SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Question 1
What a thunderclap these words were to me!” – Which were the
words that shocked and surprised Franz?
Answer:
When M.Hamel mounted on the chair and announced that he was
there to teach his last French lesson that day, Franz was shocked and
surprised. He felt very guilty for deliberately ignoring to learn his
native language and he suddenly developed a strange fascination for
his language and his school.
Question 2
What did M. Hamel tell the people in the class about French
language? What did he ask them to do and why?
Answer:
M. Hamel told the people in his class that French was the most
beautiful, the clearest and the most logical language in the world. He
advised them to guard it among themselves j and never to forget it
because it would prove to be the key to their prison when they were I
enslaved.
Question 3
Why is Saheb unhappy working at the tea i stall?
Answer:
Saheb was unhappy while working at the tea- stall because he was no
longer the master of his own life. He lost his freedom and carefree
look. He had to live and work under the instructions of the owner of
the tea-stall. He was not at liberty to go out and spend time with his
friends.
Question 4
How is Mukesh different from the other bangle makers of Firozabad?
Answer:
Mukesh was different from other bangle makers because he wanted to
be his own master. He had a dream of becoming a motor mechanic
whereas other bangle makers did not even dare to dream but had
accepted their fate.
Question 5
What did Douglas learn from his experience at the YMCA pool?
Answer:
His experience of drowning at the YMCA pool had a very deep
impact on Douglas. He became extremely terrorised and fearful of
death. He had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror
that fear of it can produce. So his will to live grew in intensity. He
learnt slowly to become a swimmer brushing aside his fear gradually.
Question 6
What efforts did Douglas make to get over his fear of water?
Answer:
Douglas was determined to get over his fear of water. He engaged a
professional instructor who understood the intensity of his fear and
decided to not just teach him how to swim but ‘build’ a swimmer out
of him slowly and steadily.
Question 7

Which act of the crofter surprised the peddler? Why?

Answer:
The peddler was always shunned away wherever he went. No one
treated him with kindness and so he had lost all hope of being shown
any kind of warmth. But when he approached the crofter’s roadside
cottage he was surprised by the latter’s warm welcome and generous
hospitality.

Question 8

Why was the crofter so talkative and friendly with the peddler?
Answer:
The crofter was lonely. He lived alone in his cottage without a wife, a
child or any companion. Since he suffered from acute loneliness he
was extremely happy when he got the peddler’s company. That is
why he was so talkative and friendly with the peddler.

Question 9
Why did the servants think Gandhiji to be another peasant?
Answer:
In Patna, Rajkumar Shukla led Gandhiji to the house of Rajendra
Prasad who was a lawyer. The servants knew Shukla as a poor
peasant of Champaran who often came to Rajendra Prasad’s house
and pestered him to take up the cause of the indigo sharecroppers of
Champaran. Since a simple-clad Gandhiji accompanied Shukla the
servants mistook him to be another peasant.
Question 10
How were Shukla and Gandhiji received in Rajendra Prasad’s house?
Answer:
In Patna Shukla led Gandhiji to the house of a lawyer, Rajendra
Prasad. He was out of town but his servants knew Shukla as a poor
peasant who pestered Rajendra Prasad (their master) to help the
indigo sharecroppers. So he was allowed to stay there with his
companion. But Gandhiji was not permitted to draw water from the
well lest he be an untouchable and some drops of water from his
bucket pollute the entire source.
Question 11

Why did Asokamirtan pray for crowd¬shooting all the time?

Answer:
Asokamirtan was wrongly believed to have nothing to do so the
office-boy often came to his cubicle to give an outlet to his
frustrations and stress the fact that a great talent was being wasted.
The author was bored with the office boy’s never-ending babble and
prayed for crowd-shooting all the time so that the boy remained busy
and did not pester him.

Question 12
Why did the author appear to be doing nothing at Gemini studios?

Answer:
The author’s job was to sit at his desk and tear up newspapers all day.
He used to cut newspaper clippings on a wide variety of subjects and
stored them in files. His job was not directly related to film making at
the studio. So he appeared to be doing nothing at Gemini Studios.

Question 13

Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?

Answer:
Celebrities like V.S. Naipaul, Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll and
H.G. Wells have expressed their strong despise for interviews. They
consider interviews immoral -‘an assault’ because they feel interviews
leave a rather disparaging effect on their personalities and are an
encroachment on their privacy.

