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PART A
Q1(a) Draw a brief character sketch of Mali in the play Chitra by Tagore.
(c) How is love depicted in the play Chitra? Support your answer with two examples.
PART B
Q2 Critically analyse the story 'The Linguist' in detail.
Q3 In poem Ode to the West Wind, throughout stanza II, the poet describes the approaching
storm and the elements that the west wind will bring. Describe the storm in your own words?
Q4 Do you think Amrita's relationship with Sunil is justified? Give reasons.
Q5 Is the poem " A Dream within a Dream"about the nature of reality or the nature of loss?
Prove your point with reason?
Q6 "Conquer taste, and you will have conquered the self". Explain this line from RK Narayan's
"The vendor of sweets".
Q7 In Beggarly Heart, the poet writes that when the grace from the world and life of the human
is lost, he urges the Lord of Peace to fill himself and the world with his eternal peace, which will
make everyone’s life a harmonious one indeed. What do you infer out of this?
Q8 Collins has been called "the father of the English detective novels" and many critics have
observed that his principal strength lies in his expert manoeuvring of characters through complex
plots. Do you agree with this? Explain.
Q9 "A person is responsible for his or her own happiness, if you depend on others to make you
happy, you are probably in for a big surprise". Elaborate your answer in the light of this statement.
Q10 Discuss Rabindranath Tagore as a short story writer.
Q11 Draw a character sketch of John Clare from the poem " Love Lives beyond the Tomb "
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