked
f. sad
i. b&d
ii. c&f
iii. a&c
iv. e&d
2. Choose the term which best matches the statement; I never saw so many
beards, sideburns and fancy moustaches in my life.
i. unprecedent
ii. unplanned
iii. unthought
iv. unimagined
3. And then I knew.This statement implies Charley was
i. feeling bitter.
ii. aware of the fact.
iii. desperate to go to Galesburg
iv. reluctant to go to Galesburg.
4. The people and environment in the place he was in the Grand Central station
proved to Charley that he could
i. access Galesburg of the past.
ii. go to the future.
iii. go to a world far away from the world wars.
B.And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their
lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf
fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the
First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the
future... I wanted two tickets for that.
The clerk figured the fare — he glanced at my fancy hatband, but he figured the fare
— and I had enough for two coach tickets, one way. But when I counted out the
money and looked up, the clerk was staring at me. He nodded at the bills. ‘‘That ain’t

money, mister,’’ he said, ‘and if you’re trying to skin me, you won’t get very far,
‘and he glanced at the cash drawer beside him. Of course the money was old-style
bills, half again as big as the money we use nowadays, and different-looking. I turned
away and got out fast. There’s nothing nice about jail, evenin 1894.
1. The past was alluring to Charley because
i. he wanted to stay with his granddad.
ii. The climate then was much better.
iii. it was free of insecurities and stress free.
iv. He felt happy with his neighbours in the evening.
2. The phrase ‘in a peaceful world’ suggests the longing of Charley
i. to belong to the world which hadn’t experienced war.
ii. to go back to the past.
iii. to experience happiness in Galesburg.
iv. to see the beginning of the war.
3. In his attempt to get away from the present world, Charley exposes himself as
an____
i. opportunist
ii. escapist
iii. enthusiastic
iv. atheist
4. Though broaching a serious topic, the author adopts a tone of _____ here.
i. hopefulness
ii. irony
iii. sarcasm
iv. humour
C.Because one night, fussing with my stamp collection,I found — Well, do you
know what a first-day cover is? When a new stamp is issued, stamp collectors buy
some and use them to mail envelopes to themselves on the very first day of sale; and
the postmark proves the date. The envelope is called a first-day cover. They’re never
opened; you just put blank paper in the envelope. That night, among my oldest first-
day covers, I found one that shouldn’t have been there. But there it was. It was there
because someone had mailed it to my grandfather at his home in Galesburg; that’s
what the address on the envelope said. And it had been there since July 18, 1894 —
the postmark showed that — yet I didn’t remember it at all. The stamp was a six-
cent, dull brown, with a picture of President Garfield. Naturally, when the envelope
came to Granddad in the mail, it went right into his collection and stayed there — till
I took it out and opened it.
1. Choose the option that best demonstrates the relevant traits of Charley based
on the extract provided.

i. Imaginative
ii. Inquisitive
iii. Optimistic
iv. Complacent
2. The purpose of the first day cover is to
i. remember the organization.
ii. mark the occasion rather than the stamp.
iii. freeze the date of release of the stamp.
iv. highlight the envelope designed for the purpose.
3. The first day covers are never opened, yet the narrator opens it
i. to search for a letter.
ii. out of curiosity.
iii. or he imagines he did it.
iv. to see who had written the letter.
4. The extract is a proof of how
i. people give in to temptations.
ii. stamps were launched.
iii. historical moments were preserved .
iv. All of the above.

1. When Charley says ‘Everybody I know wants to escape,’ he means to escape
from
i. working and earning.
ii. the day to day stress of life.
iii. his marital responsibilities.
iv. his friends and family.
2. In contrast to others Charley insisted that his stamp collection was
_____taken up by grandfather in 1894.
i. to release stress of war,
ii. an easy to do activity,
iii. an activity for impressing people,
iv. a leisure activity for pleasure,
3. The Grand Central Station is spread so enormously that
i. it is easy to get lost.
ii. it is difficult to catch a train.
iii. there were many levels to be explored.
iv. Charley loved to spend time here.
4. Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to Douglas.
i. He had inherited his stamp collection from his granddad.

ii. That day he caught the train as he was in a hurry.
iii. That day he caught the train as he was escaping from working overtime.
iv. Sam was the friend and psychiatrist of Douglas.
5. The irony in the lesson ‘The Third Level’ is that
i. Charley could never find the third level again.
ii. his friends were already aware of the third level.
iii. he had opened all the first day covers already.
iv. it's Sam the psychiatrist, who’s stepped back into the past.

Q.1.Charley often get lost on the Grand Central station. Elaborate.
Q.2.Why does Charley feels that the Grand Central station is growing like a tree?
Q.3.How was Charley sure that he was in the Third Level of Grand Central station?
Q.4.Evaluate Louisa getting angry when Sam said Charley wasn’t happy.
Q.5.What did Sam like about Galesburg after listening to Charley speak about it?
IV. Problem Solving Type Questions (120-150 words) (5 marks

each)Q.1.Sam explains Charley’s experience as a ‘waking dream wish fulfillment’.
Elaborate with reference to the text.
Q.2.….for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way
of escape”. Elaborate the phrase ‘a way of escape’ and the reason why he doesn’t tell
it to his psychiatrist friend, Sam.
Q.3.Though Sam tries to convince Charley about the Third level being a figment of
his imagination, he himself escapes to Galesburg. Explain how Sam is different as an
individual.
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THE ENEMY
PEARL S. BUCK
A.Sadao knew that his education was his father’s chief concern. For this reason he
had been sent at twenty two to America to learn all that could be learned of surgery
and medicine. He had come back at thirty, and before his father died he had seen
Sadao become famous not only as a surgeon but as a scientist. Because he was
perfecting a discovery which would render wounds entirely clean, he had not been
sent abroad with the troops.
1. Sadao’s father’s chief concern was:
i. Getting married to a purely Japanese girl

ii. His education
iii. Taking care of his family
iv. Joining the army
2. How many years did Sadao stay in America?
i. 8 years
ii. 7 years
iii. 6 years
iv. 5 years
3. Before his death, Sadao’s father was fortunate to see his son famous____
i. As a surgeon
ii. As a scientist
iii. As a soldier
iv. (a) and (b) only
4. Sadao had not been sent with the troops to:
i. Serve his family
ii. Maintain the moss garden
iii. Attend the ailing General
iv. Attend Japanese patients only
B.Hana considered this doubtfully, and when she did not answer Sadao turned away.
“At any rate something must be done with him” he said, “and first he must be
washed.” He went quickly out of the room and Hana came behind him. She did not
wish to be left alone with the white man. He was the first she had seen since she left
America and now he seemed to have nothing to do with those whom she had known
there. Here he was her enemy, a menace, living or dead.
1. Hana doubtfully considered that Sadao might:
i. Treat the injured
ii. Let the man bleed to die
iii. Throw the man back to sea
iv. Be put behind the bars
2.The first thing to be done instantly by Hana was to:
i. Throw the man back into the sea
ii. Take him home
iii. Let the man be left uncared as he was an enemy
iv. Wash him, on priority basis
3. The only person left with the white man was:
i. Sadao
ii. Hana
iii. Yumi
iv. The servants

