I. Answer any TWELVE of the following in a word, a phrase or in a sentence each. 2X1= 12 1. Whose beauty is too rich for use according to Romeo? 2. Who is whiter than new snow according to Juliet? 3. Mention the source of the kinglet’s special revenue in Monaco. 4. The new item of expenditure noticed by the king in ‘Too Dear!’ amounted to a) 200 francs. b) 600 francs. c) 16000 francs. 5. According to the speaker in ‘On Children’, the souls of children live in the house of ______ . a, yesterday b. today c. tomorrow 6. What cannot be visited by parents even in their dreams according to the speaker in ‘On Children’? 7. What according to Dona Laura had made peace between Don Gonzalo and herself? 8. How old was Don Gonzalo, when he first went to America? 9. Where according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ does love hide his face? 10. What did Basavaiah and his people forcibly acquire in ‘The Gardener’? 11. When did Tammanna forget all his songs and ballads in ‘The Gardener’? 12. Where according to the poet does the tender sunshine lean on, in ‘Heaven, If You Are Not Here On Earth’? 13. When do the bowing gentlemen transform themselves into savages in ‘Japan and Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye’? 14. Which place in Brazil is called ‘the worst place of all’ by George Mikes? 15. Expand PAP mentioned in ‘The Voter’. 16. Name Marcus Ibe’s most trusted campaigner in ‘The Voter’. 17. Name the organization that sanctioned mopeds for Arivoli activists in ‘Where There is a Wheel’. 18. Name the humble vehicle that is called metaphor for freedom in ‘Where There is a Wheel’.
II. Answer any eight of the following questions (choosing at least two from poetry) in a paragraph of 80 – 100 words. 8X4=32 19. Bring out Juliet’s expression of love for Romeo. 20. Why was the council forced to alter the execution of the criminal in ‘Too Dear!’? 21. Why does the criminal refuse to go away from prison? Give reasons. 22. How does the speaker describe the characteristics of children in ‘On Children’? Explain. 23. What makes Dona Laura call Don Gonzalo an ill-natured old man in ‘A Sunny Morning’? Give reasons. 24. Give an account of Don Gonzalo’s cousin’s glorious death as narrated by Don Gonzalo in ‘A Sunny Morning’. 25. Narrate how the speaker portrays his beloved’s future in “When You Are Old’. 26. Comment on the changes that were seen in the life of the plantation owner after the arrival of the old man in ‘The Gardener’. 27. How did Basavaiah react to Tammanna’s popularity in ‘The Gardener’? 28. Why is bowing in Japan quainter, more formal and also infectious according to George Mikes? 29. Give an account of the ‘war’ between the drivers and pedestrians in ‘Japan and Brazil Through A Traveler’s Eye’. 30. What is ‘whispering campaign’ and how does Roof conduct it in ‘The Voter’? 31. Describe Roof’s meeting with the POP campaigner in ‘The Voter’. 32. Explain the economic benefits of cycling in the life of rural women of Pudukkottai as presented in, ‘Where There Is A Wheel’.
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