Question 14.

State the reason for the huge success of the novel, “The Name of the
Rose”.
Answer:
There is no one reason for the huge success of the novel “The Name
of the Rose’. Umberto Eco himself calls its success a mystery. It is
possible that this detective story that delved into metaphysics,
theology and medieval history, interested the readers because the time
in which it was written was most appropriate, neither a decade earlier
nor a decade later.

Question 15

What do you think of Sophie’s dream about her career?

Answer:
Sophie’s dreams of her future life are far removed from her reality.
She dreams of owning a boutique, of becoming an actress but the fact
was that she was earmarked for the biscuit factory. Sophie drifts into a
world of fantasy and wants to live her dreams by stepping out of her
middle-class status.

Question 16.

Why did Sophie like her brother, Geoff more than any other person?
Answer:
For Sophie, her brother Geoff was the only person who listened to her
fantasies and long cherished dreams. She only trusted Geoff to keep
all her secrets to himself.

Question 17

How does Charley, the narrator describe the third level at Grand
Central Station?
Answer:
Charley says that the rooms on the third level were smaller than that
of the second level. There were fewer ticket windows and train gates
and the information booth in the centre was wood and old looking.
There were open- flame gaslights and brass spittoons on the floor.
Everyone at the station was dressed in nineteenth century dresses.

Question 18

What did Charley learn about Sam from the stamp and coin store?
Answer:
From the stamp and coin store Charley gets to know that Sam had
bought old style currency worth eight hundred dollars. This money
was sufficient to set him up in a little hay, feed and grain business in
Galesburg.

Question 19
Why, do you think, was the Maharaja in danger of losing his throne?
Answer:
A high ranking British officer wished to go tiger hunting but he was
declined permission by the Maharaja. The officer then requested to be
photographed with a tiger killed by the Maharaja. The Maharaja
rejected that request also. Having turned down a senior British
officer’s request twice could have put the Maharaja in danger of
losing his throne.

Question 20

Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill the hundredth tiger?

Answer:
The chief astrologer had predicted that a tiger would be the cause of
the Maharaja’s death and that he should be particularly wary of the
hun-dredth tiger. So the Maharaja set out on a tiger hunt and was
rather anxious to kill the hundredth tiger who could be the cause of
his death.

Question 21

How did the Antarctica amaze the writer when he first saw it?
Answer:
When the writer first saw Antarctica he was amazed by its vastness
and immense white landscape. It was an endless blue horizon and the
fact that it was isolated from the rest of the world created an added
sense of wonder and mystery about the continent.

Question 22

What were the writer’s feelings on reaching Antarctica?

Answer:
The writer’s first emotion on reaching Antarctica was that of relief.
He felt relieved to have set foot on the Antarctic continent after over
100 hours. Then he experienced a sense of amazement on seeing its
vastness and immense white landscape which dazzled his eyes.
Question 23

Why did Hana wash the wounded soldier herself?

Answer:
Hana had to wash the wounded soldier herself because Yumi, the
maid, refused to wash a ‘dirty white man’. Moreover Hana felt
necessary to help her husband. Her qualities of head and heart enable
her to take a balanced view about the wounded soldier, even though
he was an American.

Question 24

Did Hana think the Japanese tortured their prisoners of war? Why?
Answer:
When Hana noticed the deep red scars on the American soldier’s
neck, she worriedly hoped that he had not been tortured by the
Japanese. She knew it was a common practice for the Japanese to
torture their prisoners of war in the most brutal manner

Question 25

Why does Mr. Lamb leave his gate always open?

Answer:
Mr. Lamb always keeps his gate open because he does not mind
strangers entering his house, He is an extremely social person and is
ever ready to welcome anyone who enters his garden.
Question 26
What did Derry’s mother think of Mr. Lamb?
Answer:
Derry’s mother did not think very highly of Mr. Lamb and claimed to
have heard not really good things about him. She had been told and
warned by people about Mr. Lamb and so she tells Derry not to go
back to him. She also tried to hold him back but he does go back to
Mr. Lamb.
Question 27

What made Bama return home invariably late from school?

Answer:
Bama took thirty minutes to an hour to reach home as she would
watch all the fun and games that were taking place on the road. She
would also stop and look at the shops and the bazaars and even see
the performance of the snake charmers and the monkeys.