4. The first white person that Hana met after leaving America was:
i. The Prisoner of War
ii. Sadao
iii. General
iv. Servants
C.It is clear what our master ought to do, the old gardener said one morning. He had
worked with flowers all his life, and had been a specialist too in moss. For Sadao’s
father he had made one of the finest moss gardens in Japan, sweeping the bright
green carpet constantly so that not a leaf or a pine needle marred the velvet of its
surface. My old master’s son knows very well what he ought to do, he now said,
pinching a bud from a bush as he spoke. When the man was so near death why did he
not let him bleed.
1. The old gardener was clear that his master would:
i. Save him with his expertise
ii. Throw back to the sea
iii. Bleed him to death
iv. Consider him enemy as he was an American
2. What credit goes to the old gardener?
i. For making one of the finest rose gardens
ii. For making one of the finest moss gardens
iii. For serving his old master with utmost dedication
iv. (b) and (c) only
3. Sweeping the bright green carpet constantly so that not a leaf or a pine needle
marred the velvet of its surface. The trait of the old gardener revealed here is
his loyalty to:
i. Profession
ii. Old master
iii. Country
iv. (a) and (b) only
4. The tone of the old gardener revealed in this extract is:
i. Angry
ii. Concerned
iii. Annoying
iv. All of the above

1. The American landlady had once helped Sadao when she:
i. Nursed him through influenza

ii. Behaved with him politely even though he was a Japanese
iii. Allowed Sadao to meet with Hana
iv. Had not taken rent for a month
2. The young prisoner was asked to flash the light if food ran out:
i. twice
ii. thrice
iii. once
iv. four times
3. When the assassins did not come, Sadao decided to:
i. kill the prisoner himself
ii. help him to escape
iii. hand him over to the police
iv. send him to America
4. Sadao helped an enemy soldier because:
i. He was above the narrow prejudices
ii. The old general had advised him
iii. He was in league with the American
iv. None of the above
5. The messenger comes to the doctor:
i. to meet him
ii. for regular check-up of his health
iii. to inform about the General’s help
iv. To serve summons against Sadao
Q.1.In what context does Hana remember General Takima? What does she infer?
Q.2."Then certainly I can allow nothing to happen to you." Bring out the importance
of this statement.
Q.3.Sadao became impatient and irritable with his patient while treating him. Cite
the reasons behind this.
Q.4.Describe the circumstances under which Dr. Sadao decided to free the prisoner
of war?
Q.5.State the reason for which Dr. Sadao’s father said to Sadao , “Who can limit our
future”?
Q.1.In the wake of modernism, one must not forget his own custom and tradition. Dr.
Sadao’s father understood it very well and brought up his child strictly according to
his principles. Analysing his sensibility, support your answer on the importance of
tradition in a person’s life.

Q.2.In every walk of Sadao’s life, Hana supported him. This shows Hana’s devotion
towards her husband. She also possessed several other sterling qualities. Draw a pen-
portrait of Hana highlighting such personality traits.
Q.3.‘Humanity is above patriotism.’ Justify the statement in the light of the theme
embedded in the lesson 'The Enemy'
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ON THE FACE OF IT
SUSAN HILL
A. MR LAMB: Some do. Some don’t. They got tired of it, in the end. There’s plenty
of other things to stare at.
DERRY: Like my face.
MR LAMB: Like crab apples or the weeds or a spider climbing up a silken ladder, or
my tall sun-flowers.
DERRY: Things.
MR LAMB: It’s all relative. Beauty and the beast.
DERRY: What’s that supposed to mean?
MR LAMB: You tell me.
1. What is it that some do and some don’t, according to Mr Lamb?
i. observing his weed garden
ii. talk to him
iii. call him Lamey-Lamb
iv. notice and stare his tin leg under his trouser
2. When the speaker says ‘plenty of other things’, here itrefers to-
i. plenty of familiar matters
ii. plenty of crab apples
iii. plenty of things in the garden of the speaker
iv. plenty of conversations with the speaker
3. ‘Like my face’, says Derry. What does he want to reveal here?
i. his own deformity
ii. his anger and anguish
iii. Mr Lamb’s feelings towards him
iv. a and bonly
4. What is the tone of Mr Lamb throughout the conversation given in the
extract?
a. controlled

b. superficial
c. composed
d. positive
e. satiric
f. philosophical
i. a c e ii. c f b iii. f c d iv. d a e
B.MR LAMB: You want me to ask…. say so, then.

DERRY: I don’t like being with people. Any people.
MR LAMB: I should say….to look at it…. I should say, you got burned in a fire.
DERRY: Not in a fire. I got acid all down that side of my face and it burned it all
away. It ate my face up. It ate me up. And now it’s like this and it won’t ever be any
different.
MR LAMB: No.
DERRY: Aren’t you interested?
MR LAMB: You’re a boy who came into the garden. Plenty do. I’m interested in
anybody. Anything. There’s nothing God made that doesn’t interest me. Look over
there…..over beside the far wall. What can you see?
1. What does Derry want to be asked about?
i. his burned face
ii. his purpose of coming to the garden of Mr Lamb
iii. the reason of not being a friend of Mr Lamb
iv. the reason of being lonely/solitary
2. By saying, ‘It ate me up’, what does Derry want to convey?
i. It ruined himpsychologically only
ii. It affected him physically but not psychologically
iii. It hindered his career
iv. It ruined him inwardly and outwardly
3. ‘….and it won’t ever be different.’ The essence of this saying elicits
Derry’s……
i. frustration
ii. defiance
iii. confidence
iv. insight
4. What does the speaker point to beside the wall?
i. beehive in the garden
ii. apple orchard
iii. weed garden

iv. a spider climbing up a silken ladder
C.‘It’s has got nothing to do with my face and what I look like. I don’t care about
that and it isn’t important. It’s what I think and feel and what I want to see and find
out and hear. ….’
1. The speaker of the above lines is….
i. Mr. Lamb
ii. Derry’s mother
iii. a woman who show Derry in the street
iv. Little Derek
2. The speaker is now with ……
i. Mr. Lamb
ii. his/her mother
iii. a woman walking by him in the street
iv. a stranger in an abandoned park
3. The speaker of the above line has a______
i. physical deformity but brimming with positive attitude
ii. a tin leg
iii. half-burnt face with inferiority complex
iv. a lot of confidence despite having a half-burnt face
4. What is not important according to the speaker?
i. deformity he/she has
ii. whether he/she is at home or in a garden
iii. whether he/she is with an old man or at home with mother
iv. whether the listener approves of his/her plea
II. Content Based Reasoning Type Questions (MCQs) (1mark each)

