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What made Derry extremely self-conscious?
Concept: On the Face of It
Derry says "I'm not afraid ..... People are afraid of me." Why does he make this comment about himself?
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What does the play ‘On the Face of It’ suggest about the importance of empathy in overcoming prejudice and stereotypes?
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
How does Mr. Lamb try to put Derek at ease when he entered Mr. Lamb's garden?
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Why does Derry enter Mr. Lamb's garden?
Concept: On the Face of It
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
Derek wants to go back to Mr. Lamb's house against his mother's will. What does this tell you about Mr. Lamb?
Concept: On the Face of It
Why did McLeery bring a smallish semi-inflated rubber ring to Oxford Prison ?
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Colin Dexter, the author of Evans Tries an O-level employs the red herring technique of intentionally misleading readers by placing false clues to keep the plot enigmatic. Substantiate with reference to the text, in about 120-150 words.
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Who do you think, has the last laugh-The Governor or Evans? Justify.
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Give an account of the blunders committed by the prison authorities in the story 'Evan's Tries an O' level'.
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Write a character sketch of Evans.
Concept: Evans Tries an O-level
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa face difficult situations in their lives.
Describe how they face these situations.
Concept: The Cutting of My Long Hair
Both Bama and Zitkala-Sa experienced the harsh reality of discrimination in their childhood. Instead of letting it pull them down, they both found a way to overcome it. You wish to include a cameo* of both in your upcoming blog post.
As a part of the research, compare and contrast the experiences faced by the two and their response/s to these experiences, in 120-150 words.
Concept: We Too Are Human Beings
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
How can we say that the vadai packet incident reveals that the writer lacked the cognitive and emotional maturity required to understand the implications of untouchability?
Concept: We Too Are Human Beings
Answer the following question in about 120-150 words.
A grown up Zitkala-Sa, reflects on the incident about cutting of her long hair and is conflicted that she did not do enough to resist and surrendered easily. She also wonders if she could have tried something else to prevent the incident.
As the grown-up Zitkala-Sa, create a diary entry, expressing these thoughts and conclude by absolving yourself of any blame.
You may begin like this:
I find myself reflecting on an event that happened many years ago…
Concept: The Cutting of My Long Hair
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What did Judewin tell the narrator? What was the effect?
Concept: The Cutting of My Long Hair
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
How did Zitkala-Sa try to save her long hair?
Concept: The Cutting of My Long Hair
Why has the poet brought in the image of the merry children ‘spilling out of their homes’?
Concept: My Mother at Sixty-six
State the common issue faced by most of the aged in the current times, with reference to the poem My Mother at Sixty-six.
Concept: My Mother at Sixty-six
Read the given extract and answer the questions.
| …I looked again at her, wan, pale as a late winter’s moon 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...... |
- What is the speaker's emotional state when looking at her mother? (1)
- Confused and disoriented
- Nostalgic and longing
- Empathetic and understanding
- Fearful and apprehensive
- What does the use of the word "but" at the beginning of the line, ‘but all I said..’, suggest? (1)
- Select the word that WILL NOT complete the sentence appropriately. (1)
The description of the mother as "wan, pale/as a late winter's moon" creates a vivid image of ______.- vulnerability
- sensitivity
- frailty
- mortality
- State whether the given statement is TRUE or FALSE. (1)
The poetic device used in the line, ‘pale as a winter’s moon’ is the same as the one used in the line, ‘the winter wind wistfully wailed at night’. - What message do these lines highlight, in the context of familial relationships, and the speaker’s sense of anxiety and fear at the prospect of losing her mother? (1)
- Complete the sentence appropriately. (1)
The repetition of the word, ‘smile’ suggests that ______.
Concept: My Mother at Sixty-six