Question 28

What were the articles in the stalls and shops that fascinated Bama on
her way back from school?
Answer:
On her way back from school Bama would be extremely fascinated by
various articles available in the stalls and shops. These included the
dried fish stall, the stall selling fried snacks, the stall of the hunter
gypsy selling needles, clay beads and instruments for cleaning ears.
Everyday she would see people selling payasam, halwa, boiled
tamarind seeds, iced lollies, etc.

LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS

Question 1

Everybody during the last lesson is filled with regret. Comment.

Answer:
The one common feeling that fills each and every person who is
present in the last French lesson is an acute sense of regret. M. Hamel
reproaches himself for putting off his students’ learning till the next
day and sending them to water his flowers instead of learning their
lessons. He also gave his students a holiday when he wanted to go
fishing. Franz felt sorry for not learning his lessons and escaping
school. He wished he had attended his classes more often and even
the thought of losing his teacher saddened him. The village elders
occupied the back benches of the class to atone for their guilt and
express their regret for not having attended school regularly. They
were now showing their respect for the country that was theirs no
more.

Question 2.

Why did Saheb become a ragpicker? What did he look for in the
garbage dumps?
Answer:
Saheb belongs to a Bangladeshi refugee family that migrated to Delhi
from Dhaka in the wake of the 1971 Indo-Pak war. Here he finds
himself in a vicious circle of social stigma, poverty and exploitation.
He represents a growing number of refugee migrant poor population
who are forced to lead a life of penury. This migratory population
settle on the periphery of big cities and start doing menial jobs to earn
a living. Due to extreme poverty Saheb’s parents are unable to
provide for him and so he ends up picking rags for his own survival as
well as to support his parents. The author says that Saheb scrounges
for ‘gold’ in the garbage. Anything valuable like used clothes, shoes,
bits of metal, plastic scrap, stray coins and currency notes can be
termed as gold for them.

Question 3.

How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?

Answer:
The instructor put in serious efforts to ‘build a swimmer’ out of
Douglas. He understood Douglas’ mortal water-phobia and practiced
five days a week, an hour each day, with him. He devised a unique
way to teach him how to swim. He attached a rope to Douglas’ belt
that went through a pulley which ran over an overhead cable. Holding
the end of the rope in his hand, he made Douglas move back and forth
in the pool without causing him much fear. Douglas was taught how
to exhale under water and raise his nose to inhale.This exercise was
repeated numerous times and they went to and fro across the pool
week after week. The instructor then taught Douglas to kick with his
legs. At first his legs would not work but finally he was able to
control and command them. Finally he was transformed into quite a
perfect swimmer by his instructor.

Question 4

Give examples from the story, “The Rattrap” to show how the iron
master is different from his daughter.
Answer:
The character of Edla Willmansson and that of the iron master are in
stark contrast to each other. Despite being young, the daughter
displays a better sense of maturity than her father who acts
impulsively and behaves . casually. He jumps to conclusions without
thinking. First he mistakes the peddler to be an old regimental
comrade and without confirming his identity he instantly invites him
to the manor house and again on realising his mistake he refers the
matter to the sheriff thoughtlessly. Edla, on the other hand, displays a
keen sense of observation. She rightly judges that her guest is a tramp
and has a sympathetic attitude towards him. She persuades her father
to allow the guest to stay, leads him courteously to the dining table
and makes him eat despite her father’s protest. It is because of her
compassion and generosity that the peddler undergoes a change of
heart and redeems himself from dishonesty. He leaves behind thirty
kronors to be given back to the old crofter and a Christmas present for
Edla.

Question 5

How was a solution to the problem of indigo sharecroppers of

Champaran found?
Answer:
The entire harvest of indigo, the chief commercial crop produced by
the peasants in the 15 per cent of their land had to be paid as rent to
the British landlords. After Germany developed synthetic indigo, it
brought a steep fall in indigo prices. Now the landlords very cleverly
wished to give up this arrangement and get compensation for
releasing the farmers land. Gandhiji at this time appeared in
Champaran and fought a year long battle to get the poor peasants
justice. Gandhiji decided to accept a settlement of 25 per cent of the
compensation money to break the deadlock between the landlords and
their tenants. The moral victory of the farmers to make the landlords
own-up their dishonesty and surrender their money and prestige
mattered more to Gandhiji. So he was successful in defeating the
nefarious designs of the British landlords and also made the farmers
courageous and conscious of their rights.