1. The two main characters of the play encounter each other in _____
i. the idyllic setting
ii. natural setting of the sunny September garden
iii. the windy setting of an afternoon
iv. a and b only
2. Derry doesn’t even check the gate and assumes that he must jump over the
wall to get into the garden. This shows that Derry is _____
i. cynical
ii. unafraid
iii. not bothered about consequence
iv. undaunted
3. The title ‘On the Face Of It’ means-

i. appearances are deceptive
ii. something that is concrete and real
iii. something seems to be upright, real etc.
iv. a and c only
4. Susan Hill has portrayed Derry’s mother as _____
i. the protagonist of the play
ii. the only female character
iii. over-protective
iv. the lady of substance
5. Derry gets angry at Mr Lamb for changing the subject, and challenges Lamb
to ask what happened to him. Which trait of Derry is reflected by the narrator
here?
i. logical
ii. aggressive
iii. candid
iv. placid
Q.1.Comment on the significance of the title ‘On The Face Of It’.
Q.2.Analyse the behaviour of Derry’s mother’stowards him.
Q.3. Mr Lamb says to Derry; ‘it’s all relative, beauty and the beast’. Comment on the
statement.
Q.4. Interpret, why Derry is not convinced with the moral of the fairy tale, Beauty
and the Beast.
Q.5.‘I am not afraid, people are afraid of me’. Why does Derry say so?
Q.6.Outwardly, it seems everything is over with Mr. Lamb’s death. Validate the
statement with reference to the element of hope which the playwright has anticipated
in her play.

Q.1.Draw a comparison between Derry’s attitude towards life in the beginning and
end of the play.
Q.2. This society should be an abode for all irrespective of the multiplicity present
among us. But it is ironical to find in our daily life that several people suffer from
identity crisis like Derry in the play, On The Face Of It. With reference to Mr
Lamb’s approach to deal with Derry’s problem how you would like to eliminate such
crisis.
Q.3. You need to associate with people that inspire you, people that challenge you to
rise higher, people that make you better. Don’t waste your valuable time with people

that are not adding to your growth. Bad company corrupts good character. You all
are aware of Derry’s brief association with Mr. Lamb. Evaluate the influence of Mr
Lamb on Derry’s personality and attitude.
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MARKING SCHEME/SUGGESTED VALUE POINTS

LAST LESSON
I. Content Based Very Short Answer Questions (Extract based)1 mark

each
[Competencies: Comprehension, Appreciation, Inference]
A. 1. ii. the environment in Franz’s school
2. i. to enter the classroom without being noticed
3. ii. He is a strict disciplinarian.
B. 1. ii. to show M. Hamel that his efforts as a teacher are not wasted.
2. iii. he did not want to scold Franz on his last day.
3. iii. procrastination
C. 1. i. the time of the day was 12 noon
2. iii. M. Hamel could not speak further because he was choking with emotions.
3. iv. All of the above

II. Content based Reasoning Type Questions (MCQs) 1mark each
[Competencies: Comprehension, Analysis, Inference]
1.iii. he did not do his homework
2. ii. the crowd at the bulletin board
3. i. Caring
4. iv. he was regretful of not learning enough.

5. iv. people of Alsace postpone their learning.
III. Assertive type Questions (30-40 words) 2 marks each
[Competencies: Comprehension, Analysis, Inference, Critical Thinking]
1. the school had a somber atmosphere; devoid of the usual commotion;

students and the old villagers were seated in the classroom
2. blamed the parents for sending their boys to fields; blamed himself for giving
them holidays
3. dressed in his green coat, frilled shirt with a black hat; which he wears only
during inspection or prize days. Hamel was solemn and grave, he had lost his
crankiness and was polite and kind towards the students.
4. To express their gratitude to M. Hamel for his forty years of service and their
belongingness to the French language
5. Hold on to ones language, language is the key to freedom; one should not put
off learning till the next day.
IV. Problem Solving Type Questions (120-150 words) 5marks each
[Competencies: Global Comprehension, Extrapolation]
1.Importance of culture and language as mentioned by M. Hamel in the chapter
-A strong hold on ones mother tongue or national language is the key to

freedom from any form of domination-Mother tongue or national culture creates
a feeling of unity and gives the motivation to fight the foreign forces-Relating
the example with the acquisition of Alsace and Lorraine by the Prussians.
2.M.Hamel as a dedicated teacher, sometimes cranky, move with a dreadful iron
ruler-Franz was also scared of his scolding and resisted the temptation to miss
school-M. Hamel on the day of the last lesson dresses up, this shows that he is a
man of kind gestures-He doesn’t scold Franz for coming late to school-He also
doesn’t blame Franz for his inability to recite the rules of participles-He brings
small notebooks with ‘France Alsace’ written beautifully on them and expresses
his love for his country and his language-His solemn behaviour on the day
creates a grave atmosphere in the class
3. Procrastination means to postpone ones work for later. It is the primary
hindrance of development-People of Alsace and Franz were filled with regret
when they came to know about the order from Berlin-They had considered it

less important to study French and had utilized that time in pursuing other
things-Even on the day, Franz had wanted to miss school and run into the
woods to enjoy the bright sunny day-As a consequence, Franz felt utterly
miserable when he failed to answer the rules of participles in the class.
LOST SPRING
A. I. Content Based Very Short Answer Questions (Extract based)1 mark each
C Competencies: Comprehension, Appreciation, Inference]
A 1. i. eagerness
2. iii. realization that she had made a swallow promise.
3. iv. many of the promises made to such people are not kept.
4. ii. they live a life of poverty and suffering.
B.1. ii. surprise
2. i. lost his freedom
3. iii. work of rag-picking
4. iii. the loss of cheerfulness
C. 1. iv. all those who have made the vicious circle
2. iv. the burden of responsibility for survival
3. iv. Condemning
4. ii. a child labourer in the bangle making industry
1. iii.casualness
2. i. Critical
3. iii. it is inhabited by ragpickers
4. iv. All the above are correct.

