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III. Answer any four of the following questions in a paragraph of 100 words each :

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What is the theme of the poem “In Love” ?
Describe the theme of “The Quest.”

Comment on the effectiveness of the image of swing to establish the poet’s relationship with
the past.

“Freedom brings responsibility.” What were the urgent responsibilities of the new rulers ?
Narayan’s infatuation for a pen friend in England.
Sketch the character of Indu.

(4 x 5 = 20 marks)

IV. Answer any two of the following questions in 300 words :

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Evaluate Amrita Pritam’s “The Weed” as a short story which represents the miserable life of
ordinary women compelled to get married at a tender age ?

The poem “Goodbye Party for Miss Pushpa T S” as a satire.
Roots and Shadows as a feminist novel.
‘Rani in “Naga-Mandala’” is a representative of the Indian Woman.’ Substantiate.

(2 x 15 = 30 marks)