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How did Barbara act as a mediator between Gilbert and Nevada ?
What is a Folktale ?

(10 x 2 = 20 marks)

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

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Write short notes on novel as a form of fiction.

What kind of a person was Old Jerome Warren ?

What do white hairs metaphorically signify in “Of White Hairs and Cricket” ?
Attempt the character sketch of Mr. Loisel.

Attempt a character sketch of Manolin.

How does the story “Miss Brill” employ the stream of consciousness technique ?

(4 x 5 = 20 marks)

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

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Consider “The Phoenix” as a satire on the human need to see strange things and disordering
the natural phenomenon.

“There is a deceptiveness of Appearance in the story”. Refer closely to the story “Diamond
Necklace” and justify the statement.

Bring out the symbolism implied in the struggle of the old man against the sea in the novel
The Old Man and the Sea.

“Of White Flairs and Cricket” is a sad reminder of mortality. Justify.

(2 x 15 = 30 marks)