5. iv. years of mind-numbing toil and suffering continues there.
1. Homeland-Dhaka, fields and homes swept away by storms, fields gave no

grain, difficult to arrange food for the stomach.
2.Saheb’s interest to go to school, the narrator had promised to build one, but
not meant, felt embarrassed when Saheb asked if her school was ready.
3.When a ragpicker, Saheb was his own master, enjoyed his freedom, but
working for the tea stall owner gave him no freedom, had lost the carefree look.
4.An impoverished bangle maker, first was a tailor, now long years of hard
labour of making bangles, failed to renovate a house, send his two sons to
school, taught them the art of making bangles]
5.The nexus between the sahukars, the middlemen, the policemen-the keeper of
law, the bureaucrats, the politicians, exploiters, deprived the people of their
rights, just facilitate the spread of poverty]

1. Delhi-the capital city, a metro, bright and appealing, skyscrapers, progress
and advancement at its best, but Seemapuri- on the periphery of Delhi, miles
away from it, metaphorically, a slum, home to squatters who came from
Bangladesh back in 1971, a wilderness though inhabited by ten thousand
ragpickers, houses – structures of mud, with roofs of tin and tarpaulin, devoid of
sewage, drainage, or running water, without identity, without permits, work
hard to earn food for the stomach.
2. Garbage picking, a means of survival for some, a curse on the civilized
human society, encourages child labour, inhibits the growth of human resource,
thousands of children involved in this, deprived of the pleasures of childhood,
hunted like a mine of gold, precious time of life spent doing this, ways to curb it
– counseling to parents and children, incentives in various forms like free food,
dress, books, rewards, etc, motivating videos / plays, strict actions against those
employing child labourers (any other valid points)
3. The narrator-concerned, careful, worried, feels for others. realizes that child
labour is a curse, a planned obstacle on the path of progress and development, is
aware of the causes of poverty and effects of people being greedy, insincere,

effects of inefficient administration, feels revolting, displays democratic
thought, has an independent mind, advises the deprived and the destitute to form
organizations /cooperatives, feels that strict enforcement of the existing law is
required, counsels the poor and the destitute, is optimistic and appreciates a
spark of dream / wish.
DEEP WATER
I. Content Based Very Short Answer Questions (Extract based)1 markeach
Competencies: Comprehension, Appreciation, Inference]
A. 1. iv. Struggling to survive and conquering the fear of water
2. ii. Absolute fear
3. iii. When one is dead, there is no more fear and there is peace only
4. iii. A Statesman and Political leader to be changed after how did
B. 1. iii. Gradually comfortable
2. iv. Imitating
3. iii. Beach in California
4. iii. Terrorised
C. 1. i. Kick the bottom and jump like a cork
2. iii. Only to survive while struggling with water
3. ii. Not so frightened and alert
4. ii. The yellow tinge of water

1. ii. He was exhausted and losing consciousness.
2. iii. Winning over the sense of fear of death
3. iv. He himself was responsible for the misadventure that took place and
therefore, drowned in the water.
4. ii. To make sure if any vestige of terror had left

5. iv. He wanted to overcome the fear of water by learning how to swim
perfectly.

1. It was important as his mind was seized with terrible handicap- haunted by
fear of water, felt his legs paralyzed, fishing trips ruined, deprived of canoeing,
boating and swimming.
2.Experienced the fear that death could produce- the fear of death is only
terrorizing.
3.Douglas was only trained and the practice was left to him that he did
rigorously or else failed-Unless practice and perseverance was there, fear of
water would again hunt him.
4.While swimming at Triggs Island, and across the lake to Stamp Act Island, he
felt the terror in miniature form in the water-his confident expression terrorized
the terror and it vanished.
5.Doug Corpron, a great swimmer-contributed to improving the lives of people
in the Yakima Valley. (Elaboration)

1. Douglas’s aversion to water – being troubled and haunted by the fear of water
–not surrendered before it- determined to fight—tuned problem into opportunity
-risked his life- became conscious that he was not out of wits – used his strength
in the pool while struggling to survive and practicing rigorously.
2.His experience at the sea beach California gave birth the fear of water- in
YMCA Pool while drowning and struggling for survival - intense fear of water
with yellow tinge though terrorized him - on the other hand it gave him
opportunity to gain his confidence -3 energetic attempts in the pool to move up
to the surface was not so easy - it was his confidence that increased that paved
the way to success. Evaluate
3. He was a novice- lacked adequate trainings- applied his little knowledge but
was not destined to have a smile- he could have gained sufficient knowledge but
had not time before the misadventure happened- his indomitable spirit,
however, gave him a lift, but finally surrendered before the will of the
Almighty.

THE RATTRAP
each Competencies: Comprehension, Appreciation, Inference]
A. 1.ii. The peddler.
2. iii. Walking in the forest in search of an end to the forest.
3. ii. That he had been walking in the same part of the forest.
4. i. Turn of getting caught in a trap for getting fooled by a bait.

B. 1.i. The peddler.
2.ii. Because the world had never been kind to him.
3. ii. The rattrap
4.i. Worldly things like riches, joys, shelter, food etc.
C. 1. ii. The peddler.
2. i. The ironmaster.
3. i. His old acquaintance.
4. ii. He thought the ironmaster might give him some money.

1. ii. Because the world had been very unkind to him.
2. iii. Disclosing his secrets.
3. ii. Because being busy in his work, he had not seen the peddler.
4. i. Because he mistook the peddler as his old friend.
5. iii. Because of her persuasive power and promise.

1. Welcomed the peddler in his cottage -shared with him his meal and tobacco -
played a game of cards with him.
2. That he had never pretended to be anything but a poor trader- was ready to
wear his rags and go.
3. Walked close to him - thought the peddler was his one of the regimental
acquaintances -called him by the name of Nils Olof -felt sorry to see his
miserable condition and he invited the peddler to his home.
4. That his wife, Elizabeth had already died and both his sons were abroad -no
one was in the house except his eldest daughter, Edla and himself –wanted the
peddler to come with.

5. That the man was quite afraid - thought that he had stolen something or might
have escaped from jail -reassured him that he would be allowed to leave just as
freely as he came.