Question 6

Subbu was ‘tailor-made for films’. How did he use his genius in
various activities in the Gemini Studios?
Answer:
The author portrays Subbu as a man of versatile abilities who could
delve into various aspects of film-making successfully. Subbu had
mastered all the arts related to film-making ranging from story-
writing to poetry and characterisation. He was in fact ‘tailor-made’ for
film-making. Film-making seemed rather easy with an expert like
Subbu walking around as he understood all the trivialities and
technicalities of film-making. Subbu was the one who gave ‘a new
direction and definition’ to the Gemini Studios during its golden
years. Subbu directed his entire energies and creativity to his boss,
Mr. Vasan’s advantage. If his boss was dissatisfied with one scene
Subbu would offer him many alternatives. He understood all the
complications of film-making and could showcase his talent in every
artistic arena.

Question 7

What is the reason for the huge success of the novel “The Name of
the Rose” according to Umberto Eco?
Answer:
The American publisher believed that people like trash whereas ‘The
Name of the Rose’ delved into metaphysics, theology and medieval
history and people do not like these difficult reading experiences.
Through his novel, which sold between 10 to 15 million copies,
Umberto Eco reached only a small percentage of readers. But,
according to him, it is those kind of readers who do not want easy
experiences, or at least, do not always want this. Umberto Eco cannot
categorically state the reason for the huge success of the novel, ‘The
Name of the Rose’. He himself refers to its success as a mystery. He
feels this detective story that delved into metaphysics, theology and
medieval history interested the readers as it was written at the most
appropriate time. Had it been written a decade earlier or later, it
would not have been so successful. The way the book stormed the
literary world, once it was out, surprised everyone. Even though it
contained somewhat heavy reading, the book attracted a mass
audience and Eco became famous as a novelist, rather than an
academic scholar the world over.

Question 8

Describe the character of Sophie’s father and the role played by him
Answer:
Sophie’s father is a happy-go-lucky and carefree man. He does not
appear to be either soft or even sophisticated. He is a heavy breathing
man. He usually sits in his vest at the table. Sophie, it appears, fears
him. He does not believe in his daughter’s ‘wild stories’ and so he
ignores her completely and prefers to go and watch television than
listen to her. Even when his son Geoff tells him that Sophie had met
the Irish prodigy Danny Casey, he completely ignores this news. He is
extremely interested in football and, like all his children, he also
adores Danny Casey. He is a middle-class man who goes to the pub
on his bicycle to celebrate his team’s victory and the fact that Casey
had scored a second goal. He is a rather dominating person and a
typical representation of the lower middle-class family of that time.

Question 9

How does Charley make his description of the third level very
realistic?
Answer:
To make his description of the third level very realistic, Charley
describes its minute details, vividly comparing it to the second level
of the Grand Central station. He says the rooms here were smaller.
There were fewer ticket windows and train gates, and the information
booth was wooden and old-looking. He also gives a detailed
description about the people he saw at the third level and their
dresses. He says the people wore nineteenth century dresses; many
men had beards, sideburns and fancy moustaches. He also buys
tickets to Galesburg, Illinois thus making the reader believe that he
was actually at the third level.

Question 10

Giving a bribe is an evil practice. How did the Tiger King bribe the
British officer to save his kingdom? How do you view this act of his?
Answer:
The Maharaja had annoyed a British officer by refusing him
permission to hunt a tiger in Pratibandapuram, and as a result he was
in danger of losing his throne. Later to make amends he bribed the
officer by sending about fifty samples of expensive diamond rings to
the officer’s wife in the hope that she would keep one or two rings as
a bribe. But the greedy lady kept all the rings. So the Maharaja lost
three lakh rupees but was still happy because he had managed to
retain his kingdom. The Maharaja was absolutely certain of one thing,
that he would not let anyone else shoot a tiger in his kingdom. He
annoyed the British officer and later paid a heavy bribe to appease the
official. Even after losing a large amount of money the Maharaja was
happy because he had not only managed to retain his throne but also
dissuaded the British officer from shooting a tiger.

