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English Literature Test

Full Marks: 60 Time: 11/2 hours
Section A - Short Stories [38 marks]
1. How did Romi save Teju from the forest fire? [3]
2. Write a brief character sketch of Romi. [3]
3. Describe the animals that Romi and Teju saw on their way. [3]
4. Describe how Romi managed to save themselves from the forest fire in the end. [3]
5. How did the elephant turn out to be a nuisance when they were escaping? [2]
6. The ending of The Last Leaf was meant to surprise.
a. Did you think it would end differently? [1]
b. How did you think it would end? [2]
7. The author of a story has the power to create his characters any way he wishes.
a. Why do you think O. Henry made Behrman a pathetic, old, unsuccessful artist? [2]
b. Is there a contradiction in Behrman's character? [2]
c. Why do you think O. Henry cast Sue and Johnsy as struggling, naive artists? [2]
8. Do you think Mr. Behrman would have painted the leaf on the wall if he had known he
would catch pneumonia and die? [2]
9. What brought the doctor to the house of Sue and Johnsy? What was the doctors
observation? [2+2 =4]
10. How did Sue react to the doctors advice?[2]
11. What was bothering Johnsy as she lay in her sick bed? [3]
12. Describe Behrman as a person, and the way he saved Johnsys life. [2+2 =4]
Section B - Poetry [22 marks]
1. All questions carry equal marks. [11 x 2 = 22 marks ]
i) What was the angel doing when Abou ben Adhem saw him within the moonlight in his
room?
ii) What did Abou Adhem ask the angel?
iii) What did the angel tell Abou bin Adhem?

iv) What did Adhem ask the angel again when the angel told Adhem that he was "writing the
names of those who love the Lord?"
v) What did the angel tell Adhem?
vi) What did Adhem beg the angel to write about him?
vii) Did the angel appear again?
ix) Where was Abou's name written amongst those who loved God?
x) How does Ruskin Bond describe the owl in his poem?
xi) How does the poet try to assure us that the owl is not a bird to be afraid of?