iii.

middle class
iv. middle class
V.
Drama and Poetry
vi. immigrant authors
Q.5. B. Novel- To Sir, With Love (4.2)
Q.5. B. Answer in about 50 words to the
questions given below. |4 Marks]
1. Half yearly report of the student's
council highlights the conduct of
Braithwaite's' class. Justify.
Ans: On the day of the report, the students
arrived smartly dressed and polished
indicating that they were aware of the
importance of the event and took their roles
seriously. Two of Braithwaite's students,
Miss Joseph and Denham, were not only in
charge of the day's programme, but also
ensured that their colleagues were ready to
play his/her part thus showcasing their
ability to be good leaders. Denham uses the
term 'Miss' in addressing each of the senior
girls. This transformation of Denham from
an aggressive, rude student to a respectful,
decent young man is a clear example of the
positive influence Braithwaite has had on
the students. Similarly, Potter, Sapiano,
Miss Pegg, Jackson, Fernman, Miss Dare
and Miss Dodd, each speak knowledgeably
about their coursework and exhibit
confidence. Femman's dramatic report
precise
contrasted with his clear and and
voice, his "adroit questioning"
his *blunt
Denham's fearlessness in
 took halftheythe adults, with was feelings. severely emphasising
andactivities on the monotonous.
loudtheirsession,
exercise
wereof classwas missifwhatonlybe whobe thesupporting
half-yearly
the
questioning
session Mr form
programme. offwere
school.
about Phillips andthe
andwellthree.
managedteachers
causing
intervenethem Fernman'
childrentheirthatfrom respect Denham P.T. effects about a periods should
should
and caught honesty to
blunt
Weston critici
in
and
young showing they [Link] then Denham handled
[Link]
clear
deliver ythem. report P.T
students? of
with questioning
that
week counter-argued
stating
by
that,
fit.
-Evans
to questions
the and Miss
thethe
posted Denham
pattern by andcomplained
its true, exercise
see random Miss
Phillip
stepp
that responsi ble ,
session received if longer a P.T. often be
the
that
becomes children
andhandled yearly thatplanned and students
opinion as atwice
was boyslike they Give
the the of with among
questioning
them,
Mr to
questionsrespond
students patience boys
out space pointless the for minutes saying
that effectively
of students to skilfully
She
(Sci.) progress of Daleat asked were
need theas questions without
When and
proof progressed questíoning
Braithwaite general
half pointed properly was
the the and
the implying
He
time. whoandfor
time feature
session. end
Misschosen
were two
answer
proved
coolest
effectively
questionin
of He During fthe
Bank academic ireports,
t rude few limitation his benefit
daily Phillip's
response
was it the the the
embarrassmen
cri
are
Question
tic is ms"
the to the
naught
met,toy,
his
in
expressing
the
He
activities.
being
of all was
report
of 20
thereby
timefor
it depend
on
students
Phillipstake use Philips importantPhillips,
questioning at wereandby
the
other
to
She
her and of
as yearly Owing criticised
Denham
Illustrate. not
games. by agreement.
activities onlyperformed aofwaste to report
was
scheduled reportsbystruggling
panel the [Link]
answered couldn't
theirThus, have Tirst whichthe
Denham only to allowed informed
werethe Thischeer could made
Missthose don't Miss
details. Weston
Miss Whileguard tackle
other
skilful
In on the was An thethe
Board Ans: Ans:
2. 3.
HSC:
 successfully defended the need for PT
class by outwitting Denham who
eventuallyadmitteddefeat.

