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1. Longfellow presents his ghosts as:

Answers: (b) inoffensive

2. Ghosts in the poem move about:

Answers: (b) on some errands

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3. Which of these statements is NOT true?

Answers: (a) The speaker cannot see or hear ghosts.

4. What kind of spirit-world is conceived?

Answers: (c) delicate and quiet

5. The ghosts visit their former dwellings as:

Answers: (a) guests

6. What kind of bridge on the sea waves is imagined?

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Answers: (d) waving

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7. 'As silent as the pictures on the wall'. Which figure of speech is used in this line?

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Answers: (d) simile

8. Who are referred to as the 'Owners and occupants of earlier dates'?

Answers: (a) ghosts

9. The phrase 'hold in mortmain' implies:

Answers: (b) permanent ownership

10. What brings in balance in human lives?

Answers: (b) opposite forces in life

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PASSAGE-1

1. What does the poet mean by the first sentence of the extract?

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Answers: The poet means that all houses where people have lived and died are haunted.

2. In what way are all houses 'haunted'?

Answers: All houses are haunted because the spirits of the dead, described as harmless
phantoms, move in and out through open doors.

3. Why is the phrase 'harmless phantoms' unusual?

Answers: The phrase is unusual because it goes against the common belief that ghosts are
menacing and harmful. Here, the ghosts are portrayed as harmless.

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4. What kind of the spirit-world is conceived by the poet later in the context?

Answers: The spirit-world is conceived as delicate and floating like an atmosphere.

5. Where can we, according to the poet, meet ghosts?

Answers: We can meet ghosts at the doorway, on the stair, along the passages, and even at
dining tables.

PASSAGE-2

1. What kind of ghosts are imagined by the poet earlier in the context?

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Answers: The poet imagines ghosts that are impalpable and move to and fro, leaving
impressions on the air.

2. Where do we 'meet' them? Are they visible?

Answers: We meet them at the doorway, on the stair, along the passages. They are not
physically visible.

3. Explain the last two lines.

Answers: The lines describe the ghosts as impalpable impressions on the air, a sense of
something moving to and fro, emphasizing their intangible nature.

4. The poet says "We meet them at the doorway, on the stair." What does he mean by this?

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Answers: The poet means that ghosts can be encountered in various places within the house,
such as the doorway and on the stair.

5. Where do they throng, as mentioned later in the context?

Answers: They throng at dining tables, and the illuminated hall is crowded with silent and
harmless ghosts.

PASSAGE-3

1. Who are the uninvited guests at the table?

Answers: The uninvited guests at the table are the ghosts or spirits.

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2. Why are they there uninvited?

Answers: They are there uninvited because they are the former dwellers of the house, and
their presence is a result of the memories and emotions associated with them.

3. What is surprising about these uninvited ghosts?

Answers: The surprising aspect is that these ghosts are described as silent and inoffensive,
contrasting with the common perception of ghosts as menacing.

4. What is meant by "As silent as the pictures on the wall"?

Answers: This means that the ghosts are extremely quiet and silent, similar to the stillness of
pictures hanging on the wall.

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5. What can the speaker see and hear which others cannot?

Answers: The speaker can see and hear the phantoms or ghosts, something that others, like a
stranger sitting by the fireside, cannot perceive.

PASSAGE-4

1. What contrast is made in the first two lines here?

Answers: The contrast is between what the stranger at the fireside can perceive (only the
present) and what the speaker can see (all that has been, from the past up to the present).

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2. What do you think of the extraordinary powers of the speaker?

Answers: The speaker seems to possess extraordinary powers, allowing them to perceive
events and forms beyond the present, reaching back into the past.

3. What has been told by the speaker about the unseen 'forms' earlier in the context?

Answers: The speaker mentions that the forms are invisible to the stranger but visible and
clear to the speaker, indicating a connection with the spirit world.

4. What does the poet mean by 'All that has been is visible and clear'?

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Answers: The poet means that the speaker has the ability to see and understand everything
that has happened in the past, making it visible and clear to them.

5. Who is 'He' in Line 3? Is he a normal human being?

Answers: 'He' refers to the stranger at the fireside. While he is a normal human being, he
lacks the ability to see and hear the things that the speaker can perceive.

PASSAGE-5

1. What idea of ghosts is given earlier in the context?

Answers: The idea of ghosts given earlier is that they do not have permanent title-deeds to
their houses or lands, and the owners and occupants from their forgotten graves claim
ownership.

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2. Where can we 'meet' the departed spirits?

Answers: We can meet the departed spirits in the houses they once owned and occupied, as
they reach out from their forgotten graves.

3. Who do not have title-deeds to their 'house or lands'?

Answers: Living human beings do not have permanent title-deeds to their houses or lands, as
the departed spirits continue to claim ownership.

