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ST. JOSEPH’S COLLEGE OF COMMERCE (AUTONOMOUS)
END SEMESTER EXAMINATION – OCTOBER 2013
B.COM – III SEMESTER
ADDITIONAL ENGLISH
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 100
SECTION –A
I. Answer ANY FIVE of the following in a word, phrase or a sentence. (5×2= 10)
1. What was the father’s gift to the mother in ‘My Mother’s Hands’?
2. Who diets on water in the poem ‘Mushrooms’?
3. Where is the Hawk roosting in the poem by Ted Hughes?
4. Name the square where public execution was performed in Washington Irving’s
Story?
5. What was the announcement made by the town crier in Leonard Clark’s story?
6. What did it take to produce the foot and the feather of the Hawk?
II Write short notes on ANY FOUR of the following in about 100 words. (4×5 =20)
7. Imagery used in Hawk Roosting.
8. The bonding between the mother and father in ‘My Mother’s Hands’.
9. Gottfried Wolfgang’s student life.
10. Mrs Salmon in ‘The Case for Defence’.
11. Bostock Wombwell’s menagerie.
III. Answer ANY FOUR of the following in about 250 words. (4×10 =40)
12. What do the ‘Mushrooms’ symbolize in Plath’s poem? Give necessary references
from the text in your answer.
13. Bring out the elements of humour discussing the reactions of the people towards the
escaped lion in the story ‘The Lion and the Lamb’
14. Attempt a critical appreciation of the poem ‘Hawk Roosting’.
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15. Towards the end of the story in ‘A Case for the Defence’ do you think justice
prevailed and who did it fall upon Adams or Mrs Salmon? Give reasons for your
answer.
16. Describe Wolfgang’s prolonged distractions and the incident that led to his death.
SECTION – B
IV. Write short notes on ANY TWO of the following. (2×5=10)
17. Swami’s preparation for the Examination
18. Sketch the character of Mani
19. Swami’s and Mani’s visit to Rajam’s house
V. Answer ANY TWO of the following in about 200 words. (10×2=20)
20. Describe the relationship shared between Swami and his four friends in ‘Swami and
Friends’.
21. How was Rajam different from the other boys in the school? Elaborate your answer
by giving examples from the text.
21. Describe the relationship shared between Swami and his grandmother. Give
appropriate incidents from the text to elaborate your answer.
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