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Section A Read the following extract from The Merchant of Venice and answer all the parts of the questions in full. The Merchant of Venice If I live to be as old as Sibylla, I will dies as chaste as Diana, unless I be obtained by the manner of my father’s will. I am glad this parcel of wooers are so reasonable, for there is not one of them but I dote on his very absence, and I pray God grant them a fair departure. Who is the speaker? Who is she speaking to? What are the “terms of (her) father’s will”? ( ½ + ½ +1) How many ‘wooers’ are mentioned in the speaker’s discussion? Give a list of the “parcel of wooers” in brief. (1 + 2) What does the speaker discuss about the English suitor? Who is his neighbor and how does she contrast him with the neighbor? (1+ 1) How does the speaker propose to mislead the drunkard among the suitors? (1+ 1) Who is Diana? Why does the speaker refer to her here? (1) Shylock:  How like a fawning publican he looks! I hate him for he is a Christian; But more that in low simplicity He lends out money gratis, and brings down The rate of usance here with us in Venice. In this speech Shylock gives two reasons for hating ’him’. Who is he talking about? What does Shylock mean by “fawning publican”? (1+1) What is the third reason Shylock gives for disliking the new entrant in this scene? ((2) What does Shylock describe as “well-won thrift”? How did the newcomer cause loss to Shylock’s business?  (1+2) From which words of Shylock do you realize that he follows the business ventures of “him” very closely? Where is his business spread and what are the risks the business faces according to Shylock? (1+2) Section B The Bangle Sellers (10) Read the Extract given below and answer the questions that follow.  Some are like fields of sunlit corn,  Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,  Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,  Or, rich like the hue of her heart’s desire,  Tinkling, luminous, tender and clear,  Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear.   What is being compared to ‘fields of sunlit corn’? Why? (3).  What do you understand by the phrases ‘bridal laughter’ and ‘bridal tear’? With what have they been compared to in this extract? (3)  Which figure of speech is being used in these two lines? Explain with examples. (4) “Some like the flame of her marriage fire,  Or, rich with the hue of her heart’s desire.” A Horse and Two Goats (10)  Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.  The shopman said, “If you could find five rupees and a quarter, you will have paid off an ancient debt. How much have you got now?” “I will pay you everything on the first of the next month.” “As always, and who, do you expect to rob by then?” Explain what has happened earlier because of which the shopkeeper is reluctant to give things on credit. (2)  Finally, from where did Muni say that he would get the money? Was he saying the truth? Give reasons to support your answer. (2)  According to Muni, how old was he? How did he calculate his age? (2)  What did the shopman say about Muni’s age? How could he guess that? (2)  Which characteristic trait of buying things is revealed from this extract? Give examples to support your answer. (2)​

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