1. Introduction- Edla had a very positive attitude towards life- invited the
peddler with assurance- pleaded for him in front of her father- made the peddler
feel safe- could change the peddler- Conclusion.
2. Introduction- the ironmaster failed to invite the peddler- Edla approached
positively- assured the peddler and could bring him home- Conclusion.
3. Introduction:what is metaphor, used it very successfully- Explanation how
the rattrap metaphor operates- the peddler being trapped- his denial to the
ironmaster’s invitation- Conclusion.
INDIGO
A. 1.iii.A sharecropper from Champaran

2. iv. Both the options iand ii are correct
3. iii. the peasant’s firmness of purpose and touching story of the sharecroppers.
4. iv. Gandhi’s meeting with Shukla and his consent for a visit to Champaran.
B. 1. ii. Annoying
2. ii. Used force upon them by hired thugs
3. iv. Peasants wanted their money back
4. iv. All of these
C. 1. iv.All of these
2. ii. as an attempt to alleviate the distress of poor peasants.
3. iii. Lessen
4. iv. to mould a self-reliant free Indian who could make India free.

1. iv. Because of Gandhi’s appearance and simple clothing
2. iii. Because Gandhi wanted to teach the peasants freedom from fear
3. iv. Both the options ii and iii are correct.
4. iii. the invincible Britishers surrendered part of their prestige along with the

money refunded.
5. iv. Gandhi wanted to teach the Indians a lesson on self-reliance.

1. Shukla resolute to take Gandhi with him-Gandhi not free- followed him
everywhere-Tenacity of the man and story of sharecroppers impressed Gandhi
to fix his visit to Champaran.
2.Servants found him with Shukla whom they had known-Gandhi’s simple
wearing and mannerism made them think so.
3.Gandhi- a law-abiding citizen-Conscientious-Responded to the voice of
conscience.
4. Gandhi- an outsider but fighting for justice for the peasants-Lawyers-
localites and represented cases of peasants in courts-Lack of support by
lawyers- act of condemnation of shameful desertion.
5.Gandhi unaware of the exploitation and suffering of peasants in own country-
Shocked peasants going to law courts-Determined to ensure justice for the
peasants and mitigate their suffering

1. Sharecroppers to plant indigo in 15 percent of the arable land in possession-
Entire produce to go as rent to landlords-Due to synthetic indigo natural indigo
lost its demand-Landlords duped peasants to pay compensation and be free from
irksome 15 percent arrangement- some agreed and paid compensation those
refused landlords employed force by hiring thugs-Gandhi collected evidence;
met Lieutenant Governor who appointed a commission of enquiry-Crushing
evidences compelled the commission to agree upon refund to peasants-Gandhi
settled for 25 percent refund- money not important- landlords surrendered part
of their prestige along with money-Sharecropping abolished permanently.
2. Raj Kumar Shukla – poor , emaciated, looked like a typical peasant of the
time-Though illiterate, yet determined- wanted to take Gandhi to Champaran-
followed him everywhere he went-Persevering and persistent-Firm to his
purpose that ultimately paid- Gandhi fixed date for his visit to Champaran-
Remained with Gandhi till the last.
3. Gandhi shocked that peasants went to law courts-Gandhi wanted to prevent
them from going to courts- courts could not ensure justice to them-United
peasants- tried to remove their fear-Motihari demonstration – testimony to the
fearlessness of the peasants-Refused to seek prop of Andrews- when cause is
just one should rely upon himself to win the battle-Investigated thoroughly;

collected evidence- his relentless pursuit brought justice for the peasants.
MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX

A. 1. i. This being their last meeting

2. iv. Sprinting trees and running children
3. ii. to show the contrast between mother and the children
4. i. Personification
B.1.i, Fear of separation from mother
2. ii. Her shortage of words to convey her true feelings
3. iv. It was only a see-off at the airport
4. i. childhood fear of losing her mother
C.1.i. Her mother had aged over the years
2. ii. Last Friday
3. i. Simile
4. iv.of her fear of losing her mother

1. ii. her mother was old and had frail health
2. ii she would lose her mother
3. i. it gave her great anxiety and pain
4. i. the poet’s helplessness in old age
5. i. corpse
1. The poet sees the pale and corpse-like face of her mother-Her old familiar
pain or the ache returns -She has entertained this fear since her childhood-Time
and ageing have not spared the poet’s mother-With this ageing, separation and
death become inevitable.
2. The poet’s mother is sixty-six years old-Her shrunken ‘ashen’ face resembles
a corpse-She has lost her shine and strength of youth-Similarly the late winter’s

moon looks hazy and obscure-It too lacks shine and strength-The comparison is
quite natural and appropriate-The simile used here is apt as well as effective.
3. The poet’s parting words of assurance and her smiles provide a stark contrast
to the old familiar ache or fear of the childhood-Her words and smiles are a
deliberate attempt to hide her real feelings-The parting words: “See you soon,
Amma” give an assurance to the old lady-Similarly, her continuous smiles are
an attempt to overcome the ache and fear inside her heart.
4. The poet is driving to the Cochin airport-When she looks outside, the young
trees seem to be walking past them-With the speed of the car they seem to be
running fast or sprinting-The poet presents a contrast—her ‘dozing’ old mother
and the ‘sprinting’ young trees.
5. Kamala Das was in much trouble after seeing the lifeless and faded face of
her mother-The old lady seemed to be lost in her own thoughts-The poetess
turned away her attention from her mother and looked outside-The outside
world was full of life and activity-The young trees seemed to be running fast-
The children looked happy while moving out of their homes.

1.The poem ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’ brings out the natural complexities of the
human mind, the natural fear of losing our parents, which is common to the
hearts of all humans. Ageing is an unshakeable part of human life which we
have to accept irrespective of the pain it creates in our hearts. The poet speaks
about her mother who is growing old and has a pale and weak face. Her mother
at the age of sixty-six is shown as an old woman who requires rest. The poet
recalls of how even as a child she has experienced the fear of losing her mother.
Now her fear has changed with the passing years into a fear of losing her
mother to death. Her attention is arrested by her mother’s failing health and yet
she smiles, expressing the hope of meeting her soon.
2. The poet smiles as she bids farewell to her mother and assures her that they
would meet again. As she looks at her mother, who looks pale and weak due to
old age, her heart is pained to think that her mother might not live long. She
smiles, but her smile is only an effort to cover up the hidden fear and pain in her
heart. It is a smile put on deliberately to hide her tears. Her situation is quite
ironical. Though she tells her mother that she’ll see her soon, she doubts if she

