PUNJAB COLLEGE OF SCIENCE SARGODHA

Subject: English, Test 1st year [Sargodha Board]

Max Marks: 20

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Hollow Men
Q. No. 1: Attempt the following questions in 3-4 lines.
i. Why does the poet call modern men as hollow men? [2]
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ii. What is the condition of the shape of the hollow men? [2]
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iii. What does the phrase ‘paralysed force’ mean? [2]
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iv. How do the whispers of hollow men sound? [2]
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v. What is the central idea of the poem ‘Hollow Men’? [2]
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Choose the correct option. [5]
i. We are the hollow men.
a) intelligent b) strong c) forceful d) useless
ii. Our headpieces are filled with straw.
a) caps b) robes c) hair d) brains
iii. We are not violent souls.
a) fierce b) inert c) coward d) peaceful
iv. We are men with paralysed force.
a) impotent b) strong c) forceful d) potent
iv. The rats creep in our cellar..
a) bedroom b) kitchen c) storage d) living room

Explain the following stanza with reference to the context. [5]

Those who have crossed

With direct eyes, to death’s other kingdom
Remember us – if at all- not as lost
Violent souls, but only
As the hollow men.
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