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21. Fillin the blanks using appropriate form of verbs that would complete the collocations. Choose

from the brackets.
[great, check, warm, heavy, get, spend, make, good, take, have]

We had plans to meet some (a) friends by 11. As I was (b) the bed,

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۳ (ഇ our breakfast before leaving home. We ___(h)__ the train and
met our friends at a holiday market. We hada ___(i)___—i time but probably
___(j)____ too much money.

22 Why does S. Joseph use the image of the identity card in his poem ? How does the identity
card with "scribblings in red" define the speaker ?

23 Discuss the significance of “The Letter Q” by Ely Shipley.
(Ceiling 35 marks)
III. Answer any two out of the four questions in a short essay of 200 words. (10 marks each) :
24 What is referred to as Irony in literature ? Discuss the irony in George Orwell’s “A Hanging.”

25 Kingston’s “No Name Woman” exposes the unfair discrimination against women in traditional

Chinese society. Do you agree ? Substantiate your answer with instances from the story.

26 “I was quite sure that Hamlet had only one possible interpretation, and that one universally
obvious.” How is Laura Bohannan proved wrong as she narrates Hamlet to the African
tribals ?

27 The child is another marginalized figure in the society and by extension in literature and

culture. Discuss.

(2 x 10 = 20 marks)

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