will ever see her alive again.
The repetition of the word ‘smile’ shows that it is a long and cheerful one. The
smile is also significant because it must have comforted both the mother and the
daughter and kindled in them the hope that the mother would survive long
enough for the two to meet again.
3. Ageing is a natural process. When the person becomes old, he becomes weak,
he needs support .both emotional and physical. Thus, it becomes our duty to
provide our old parents our love-, emotional support and respect they deserve.
Our parents usually give us their best period of life to bring us up. Therefore it
becomes our moral duty to reciprocate the same when they become old.But
unfortunately, due to rank materialism and nuclear family system the old people
are treated as an unnecessary commodity. They are harassed and sometimes
even beaten up. Many a time the old people are sent to old age homes, where
they lack emotional support which the family can provide. It is very shameful
for the younger generation. Our parents do not deserve such shabby treatment in
their old age.
KEEPING QUIET
A. 1. (iv) explain that life exists under apparent stillness
2.(i) seeds germinate into life
3.(iv) personification and symbolism
4.(i) Pablo Neruda
B.1.(ii) to be lived to the fullest with all enthusiasm
2. (ii) death
3. (i) total inactivity should not be associated with death
4. (iv) so that there is no association of total inactivity with death
C.1. (iii) war with nuclear weapons
2. (iv) all of the above

3. (iv) Mutual understanding and universal brotherhood
4. (iv) all of the above


1. (iv) count to twelve and introspect on their actions
2. (iii)limitless exploitation of naturalresources
3. (i) Antithesis
4. (iii) Silent introspection of actions
5. (ii)Personification

1.Total inactivity should not be confused with death.
2. We are all engaged in satisfying our selfish interest.
3. Quiet introspection will lead to mutual understanding and world peace.
4. Environmental degradation, war against each other, heartedness.
5. A moment of bliss, calmness of mind and soul

1.Keeping quiet will help us to introspect on our destructive actions like waging
wars or otherwise harming the environment. This will give us a better
understanding of the consequences of actions. The poet urges us to seek a
moment of quietness and analyses our actions as we experience the sadness of
death. He urges for a silence where people are not obsessed with rat race and
give a personal moment of time to think about their actions. This moment of
silence will help them to overcome their woes and conflicts. In this regard man
should learn from Mother Earth. Silence is only a moment to be experienced a
sudden strangeness leading to exotic feelings. Man will accept others as his
fellow brothers and upon this realization will not be engaged in any destructive
action. Thus silence will lead to change our attitude to mankind and life.
2. The poet Pablo Neruda has used a number of literary devices to bring the

message home. He has incorporated the use of Repetition in the line ‘let’s not
speak’ and ‘let’s stop for one second’ to create poetic effect of emphasis on the
readers. The number twelve is a symbol. It symbolizes measure of time
representing the clock time of real life, capturing a moment from our present
time. The phrases ‘hurt hands’ and ‘clean clothes’ are examples of alliteration.
Man is supposed to undergo a cleansing process of his heart, soul and mind. The
word ‘brothers’ implies universal brotherhood and synecdoche is used by using
concrete object instead of an abstract concept. ‘Put on clean clothes’ is metaphor
used by the poet, suggestive of the war mongers to shade their blood-soiled
clothes and put on fresh clothes of understanding. Earth is personified as a
teacher who would teach mankind that life exists under apparent stillness. In his
quietness, man’s introspection will make him understand the importance of
world peace. All the literary devices are very aptly used to bring the message
clear.
3. Life under apparent stillness in altitude is the message which human beings
can learn from the nature. The Earth is never in state of total inactivity. Nature
continues to breathe and work even when there is stillness all around. The poet
feels that the Earth can enlighten us and guide us in this process of keeping
quiet. He wants us to observe that there is some activity under apparent
stillness; for instance a seed appears to be ‘dead’, but huge fruit-bearing trees
are ‘born’ from such seeds lying ‘dead’. Therefore, apparent stillness leads to
super-activity and not total inactivity. Similar case is very pertinent in this
present pandemic. The lockdown and shutdown period has not really been
obstacles for the life to move on though they appear to be. In fact, man has
explored different avenues to find many new things to tackle the apparent crisis.
Schooling, banking, administration, defense all run as per the situation. The
agriculture and industry had a temporary break. But all back to life now. So
what appears to be dead are not actually dead.
A THING OF BEAUTY
A. 1.iii. The glorious immortal tales of mighty ancestors

2. ii. All mighty ancestors with innumerable sacrifices & historical deeds
3. iv. Oxymoron
4. iv. an edge at the top
B. 1. iii. fair musk-rose
2. ii. clear rills

3. iii. Antithesis
4. i. our dampened and demoralized spirits
C. 1. ii. unending, everlasting and eternal joy
2. iii. a pleasant shady place under a tree
3. iii. Joy multiplies each time we visualize it
4. iii. Metaphor
D. 1. ii. To bind us to the beauties of Earth
2. iii. man is selfish and self-centered
3. iv. All the above
4. iii. Metaphor

1. ii.Endymion- A poetic Romance
2. iv. Cynthia-the moon goddess
3. iv. because of sadness and disappointments
4. iv. All the above
5. ii. it leaves an indelible imprint in our heart and soul.


1.The noble deeds of the brave menwho sacrificed their lives are an inspiration
for us forever-The beautiful legacy of their bravery inspires our dampened and
demoralized spirits-the grandeur which is associated with the mighty dead.
2. The trees bear the heat of the sun to give shade and coolness to anyone who
seeks shade and rest under its branches-Its greatness is a degree greater because
it gives shade not only to the mighty ones, but also to the simplest of the
animals, such as sheep.
3. Sheep and lamb are envisioned as symbols of innocence and serene beauty-
Jesus Christ was a shepherd and was surrounded by his flock of sheep, his
followers have made special reference to the sheep as symbols of divine beauty.
4. Daffodils are lovely flowers that bloom in green surroundings-The ‘clear
rills’ or clear streams of water create cooling comfort or passage for themselves
as they pass through the thick bushes and ward away the heat of the sun.
5. ‘Endless fountain of immortal drink’-the eternal source of motivation and

precious gifts from heaven-which give us infinite pleasure and joy forever.

