Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow :
Q. 8. "When wasteful war shall statues overturn,
And broils root out the work of masonry,
Nor Mars his sword nor war's quick fire shall burn
The living record of your memory."
(a) The works of masonry that the poet is referring to are
(b) Mars is
(c) What does the poet mean by 'the living record' ?
OR
'For several days All did not come to the post-office. There was no one with enough sympathy or
understanding to guess the reason, but all were curious to know what had stopped the old man.'
(a) Why did All come to the post-office ?
(b) Why had All stopped coming to the post-office ?
(c) Why were all curious to know ?

Answer 1

(a) statues and monuments. 

(b) the Cod of war.                             

(c) His poetry describing his love for his friend.                                                     
OR

(a)  All came to the post-office in the hope of finding a letter from Miriam.                                            

(b)  All stopped coming to the post-office as he had died.                                       

(c) All were curious to know because he had been a regular visitor and now had stopped coming to the post-office altogether.