short note on the event which

Write a 15h November in
4. took place on
GreensladeSehool.
report of the students
half-yearly arranged
Ans: The which is an event entirely themselves
council
by the studentsMiss Joseph
and presentedNovember 15".
was held on two senior studentswere in
and Denham the day's programme. The
charge of the Florian
speech by Mr. and
meeting began with a aims
who outlined the
the headmaster His presentation
policies of the school.
well received and was
lengthy was
though address by Miss
followed with a short council's purpose
Joseph who outlined the this each class
Following
and its activities. through their chosen
took turns, reporting had been
representatives on what they
the year which
studying in the first half of subject had its
Each
had begun after Easter. lowest class was
own representative. The
report. Mr
the first to present its
Braithwaite's class being the oldest was the
all
S last to present its repot. After
representatives had presented their report, a
panel of teachers were chosen to answer
at
ly any questions pertaining to the reports
be which had been given. Mr. Weston, Mrs
ho Dale Evans and Miss Phillips were chosen
be at random to form the teacher's panel.
Denham protested the need for students to
the take the PT class. Mr. Weston responded
ting poorly by being loud and aggressive instead
of offering valid points. However, MIS
zarly Phillips stepped in and defended the need
ssion for all students to do P.T. Althougn
mme. Denham had made some good points, h e
d Mr was soon outwitted by Miss Phillips aru
form gave up on the matter. The meeting ended
about with a final address by the headmaster,
school.
ght off expressing his pride in all the students and
were
5.
appreciating them for their efforts.
Phillips The extract presents the narrator as a
sty and
e well
silenthalf
Ans: The observer
yearly of report
the events.
of theExplain.
students
e three. council was a measure of students' progress
ene and
ed to the
in the first half of the year which had begun
Dg them
afier Easter. Braithwaite knew that onthe
day of the event, all eyes would be onthe
Westons
Fernman'
m's blunt
students,
most
He noted
that it was one
ofthe
ed in and
Grofpresenteenswhatimeldaporttheyde'bysanttheschool
days in the calendar
to
be
overview
'.
The reports
had eaned with anBraithwaite
students were
 and were therefore a test of his teaching
activities. When it was the turn of
skills. Thus, Braithwaite took the event as a
Braithwaite's class to present its report, it
perfect chance to sit back and observe his was Miss Joseph who introduced the class
student as an audience.
theme of brotherhood and interdependency
6. Analyzing the change in the students of mankind to the audience. She later
behaviour in the presentation' is the delivered her report on Domestic Science
central theme. with confidence and utmost ease. Denham
Ans: The half-yearly report proves to be the played a major role in voicing the opinion
perfect chance to analyze the progress of the of a few of his fellow colleagues by
students. The narrator notes that on the day criticising the P.T pattern in his report.
of the report, "The children arived smartly During the questioning session, Denham
dressed and polished."/This indicates that had put forward clever and assertive
the students were aware of the importance arguments making it a challenging yet
of the event and took ther Totes seOUsy. healthy session.
Two of Braithwaite's students, Miss Joseph 8. The senior students presented their
and Denham, were not only in charge of the class report more confidently than the
day's programme, but also "moved about junior students. Give reasons.
among their colleagues ensuring that each Ans: Being the youngest, the students of junior
one was ready to pay isther)part thus class were shy and frightened while
showcasing their ability to be goodleaders. presenting the report. Their reports were
The narrator observes with pride that short as they were relatively new to the
*Denham used the term Miss' in concept of seeking information for
addressing each of the senior girls". This themselves and the difficulties involved
transformation of Denham from an with it. The senior students on the other
aggressive, rude student to a respectful, hand, were better at expressing themselves
decent young man is a clear example of the than the junior students. They had a better
positive influence Braithwaite has had on understanding of the reports and its
the students. Similarly, Potter, Sapiano, relationship to them. This helped the senior
Miss Pegg, Jackson, Fernman, Miss Dare students to present the class report more
and Miss Dodd, each speak knowledgeably confidently than the junior students.
about their coursework and exhibit
9. Fernman was innovative and dramatic
confidence. Fernman's dramatic report in his presentation. Discuss in brief.
contrasted with his clear and precise Ans: The half yearly report organised by the
voice, his "adroit questioning" and students council was a day of great
Denham's fearlessness in his blunt
important for the students and teachers at
criticisms" are proof that the children took Greenslade school. When it was time for
their academic progress seriously. Fernman to present his report on Physiology
Thus, as the students deliver their half he signalled Welch and Alison to carry a
yearly reports, it becomes clear that they skeleton to the stage. This sudden shift of
from the
have progressed immensely Braithwaite atmosphere from the serious analytical
naughty, rude children that presentations of his classmates to the image
first met, to responsible, young adults, of the man on stage, next to a skeleton
owing to the patience and respect with hanging from a hook, screwed into the top
which Braithwaite handled them. of its skull and gently revolving at the end
of a chord, immediately made the audience
7. Denham and Miss Joseph played a key laugh. Through his dramatic and innovative
yearly
role in the presentation of the half presentation Fernman calmly states that
report of students' council. Illustrate.
though he can prove the skeleton's gender,
Ans: Miss Joseph, along with Denham, was in he cannot prove its ethnicity. Hence,
charge of hosting the half-yearly report of concluding that though people have various
the students' council. Besides helping in the different characteristics, the foundations
organization of the event, both of them also
ensured its smooth functioning, by were all laid out according to the same blue
Supervising the other students as they print. Thus, Fernman was able to relieve the
performed their assigned tasks, thus tension of the audience by providing a
displaying their leadership skills. Miss comic element through his dramatic and
Joseph delivered a short address outlining innovative presentation in the student
the purpose of the Students' Council council programume.
 10,
The stage has a great
impact on the
presentations of
the statement. the students. Justify
Ans: During the half
yearly report, as the
students take the stage,
clear that they have it becomes very
progress not only as made considerable
individuals. Even if students had but also
aware of how Braithwaite been
the setting of histhestudents had changed,
stage, with him as anauditorium and the
allows him to observe audience member
rewards of his efforts. Thefrom afar, the
the aspects of the stage is one of
to the setting that is symbolic
students' progress and their lives.
By presenting
are not just their reports, the students
their school,taking active participation in
take control but also coming
lives. forward
of their to
representsto the perfect The stage
students platform for the i
can also beshowcase their skills, and thus
drama, towith thecompared
students
to the stage of
chance charm the being given the
Q.5. C. Novel- audience.
Around the World in 80 davs
0.5. C.
Answer in about 50 words (4.3)
i