1.John Keats says that pain and suffering ,Malice and disappointment , lack of
noble qualities, unhealthy and evil ways give birth to troubles and sufferings,
bring us sadness and despondence and dampen our spirits-The hope and
motivation come from nature and remove the pall of despondence from our
spirits-The beautiful sights give us inspiration to continue the journey of life-
However, ‘some shape of beauty brings love and happiness in our lives in spite
of such unpleasant things. It makes us love life-The beauties of nature are
endless. The sun, the moon, old and young trees, beautiful daffodil flowers and
green surroundings, Small streams with clear water, thick mass of ferns, thickets
of forest and musk-rose are some other things of beauty. All such things of
beauty are a constant source of joy and happiness to man.
2. 'A Thing of Beauty- is a poem taken from the poem titled - "Endymion - a
poetic romance' written by the famous poet John Keats.
The poet says that a beautiful thing is a source of endless joy. It has eternal
beauty which never fades away. A beautiful thing is like a shady shelter which
gives us a sleep full of sweet dreams, good health and relaxation.
Our attachments to the Earthly things are like a flowery band. They are traps
which bind us to the materialistic things and keeps us away from eternal
happiness.
The Earth is full of hatred, greed and negativity. According to the poet, the
gloom and sadness caused by this negativity fades away with the positive vibes
of the beautiful things that surround us.
The poet lists out some of the beautiful things -the numerous creations of God
like the Sun which gives us energy, the moon's beauty, the trees which give us
shade adding natural beauty, the various animals like the sheep that makes our
world lively,.the pretty flowers like daffodils make the world green and lively.
The flowing streams cool water cool refreshes us in the hot summer season. The
forests full of the pretty musk rose flowers are the things of beauty. Also, the
stories of the brave soldiers who laid their lives to protect their people are
beautiful and inspiring-These beautiful things are like a fountain of immortality
bestowed upon us by God. They inspire us to live on and maintain our faith in

goodness.
3. A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Even if we see it for a few moments, it
has a lasting impression on us and its beautiful memory stays with us forever-It
inspires us to live, despite the ruthlessness-The beautiful bounty of the earth is
described as endless fountain of immortal drink- which signifies that God
bestows us with all his beautiful creations which help us live despite the sad,
gloomy aspects of life
Share your own experience.

AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS
A. 1.ii.The poem is ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’ by Adrienne Rich

2.iv. She was dominated by her husband and was denied freedom
3.i. To express her desire for freedom
4.i.Aunt Jennifer was meek and submissive whereas the tigers were strong and
courageous
B.1.ii.Embroidering the tigers on a panel with her wool
2.iii. As she was nervous due to the marital burden
3.iv.symbol of male authority in marriage
4.iii.Even though it’s a burden she can’t discard it
C.1.i.She has embroidered them on a screen
2.iv.Brave, confident and strong
3.i.Alliteration
4.iii.Brave and honourable

1.ii. The green forest to which the tigers belong
2.i.They are ferocious wild beasts
3.iv.Aunt Jennifer fighting for her own existence
4.iv.Elegant
5.iii.Transferred epithet

1. Aunt Jennifer is a victim of gender oppression-She lives a life of total

domination and constant fear-she feels nervous and terrified-her hands shake
and flutter through her wool as she sits down to knit.
2. Aunt Jennifer has created shining topaz yellow coloured tigers-they are
denizens of a dense, green forest-They are fierce, unafraid and fearless and pace
in ‘sleek’ and ‘chivalric’ certainty.
3. She led a terrifying and oppressed life wherein she had never been free but a
helpless victim of male chauvinism-Dominated and terrorized by her husband.
Aunt Jennifer struggled for an existence within the deep conflicts of male
dominance
4. The ‘tigers’ are symbols of bravery and courage and also of Aunt Jennifer’s
desire for freedom-The ‘fingers’ are symbolic of the nervousness and fear
experienced by Aunt Jennifer-the ‘ring’ symbolizes a binding marriage that is
full of oppression and restrains one’s freedom.
5. They will continue prancing, proudly and fearlessly-To express her desire for
freedom she had created the chivalrous tigers-they will survive long after her
death but her own longing for freedom will remain unfulfilled.

1. the girl child’s education should be given importance-Women are not given
equal opportunities equal to men in life, whether it is upbringing, education or
employment-Society should change so that women are treated equally to men.
Women should be empowered to take their own decisions in life.
2. In creating animals that are different from her she found a means of living an
alternate life that is denied to her-a life that is proud, free, fearless and sure of
itself. The tigers denote her yearning for power, freedom and fearless living.
3. Mutual respect-Unconditional love-Tolerance-Complete freedom
THE THIRD LEVEL

A. 1.iii.a &c
2. i.unprecedent
3. iii. desperate to go to Galesburg
4. ii. go to the future
B. 1. iii. it was free of insecurities and stress free
2. i. to belong to the world which hadn’t experienced war
3. ii. escapist

4. iv. Humor
C.1. i. Imaginative
2. iii. freeze the date of release of the stamp
3. ii. out of curiosity
4. iv. All of the above

1. ii. the day to day stress of life
2. iv. a leisure activity for pleasure
3. i. it is easy to get lost
4. iii. That day he caught the train as he was escaping from working overtime
5. iv. it's Sam the psychiatrist,who's stepped back into the past.

1. Because there are lots of doorways, stairs, tunnels and corridors-Almost
every day he finds a new tunnel or doorway-it’s like a maze sometimes.
2. Even though its old,almost every occasion,he is able to discover new places
there.
3. The lights used,spittoons and the locomotive belonged to the nineteenth
century-People were dressed as in the past fashion-The man at the counter
accepted only old currency.
4. As there was no reason for Charley to be unhappy with or because of Louisa.
5. The calm and serene environment-People being friendly with each other-No
stress or hurry about doing thing.

1.Charley disagrees with him-He wasn’t escaping from anything or anybody-
This had never happened before-He was an ordinary person.
2. He meant people left New York to other places-That was an escape too.-
Grand Central Station was the medium of availing transport away from the city.
-If he had told this to Sam,he would be agreeing to his theory of Charley being
an escapist.
3. He too could feel the stress of the daily life-He too wanted to lead a life of
peace and serenity-He is a considerate friend too.
THE ENEMY

A. 1.ii. Sadao’s education
2. (i) 8 years
3. (iv)Both (a) and (b)
4. (iii)To attend the ailing General
B.1. (i)That Sadao might treat the injured
2. (iv) To wash him, on priority basis
3. (ii) Hana
4. (i) The Prisoner of War
C.1. (i) Save him by his expertise
2. (ii) For making one of the finest moss gardens
3. (iv)(i) and (ii) only
4. (iv)All of the above


1. (i) she nursed him through influenza
2. (i) twice
3. (ii) help him to escape
4. (i) He was above the narrow prejudices
5. (iii) to inform about the General’s pain

1. Hana remembers General Takima who at home used to beat his wife cruelly
though no one now mentioned it ever since he had fought a victorious battle in
Manchuria- She inferred that if a man like him could be so cruel to a woman in
his power, he would be extremely cruel to the wounded American soldier.
2. General said that as he was ailing and at any time he might need an operation
- he trusted none other than Sadao for his treatment.
3. Dr. Sadao knew how distressed Hana was and his inability to go to her made

him impatient and irritable with his patient because of whom he could not be
with his wife- While Sadao was operating on the American soldier, Hana, his
wife choked on seeing so much blood and ran away to the garden.
4. Dr. Sadao thought that when the general's assassins would arrive, he would
hand over the prisoner to them- but they did not arrive- So, he decided to help
him escape- thought to inform the General seeing his mood and situation.
5. His intention of saying was that nobody can limit nor dictate anybody’s
dreams or ambitions- He said that the future is what one makes of it – one’s
choices and decisions are how one shapes it- Sadao stayed true to his father's
beliefs, went to America at the age of 22, and came back to Japan at 30, as a
famous surgeon and a scientist.

