Q1
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(i): what advice does Malcom... |
to change his grief into anger |
| (ii) According to Lennox in Act III |
Macduff does not attend the banquet hosted by Macbeth. |
| (iii) "He cannot buckle his distemper'd cause Within the belt of rule." |
he cannot control his disorderly government even by force. |
| (iv): In Act V Scene i of the play, Macbeth, what does the Doctor tell the Gentlewoman to ensure about Lady Macbeth? |
Only P and S |
| (v): Read the two statements from the short story, There Will Come Soft.... |
Statement 1 is the reason for statement 2 |
(vi): In the short story Indigo, what is Aniruddha's reaction to the untimely visit by
Uncle Mohit? |
He treats Uncle Mohit with courtesy. |
| (vii): Which one of the following BEST explains the reason for the efforts made by Grandpa to impress Martin's friends in the short story, The Medicine Bag? |
He does not want to embarrass Martin. |
| (viii): What is the tone of the poet in the phrase 'raven black' in the poem, Telephone Conversation? |
Satirical and impolite |
| (ix): Which of the following companions of Death are mentioned in the poem... |
poison, war, and sickness |
(x): Which one of the following characteristics of the 'river' differentiates it from
'small towns' in the poem, Small Towns and the River? |
Its ever flowing nature |
Q2
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(i) In Act III Scene iv of the play, Macbeth, Macbeth says "The table's full"
because
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he hallucinates the ghost of the murdered Banquo sitting in his designated seat, leaving no room for him to sit. |
(ii) In Act IV Scene iii of the play, Macbeth, Malcolm tells Macduff that he has
none of the "king becoming graces" because |
to test Macduff’s loyalty. |
(iii) In Act V Scene v of the play, Macbeth, Macbeth is upset at the advancement of
English troops because |
a messenger reports that Birnam Wood appears to be moving toward Dunsinane, fulfilling the witches' prophecy |
(iv) In Act V Scene vii of the play, Macbeth, Macbeth does not want to fight Young
Siward because |
Macbeth is quite eager to fight him because he is still feeling overconfident due to the witches' prophecy. |
(v) In the short story, Atithi, Annapurna assumed that Tarapada's mother did not love
him because |
he had run away from home at a young age (seven or eight) to live a nomadic life |
(vi) In the short story, The Medicine Bag, Grandpa hid money in his boots
because |
he had saved it over a long period for his funeral expenses and to ensure he would not be a burden on Martin's family. |
(vii) In the short story, The Cookie Lady, Bubber felt exhausted on his way back home
after his meetings with Mrs. Drew because |
the elderly Mrs. Drew is a supernatural predator who drains his youthful life force and energy to rejuvenate herself |
| (viii) In the poem, Small Towns and the River, the poet says that 'The dead are placed pointing west' because |
it symbolizes the setting sun, representing the end of life and the physical journey's conclusion. |
| (ix) In the poem, Tithonus, Tithonus says one should not disobey the laws of nature because |
it forces a person to live outside the natural cycle of life and death, turning an eternal life into a miserable, unending curse of decay. |
| (x) In the poem, Telephone Conversation, the speaker describes the landlady as 'Lipstick coated, long gold-rolled / Cigarette-holder pipped' because |
to highlight her haughty, artificial, and aristocratic demeanor, symbolizing her perceived upper-class status. |
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