Question 11

How the programme, ‘Students on Ice’ was an attempt to equip future

generation with knowledge to save Earth?
Answer:
The objective of the ‘Students on Ice’ programme was to take the
High School students to the limits of the world and provide them with
inspiring opportunities in education to enable them to understand and
respect our planet. According to Geoff Green, the High School
students are the future policy-makers and through this programme
they would be able to save this planet from the ecological hazards and
the harmful effects of global warming. Antarctica, with its simple
ecosystem and lack of biodiversity, is the perfect place to study how
little changes in the environment can have major repercussions. The
school students’ impressionable minds can study and examine the
Earth’s past, present and future by their voyage to Antarctica.which,
in turn, is bound to affect the growth of marine animals and birds

Question 12

To choose between professional loyalty and patriotism was a dilemma

for Dr. Sadao. How did he succeed in betraying neither?
Answer:
Dr. Sadao is not only a good doctor but also a patriot. As a citizen of
Japan Dr. Sadao was expected to be loyal to his country but as a
doctor it was his foremost duty to save a life. Dr. Sadao was indeed a
patriotic Japanese as well as a dedicated surgeon. An American run
away prisoner in a badly wounded condition is washed ashore on
Japanese doctor Sadao’s doorstep. The doctor is initially a little
hesitant to save the prisoner’s life when he discovers the latter’s real
identity. But being a dedicated surgeon he decides to treat the enemy
soldier. He is able to save the prisoner’s life but being a patriotic
Japanese he informs a superior Japanese Army General about the
prisoner’s presence in his house and even agrees to have him killed by
the General’s assassins. He waits for the assassins to carry out their
job but when they do not arrive, he gives the prisoner his boat and
helps him to escape safely thus honouring both the values that he was
a patriotic Japanese as well as a dedicated surgeon.

Question 13.
Who was Mr. Lamb? How did he make Derry gain confidence and
come out of his shell?
Answer:
Mr. Lamb is an elderly gentleman who suffers from a physical
handicap. He has a tin leg because his leg had been blown off in the
war. The children tease him by calling him “Lamey Lamb” but he
does not mind it.
Derry suffers from an acute sense of self-hatred and rejection because
of his burnt face. He feels he is very ugly and so no one will love him.
Mr. Lamb too has heard Derry only complain and bemoan about
himself. He feels very sad to see a fourteen year old boy giving up on
life just because of his physical disability. Mr. Lamb at first startles
Derry with his strange talk. He tells Derry he is interested in
everything created by God. His encouraging words have a magical
effect on Derry. Mr. Lamb’s conversation that everyone and
everything is essentially the same, the notion of beauty is relative and
his concept of the world and friendship baffle but appeal to Derry and
he is fascinated by the old man. Mr. Lamb inspires Derry by telling
him not to focus on the shortcomings of life and his handicap and
instead he should try to enjoy the blessings of life. He tells him to be
thankful to God for two arms, two legs, two eyes and ears, a tongue
and a brain and advises him to be friendly with everyone around him.
Derry’s long conversation with Mr. Lamb helps him overcome his
inferiority complex and poor selfesteem.
Question 14.

Describe how Zitkala-Sa tried in vain to save her hair from being cut.
Why did she want to save her hair?
Answer:
Zitkala-Sa’s friend Judewin warned her that her hair was going to be
cut. Judewin knew a few English words and had overheard the
‘paleface woman’ talking about cutting the native Indian girl’s long
hair. This news shocked Zitkala. Her friend told her to accept her fate
but she was not ready to submit and decided to fight against this
oppression. She disappeared unnoticed and went into a room where
she crawled and hid under a bed, cuddling herself in a dark comer.
But she was caught and dragged out. She then resisted by kicking and
scratching wildly as she was carried down and tied fast to a chair. As
they gnawed at her long hair, she kept shaking her head. No one came
to her aid. Zitkala was desperate to save her hair because among her
people short hair was kept by mourners and shingled hair was a sign
of cowardice. So she did not want her long hair to be cut

EXTRACTS FROM POEMS

Question 1

looked but soon

put that thought away, and
looked out at young
trees sprinting, the merry children spilling
out of their homes

(a)Name the poem.

Ans. The poem is ‘My Mother at Sixty-six’.

(b)What did the narrator realize? How did she feel?

Ans. The narrator realized that her mother had grown old and
would not be around for very long. This thought pained her.