1.Dr Sadao's father was proud to be a Japanese citizen- He took deep interest in
the culture and old traditions of Japan- He was always serious about his work
and never wasted time in joking and bullying others- He insisted that his son
should marry only a Japanese girl which shows that he wanted his future
generations to be of Japanese origin. Dr.Sadao understood it very well and came
up to his father’s expectations.
Any other relevant points

2. Hana is an epitome of a loving, dedicated and caring wife- She always has
love and affection in her heart for Sadao- In spite of being married for so many
years, she is still the same loving wife- She assists Sadao in his medical
operations as she helped him with anesthetics while operating Tom- She loves
her family- She gets scared when a man in uniform appears at the gate- She is
also a good-hearted woman as she also wished Tom to be saved- She is quite
hardworking- When Yumi, the nurse refuses to wash Tom- she does it herself-
When the servants leave Sadao’s home in protest, she does all the chores
herself- She is also resolute- However, she is a bit timid lady as sjhe always
wanted Sadao to hand over the POW to the authorities as well as she could not
bear seeing Dr.Sadao operating the POW

3. ‘The Enemy’ gives the message that humanism transcends all man made
prejudices and barriers- Here Dr Sadao upholds the ethics of medical profession
in treating an enemy- The story is a great lesson disseminating international

peace and understanding.
ON THE FACE OF IT
A. 1.iv. notice and stare his tin leg under his trouser
2.iii. plenty of things in the garden of the speaker
3.iv. both i and ii
4.iii. f c d
B. 1.i. his burned face
2.iv. Derry’s go of life is ruined inwardly and outwardly
3.i. Derry’s frustration
4.iii. weeds
C. 1.iv. Little Derek
2.ii. his/her mother
3.iv. a lot of confidence despite having a half-burnt face
4.i. deformity he has

1.iv. Both i and ii
2.i. cynical
3.iv.i and iii only
4.iii. over-protective
5.ii. Derry is aggressive

1. On The Face Of It means something appears to be true, good etc.
Appearances are deceptive. Mr. Lamb appears to be cagey, secluded, lame old
fellow, but actually he is very kind, substantial, caring and humane. Derek has
an ugly looking scary face, he is fine lad of fourteen with a deep longing for
love. The end of the play reveals everything.
2. She is over-protective and stops Derry from meeting new people, dampens
the spirit of Derry, making him timid – she should understand the problems of

Derry.
3. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholders – depends on our outlook and
attitude- just like the Princess Beauty who loved the monstrous Beast in the
fairy tale – beauty is underneath your skin – discover it.
4. Beauty liked the monstrous Beast; when Beauty kissed the Beast, the latter
turned into a fine-looking prince - moral is not how we appear outwardly –
rather inward possession is more important - Derry was not convinced owing to
his ugly look which will never change.
5. Derry dwells in a world of complexes– isolates himself – doesn’t mix up –
considers his burnt face `an unpleasant sight` - people are afraid of his ugly
face.
6. Changes brought up in Derry’s mind by Mr. Lamb will be perpetual,
Mr. Lamb disseminated his qualities to younger generation represented by
Derry – after his death, but his ideas will remain intact in Derry’s heart to play
his role.

1.Derry suffers from a sense of separation, low self-esteem and self-rejection,
feels unwanted – no one loves him and cares for him – society made him feel
distressed – Derry’s feeling is created by people like us who don’t cares for
others feeling- He remains over-conscious of his deformity – Derry is in his
teen and it is obvious that he wants to be loved and cared by others- but he does
not get all these even at his home - negative thoughts grown in his mind is
aggravated by the insensitive nature of other people - Only Mr Lamb provides
solace to his broken heart.
2.Disability is prominent in our society - it is important that we live and work in
communities that are inclusive to those with limitations, and provide necessary
supports to them - as a young adult I have learned and experienced more about
disability than when I was younger – Derry and Mr Lamb in the play are created
by the playwright to evoke thoughts in our mind that several others are living in
our society who are in need of our compassion, care and love – we must come
forward to help them and make them feel that they are an inevitable part of our
society – we should understand our responsibility towards society and support
people with infirmities - I will always try to be supportive and considerate
towards them – I will try my best to ensure that they do not suffer from a sense
of alienation and I will also advocate inclusive education for them -
Campaigning for their social acceptance, I will raise hope and encouragement
for their empowerment.

3. Positive change in the mind of Derry – Mr. lamb after his death will live in
Derry – the New Lamb – Derry will not get back to his old seclusion - his way
of thinking is being changed by Mr Lamb – Mr Lamb acted like Lord Krishna
who made Arjun - the warrior to change the approach to life – Lamb teachers
Derry to live life boldly without caring for the comments of others – life is what
we see in us not in others – we should take risk and face the challenges – Lamb
says that Derry can achieve more than a normal person if he grows firm
determination and work for his goal – Derry is impressed, though steadily he
accepted the teachings of Mr Lamb whole-heartedly - he learnt the essence of
life – he went home with a promise to come back – expresses himself boldly in
front of his mother and comes back to the garden to lead the role of Mr Lamb.

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QUESTION CHRONICLE

1 THE LAST LESSON 4

6 MY MOTHER AT SIXTY SIX 23

10 AUNT JENNIIFER’S TIGERS 38

11 THE THIRD LEVEL 42

16 MARKING SCHEME (TOPIC WISE) 62-86

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B. “What I want should not be

C. “Those who prepare green wars,

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A. And such too is the grandeur of the dooms

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1. Mid forest brake becomes rich due to the presence of

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1. The kind of joy a beautiful thing provides is

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AUNT JENNIFER’S TIGERS

A. When Aunt is dead, her terrified hands will lie

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THE THIRD LEVEL

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