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Answer any two of the following in 80-100 words each:

(i) What was Raja’s opinion of human beings when he was in the circus?


(ii) Describe the character of Captain as revealed in novel.


(iii) Describe the role played by Swamiji in ‘A Tiger for Malgudi’.


(i) Tiger considered human beings as cruel, insensitive, harsh and selfish. He was tortured by Captain, starved and made to do tricks.


(ii) Captain Smollett is savvy and is rightly suspicious of the crew Trelawney has hired. Smollett is a real professional, taking his job seriously and displaying significant skill as a negotiator. Like Livesey, Smollett is too competent and reliable to be an inspirational figure for Jim’s teenage mind. Smollett believes in rules and does not like Jim’s disobedience; he even tells Jim that he never wishes to sail with him again.


(iii) Tiger second time recaptured by an ascetic /monk who comes to rescue the town. He controls the tiger through his mystical power, sparkling eyes, and spiritual discussions with the tiger, philosophical discourses. He is amazed at the tiger’s philosophies.


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Answer the following questions in 80-100 words each.

(i) Tao Ying always tried to save money. What were her reasons for buying two tickets?


(ii) The poem is replete with shadows giving different shades to it. What is the idea behind this?


(iii) The presence of Manjula's sister could be felt everywhere although she never appears. Build Malini’s character on the basis of the comments and references.


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Answer the following questions in 80-100 words each.

(i) Who was Frank? Why did Eveline’s father quarrel with him?


(ii) An account of reflection is more important than description of reality, according to Virginia Woolf. Why?


(iii) How does the novel reflect the wholeness of a human being?


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Answer any one of the following questions in 150-200 words:

(i) Raja is a leading character in ‘A Tiger for Malgudi .’ Comment


(ii) “Greed Knows No Bounds” Justify the statement with reference to the Captain’s greed .


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Answer any two of the following in 80-100 words each:

(i) Assistance of people proved fruitful for Margayya. What role did Madan play in Margayya’s life?


(ii) Describe the Laxmi Puja conducted by Maragayya. Why did he do it?


(iii) Balu always brought bad luck to Maragayya. Justify this statement with help of examples.