1. What is tragic flaw?

The fundamental tragic traitof the Shakespearean hero, his interest, passion or particular habit of mind that
leads to his downfall.
2. Why is autumn called the 'seasons of mists and mellow fruitfulness'?
A. Autumn is the season of early mist and ripe fruits.
3. Who is called the bosom friend of maturing sun?
A: Autumn season is called the bosom friend of maturing sun.
4. What constitutes the music of autumn?
A: The wailing of small gnats, bleating of lambs, singing of crickets,
5.Why is it said that summer has overbrimmed the clamy cells of bees?
A: The bees have tasted honey from the late autumn flowers until they are satiated
6. What are the reasons for which a car may stop in front of the roadside stand, according tothe farmer?
A: According to the farmer a car may stop in front of the roadside stand to enquire the price of the produce,
to demand a gallon of petrol ,to ask the route or to merely reverse the car. Butunfortunately no one would
purchase the farm produce
7. What is the promise offered by the motion pictures?
A: The promise of motion pictures is the prosperity and glamour portrayed by Hollywood films
8. What is the attitude of the city dwellers towards the roadside stand?
Having failed to see the wretchedness of the poor, the city dwellers complain that the roadside stand, with
its artless paint, ruined the beauty of the nature. Another complaint is that the letters are wrongly
9. What is the figure of speech in the expression 'colourless cracks'?
The figure of speech in the expression 'colourless cracks' is alliteration.
10. What is the significance of the colour grey in the expression 'grey hills'?
The color grey in the expression 'grey hills' signifies dull, emptiness and desolation.
11. Why do you think are the cracks 'colourless'?
The poet sees the cracks 'colorless' because he sees no one in the house and every where is empty, so the
poet brought the image of colorless
12. What is the shake of the bellies of the old folks compared to?
The shake of the bellies of the old folks is compared to the sound of tambourines.
13. What does the poet mean when she uses the word “simpering?”
Simpering means a silly smile that contains no emotion
14. What effect does the poet create by using the phrase ‘once upon a time’?
Ans: By using the phrase ‘Once upon a time’ the poet indicates that he is talking about something that
happened a long time ago, something far-fetched. The phrase ‘Once upon a time’ also makes the beginning
of the poem sound like the poet is telling his son a story.
15. Explain "you better start swimmin' or you'll sink like a stone."
The poet asks the people to react to the injustices around them, or else one will perish
16. What does the line “the first one now will later be last" imply. Those who are in power now will be
pushed down as powerless because no one can stay
long on a throne of deceit
17. When Jerome hears of his father’s accident from his house master, how does he imagine his father has
died?
Jerome imagined that his father died due to gun shot in a police encounter.
18. How did Jerome’s father die?
Jerome’s father died when a pig fell on him as he was walking along a street in Naples.
19. What bothers Jerome about his aunt?
Jerome’s aunt is a woman of “a great old age” who has “no sense of humour” and who cannot help but
exaggerate and dramatize the event of her brother’s death.
20. What might be the probable reasons for Patrick to leave his wife?
The probable reasons are Patrick might have fallen in love with another woman or may be blackmailed or
might be chased by enemies
21. Why did Peti hate swimming at school?
Mum made togs from old swimming togs. The togs Mum made were thirty eight chest and Peti was only
ten.
22. Why did Uncle Raz give Dad his car?
Uncle Raz couldn’t fix the car anymore, and he had been fined.
23. Why did Mum toot the horns of the car on Wednesday mornings, when she was out on the road?
She wanted to tell all her mates and relations along the way so that if they wanted anything they’d have to
run out and call it aloud to Mum.
24. How could Dad buy a new car?
Dad won a lottery of fifty thousand
25. Why does Lucas say that everybody is a bore at some time?
Lucas says that everybody is a bore at sometime because everybody has a fixed idea to impart, and the
fixed ideas of the few are the boredom of many.
26.Why is Lucas’ peer described as eccentric?
Lucas’ peer is described as eccentric because he had the habit of thinking loud and his thoughts were often
at variance with words.
27.Why according to Lucas are bores happy?
Bores are happy because they have so much to tell and come so well out of it and they can always find
listeners
28. How did Alexander of Abonutichus deal with the written questions in sealed envelope?
When Alexander of Abonutichus was alone he would lift off the seal read the message, remake the envelope
and attach the response. This is how he deals with the written questions in sealed envelope.
29. In what form has science emerged in the popular mind?
Science has emerged in the popular mind as the primary means of penetrating the secrets of the universe.
30. What is the best anecdote for pseudo science?
The best anecdote for pseudo science is science.
31. What is a “coloured funeral?”
A “coloured funeral” is the funeral of a black man.
32. What is the Confederate Daughters?
It is an association of women descended from the Confederate veterans of the Civil war. Their objectives
includes honoring the memory of those who scarified in the service of the confederate states, to protect and
preserve the historical places of the confederate valour and to record the role of Southern women during the
struggle of Independence.
33. Who is a “dark horse” and who is the “dark horse” mentioned in the play?
A person with great abilities unknown to others is known as dark horses. Cornelia Scott is the dark horse
mentioned in the play
34. Who are ' Colonial Dames?'
The Colonial Dames of America is an American organization composed of women who are descended from
an ancestor who lived in British America from 1607-1775, and was of service to the colonies by either
holding public office, being in the military, or serving the colonies in some other way.