(c) What did she do then?

Ans. She started looking out of the car window in order to divert
her attention to something else.
(d) What did she see outside?
Ans. She saw young trees moving fast as if they were sprinting and
also saw young children happily running out of their homes to play.

(e) Find words from the passage which mean (i) Running fast (ii)
Happy
Ans.(i) Sprinting; (ii) Merry

(f)who is the poet ?

Ans. The poet is `Kamala Das’.

Question 2
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
As when everything seems dead
And later proves to be alive.
Now I’ll count up to twelve
And you keep quiet and I will go

(a)Name the poem.

Ans. The poem is ‘keeping quiet’.

(b) What can the Earth teach us?

Ans. The earth can teach us how to be in harmony with others while
remaining silent and productive.

(c) How does it teach us this lesson?

Ans. The earth continues to nurture life despite all the harm done to it
by man. It silently goes about its work and this is the lesson that we
should learn from it.

(d)How does the Earth ‘prove to be alive’?

Ans. The Earth nurtures life and ensures that the life cycle of birth,
life and death moves on and the process of regeneration goes on
unhampered.

(e)What is the poet’s appeal?

Ans. The poet appeals to man to make an effort to keep silent for a
few seconds and introspect in order to make amends for a harmonious
environment.

(f)what is the name of the poet?

Ans. The poet is `Pablo Neruda’.

Question 3

Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing

A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkened ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
(a)What are we doing every day?
Ans. Every morning, we are weaving a flowery wreath which binds us
to the beauties of the earth or we are collecting things of beauty that
connects us to other things of beauty and keeps us grounded.

(b)Which evil things do we possess and suffer from?

Ans. Human beings possess qualities of malice, hatred and
disappointment. There is a shortage of noble qualities and men
continue to be evil and unhealthy.

(C)Explain ‘in spite of all’.

Ans. In spite of all the negative qualities and evils mentioned by the
poet, a thing of beauty can infuse us with positivity and joy.

(D)Find words from the passage which mean (i) malice (ii)
disappointment
Ans. (i) spite (ii) despondence

(E) Name the poem.

Ans. The poem is ‘A Thing of Beauty’

(F)Who is the poet?

Ans. The poet is ‘John Keats’.

Question 4

The little old house was out with a little new shed
In front at the edge of the road where the traffic sped,
A roadside stand that too pathetically pled,
It would not be fair to say for a dole of bread,
But for some of the money, the cash, whose flow supports
The flower of cities from sinking and withering faint.’

(a) Where was the stand?

Ans: –It was constructed outside a small, old house, by the side of the
road.
(b)What words bring out the contrast in the rural and urban folk?
Ans: – The city folk ‘sped’ across while the stand ‘pathetically pled’
for some cash that sustained the life of city dwellers. There was a
huge gap between the rich and the poor.

(c)What did the stand expect?

Ans: – It expected some money for sustenance.

(d)Bring out the ironic situation in these lines?

Ans: – Most of the money supported urban dwellers and there was not
enough to support these rural dwellers. The idea conveyed is that the
stand pleaded for some cash that supported the elite living in towns.

(e)Explain the poetic device: ‘A roadside stand that too pathetically

pled.’
Ans: – The poet has used personification. The stand begged like a
human for some sustainable.

(f)Name the poem and the poet.

Ans.The name of the poem is ‘A ROADSIDE STAND’ and the poet
is ‘Robert Frost’.

Question 5

Aunt Jennifer’s fingers fluttering through her wool

Find even the ivory needle hard to pull.
The massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band
Sits heavily upon Aunt Jennifer’s hand.

(a)What is Aunt Jennifer doing with her wool?

Ans. Aunt Jennifer is working on an embroidery panel creating
tigers.

(b) Why does she find it difficult to pull her ivory needle?
Ans. She is unhappy in her married life. She is fearful and has lost
confidence in herself.

(c)What does ‘wedding band’ stand for?

Ans. The wedding band stands for the oppressive control of her
husband over her w has taken away her freedom and independence.

(d)Describe the irony in the third line.

Ans. The wedding band is a symbol of conjugal happiness but
ironically, for aunt Jennifer, it has become a burden.

(E) Name the poem.

Ans. The poem is ‘Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers’.

(F)Name the poet.

Ans.The poet is ‘Adrienne Rich’.

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