16ELCE4 DHARMAPURAM ADHINAM ARTS COLLEGE -MAYILADUTHURAI U.G.DEGREE EXAMINATION,
PART-II-ENGLISH
SHORT STORIES FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
TIME: Three hours Marks:75
SECTION-A- (10X2=20) ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN A SENTENCE OR TWO:
1. Where does kanti go for shooting? Whom does he see there?
2. Why did Satyajit decide to attend the wedding?
3. What is the suggestion given by the tree to get a red rose?
4. For how much was Bruce’s skit finally sold?
5. Who are the parents of Samuel? Where do they line?
6. What is the year of action in ‘the pedestrian’? Who is the protagonist?
7. Who is a nincompoop?
8. Why Was Mathilde disappointed?
9. What is the settling of the story ‘Sun and Moon’?
10. What is the present that Eleanor made Bertram buy for Suzanne?
SECTION-B – (5X5=25)
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING IN APARAGRAPH, CHOOSING EITHER (A) OR (B) IN EACH.
11. (a) How was the second marriage of kanti settled? or
(b)What did Srinath expect of satyajit at the wedding and how was the issue settled?
12. (a) What happens to the sacrifice of the nightingale? or (b) Summarize the short story ‘Acme’.
13. (a)How does a harmless past time viewed in ‘The Pedestrian’? or (b)Describe the meeting of Samuel and his parents.
14. (a) Why did Julia object to the deduction of three rubles? or
(b)Describe the hardships that the couple went through to repay the debts.
15. (a) What is the significance of the title of the story ‘Sun and Moon’? or 1 | P a g e
(b)How does Eleanor trick Bertram into buying an unwanted present for Suzanne?
SECTION-C-(3X10=30)
ANSWER ANY THREEOF THE FOLLOWING IN DETAIL.
16. Describe the cycle of events that brought satyajit back to where he began.
17. What moral lessons do you get from Wilde’s short story?
18. How does Bradbury show his doubts about technology and progress in his short story?
19. How does Maupassant present that a small even can change an entire life?
20. How does Catherine Mansfield portray the Psychology of the children in her short story?
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