4. What do the departed spirits claim from their graves?

Answers: The departed spirits stretch their dusty hands from their forgotten graves to hold in
mortmain their old estates, indicating a sense of continued ownership.

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5. Explain the phrase 'hold in mortmain'.

Answers: 'Hold in mortmain' means to possess in inalienable or permanent possession,

suggesting that the departed spirits retain ownership of their previous estates.

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PASSAGE-6

1. Why does the poet describe all houses as haunted earlier in the context?

Answers: The poet describes all houses as haunted because he believes that the spirits of the
dead move in and out of these houses, creating a delicate and floating atmosphere.

2. How have the ghosts been described by the poet?

Answers: The ghosts are described as floating like an atmosphere, wafting through earthly
mists and vapors, and representing a vital breath of more ethereal air.
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3. What can the speaker see or hear?

Answers: The speaker can see and hear the phantoms or ghosts, distinguishing them from a
stranger sitting by the fireside who cannot perceive these supernatural beings.

4.

What kind of the world of spirits is? How does the poet describe the spirit world?

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Answers: The world of spirits is described as delicate, floating, and existing like an
atmosphere. The poet portrays it as a vital breath of more ethereal air.

5. What crosses through earthly mists and vapours?

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Answers: The vital breath of more ethereal air, representing the spirit-world, crosses through
earthly mists and vapors.

PASSAGE-7

1. Whose lives are being referred to in Line 1?

Answers: Human lives are being referred to in Line 1.

2. What brings about balance in our short lives?

Answers: Balance in human lives is brought about by opposite attractions and desires,
representing the struggle between instincts for sensual pleasures and higher instincts for
noble goals.

3. Explain the last two lines of the extract.

Answers: The last two lines convey that the equilibrium in human lives results from the
opposing forces of instinctual enjoyment and the more noble instinct that aspires to higher
goals.

4. State what fills our life with anxieties and fears, later in the poem.

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Answers: Later in the poem, the poet states that our worries and fears are influenced by an
unseen force from an undiscovered planet in our sky.

5. Which 'bridge of light' connects our world to the heavenly world?

Answers: The 'bridge of light' connecting our world to the heavenly world is mentioned in the
context of the moonlight forming a bridge on the sea waves.

PASSAGE-8

1. What brings about balance in our lives, as mentioned earlier in the context?

Answers: The balance in our lives is brought about by opposite attractions and desires,
representing the struggle between instincts for sensual pleasures and higher aspirations.

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2. Explain the metaphor used by the poet in the first two lines.

Answers: The metaphor of "perturbations, this perpetual jar/ Of earthly wants and aspirations
high" suggests the constant disturbance and conflict between earthly desires and high
aspirations.

3. What do you mean by 'earthly wants and aspirations high'?

Answers: 'Earthly wants and aspirations high' refer to the conflicting desires of the human
soul, with earthly desires pulling in one direction and higher aspirations pulling in another.

4. What are 'perturbations'?

Answers: 'Perturbations' refer to mental disturbances or disruptions caused by the conflicting

influences of earthly desires and higher aspirations.

5. What is determined by an unseen, undiscovered planet in our sky?

Answers: The poet suggests that the anxieties and fears in human life are determined by an
unseen, undiscovered planet in the sky.

PASSAGE-9

1. When and how is a 'bridge of light' formed?

Answers: The 'bridge of light' is formed when the moon emerges from some dark gate of
cloud and throws its light over the sea, creating a floating bridge.

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2. What is the function of this bridge?

Answers: The function of this bridge is to connect the earthly world with the realm of mystery
and night, allowing human fancies to cross over.

3. Which figure of speech is used in the first two lines here?

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Answers: The figure of speech used in the first two lines is a metaphor, where the moon is
compared to a gate of cloud and its light to a floating bridge of light.

4. Where does our fancy take us?

Answers: Our fancy takes us into the realm of mystery and night, crossing the trembling
planks of the moonlit bridge.

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5. Which realm is the poet talking about in this extract?

Answers: The poet is talking about the realm of mystery and night, a world beyond the
tangible and known, associated with the moonlit sea.

PASSAGE-10

1. What has the poet told us about the world of spirits?

Answers: The poet has conveyed that a bridge of light descends from the world of spirits,
connecting it with the earthly world.

2. Where can we 'meet' the departed spirits?

Answers: The departed spirits can be encountered on the bridge of light descending from the
world of spirits.

3. What is the significance of 'So' in Line 1?

Answers: The 'So' in Line 1 indicates a connection or consequence, suggesting that the bridge
of light is a result or continuation of the previous statement about the moon's bridge of light.

4. Which bridge descends from the world of spirits? What has it been compared to?

Answers: The bridge of light descends from the world of spirits, and it has been compared to
the moon's bridge of light that descends from the clouds.

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5. What do we often think of?

Answers:We often think of wandering thoughts above the dark abyss, as our thoughts sway
and bend on the unsteady floor of the bridge of light.

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