HSEB Major English | Class 12 | Examination Paper 2069

HIGHER SECONDARY EDUCATION BOARD
Major English - Class 12
Examination 2069

Time: 3 hrs.                             Full Marks: 100
                                                Pass Marks: 35

Attempt all the questions.

Group 'A'

1. Attempt any one of the following questions: [10]
(a) Compare and contrast the characters of Jay Gatsby and Tom Buchanan.
(b) The Great Gatsby assumes that the idea of American dream rooted in the concept of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness is far from reality. Discuss.

2. Answer any three of the following questions: [3x5=15]
(a) Daisy is strongly associated with white colour. What does it symbolize ?
(b) Why does Mr. Wilson lock up his wife into a room ?
(c) Discuss the themes of the novel The Great Gatsby.
(d) Discuss the role of Dan Cody in the transformation of Gatsby's life.
(e) What is the implication of the "Valley of the Ashes" as used in the 'The Great Gatsby' ?

3. Answer any one of the following questions: [10]
(a) What are the obsessions of Zi'Dima and Lollo. How are their characters revealed in the story ? Explain. (The Jar)
(b) How does Parker create a real and graphic account of what being poor actually means on a daily basis ? Do you have anything more to add to her definition of poverty ? (What is poverty ?)

4. Answer any three of the following questions: [3x5=15]
(a) What are the factors which impair the individual's ability to plan for the future ? (The Time Factor)
(b) What are the three reasons that Mencken gives for his support of capital Punishment ? (The Penalty of Death)
(c) Is babel's story a melodramatic nonsense or a serious work of art ? (Di grasso: A Tale of Odessa)
(d) What is lollo Zirafa like ? (The Jar)
(e) What was the working conditions of the old man like ? (The Big Fish)

Group 'B'

5. Attempt any one of the following questions: [10]
(a) Contrast the attitude of the men and of the women towards the sea. (Riders to the Sea)
(b) Contrast the characters of the old woman and the spinster. (Lord Byron's Love Letter)

6. Answer any three of the following questions. Item (b) is compulsory. [3x5=15]
(a) Write about the motive of Lomov's visit to Tschubukov's house in the play. (A Marriage proposal)
(b) Explain the following extract with reference to the context: The monster! "He not only grabs other people's property, he calls them names, to boot."
(c) Compare the role of Arthur and Carolin. (The Happy Journey)
(d) What is the attitude of autograph seekers to Lana Turner ? (To Bobolink, For Her Spirit)
(e) Comment on the roles of Staforel and his men. (The Romancers)

Group 'C'

7. Attempt any one of the following questions: [10]
(a) What picture do you get of the creation of the tiger ? (The Tiger)
(b) Critically appreciated the poem "When I am Dead, My Dearest."

8. Answer any three of the following questions. Item (e) is compulsory. [3x5=15]
(a) Do scientists think that immortality is a possibility ? Do you know of anything that scientists have done to make man immortal ? (Shall I compare Thee to a Summer's Day ?)
(b) What does 'nearer view' mean in terms of the relationship between the poet and the women ? (She was a phantom of Delight)
(c) Why are sons and daughters compared to inanimate objects ? (The Inner Part)
(d) How does the poet associate his life with light ? (On His Blindness)
(e) Explain these lines:
"The old carl's daughter died at the breast
I speak the truth, as I live by bread !"