A.
Read
the extracts carefully and answer the questions.
Read
the extracts carefully and answer the questions.
1.
“He shrugged his shoulders to convey his
disapproval of their shabby appearance.”
“He shrugged his shoulders to convey his
disapproval of their shabby appearance.”
a)
Who is ‘He’ here?
Who is ‘He’ here?
b)
Explain the lines in short.
Explain the lines in short.
c)
Is he right in his thinking?
Is he right in his thinking?
2.
“Yet in both boyish faces there was a
seriousness which was far beyond their years.”
“Yet in both boyish faces there was a
seriousness which was far beyond their years.”
a)
Explain the line in short.
Explain the line in short.
b)
How old are they?
How old are they?
c)
Who is the author of the fiction?
Who is the author of the fiction?
3.
“Must you work so hard? You both look
rather fired.”
“Must you work so hard? You both look
rather fired.”
a)
When did the speaker say this?
When did the speaker say this?
b)
Why are they tired?
Why are they tired?
c)
Why do they work hard?
Why do they work hard?
4.
“Well”, I said, “We are leaving on Monday.
Is there anything I can do for you before we go?”
“Well”, I said, “We are leaving on Monday.
Is there anything I can do for you before we go?”
a)
Who is the speaker?
Who is the speaker?
b)
Which place did Jacopo say to take them?
Which place did Jacopo say to take them?
c)
How long is the place from Verona?
How long is the place from Verona?
5.
“I just brought two small boys here.”
“I just brought two small boys here.”
a)
Who is the listener?
Who is the listener?
b)
“Which place does the speaker mean by
‘here’?
“Which place does the speaker mean by
‘here’?
c)
Why did they come here?
Why did they come here?
6.
“And they found here suffering from tuberculosis
of the spine.”
“And they found here suffering from tuberculosis
of the spine.”
a)
Who found?
Who found?
b)
Who is suffering from tuberculosis of the
spine?
Who is suffering from tuberculosis of the
spine?
c)
Where did ‘they’ go?
Where did ‘they’ go?
B.
Answer
the following questions in about 30-40 words each.
Answer
the following questions in about 30-40 words each.
1)
Comment on the justification of the title.
Comment on the justification of the title.
2)
How much are the words ‘sacrifice’ and ‘devotion’
important in the story?
How much are the words ‘sacrifice’ and ‘devotion’
important in the story?
3)
Describe the virtues of the boys.
Describe the virtues of the boys.
4)
What did the nurse say about their past?
What did the nurse say about their past?
5)
Do you learn something from the story any
lesson? Discuss.
Do you learn something from the story any
lesson? Discuss.
6)
Why did not the boys share their secret to
the author?
Why did not the boys share their secret to
the author?