1, questions given below. to the

Explain
of
how the author has [4 Marks]
International made
use
zones in his novel. Date Line and time
Ans: Phileas Fogg is
to go
he setsaround
the challenged by his friends
world in eighty days.
out to As
goes through accomplish
various this task, he
undertakes many adventures. He lands and
through Brindisi,
Hong Kong, Suez, Mumbai,Kolkata,
goes
New York andYokohama, San Francisco,
eastwards Liverpool.
had gainedaround
By travelling
the world, Phileas
fogg
i
time by journeying
those time-zones. through
his bet because heIn the end, Fogg wins
all
while had gained
aday
crossing the International Date
Line. However,
his own and he does not realize this on
almost loses the bet.
coincidence and sheer luck, Fogg Through
is made
aware of the additional day
bet with just and wins the
moments to spare. Thus the
author has aptly
novel 'Around theused
world
time zones in his
in eighty days'.
2.
'Money was never a concern for
Phileas Fogg; it was for Mr.
accepted the wager.' Discuss. honour he
Ans: Mr Phileas Fogg has the
opportunity to
double his fortune, But he accepts
wager to the
preserve honour and prove
his
his worth. He wants to show the menmbers
58
 4.
do
of the Reform club that he can
he
anything he sets out to do. He spends Ans:
ify
nearly all of his money along the way.
proving tlhat money is not what he is trulv
after. This shows that for Mr. Fopo
he
honour is more important than money.
le
3. Phileas Fogg's travel around the world
was full of adventures and surprises,
d. Illustrate.
he
Ans: The following major incidents make Fogg's
travel adventurous and full of surprises.
of Fogg's release:
Fix arrests Fogg at Liverpool and severely
S delays his plans to reach London on time
ts to win the bet. Fogg and the others are
devastated. However, several hours later.
to Fix finally realizes his mistake and
releases Fogg.
ii. Arrival at London:
Fogg, Passepartout and Aouda finally
arrive in London after several
obstacles, but realize that theydelays and
are five 5.
ii.
minutes late and Fogg has lost the bet.
Aouda'
At
s proposal:
Savile Row, Fogg Ans:
to be depressed and finally toallows himself
all is lost. begins believe that
shareFogg's Passepartout and Aouda, to0,
gloom hangs feelings and an atmosphere of
over Savile Row.
is through these moments of However,
a glimmer of happinesssorrow,
when emerges
confesses her to Fogg and he,Aouda
admits that he love
loves her. This too,
also exciting because incident is
the discovery of the it ultimately leads to
to Fogg to win the true date, thus leading
iv. bet.
Passepart
When out's discovery:
Passepartout sets out to 6.
services of a hire the
Aouda's marriage,Reverend for Fogg and
deadline for the bethehasdiscovers that the Ans:
leads to a not passed. Thb
gh
de
ulFogg' ly complete
timatsetriumph: turn of events,
results Fogg winning thewhic
in
he In the final be.
he members moments of the bet. the ive
of the
Is arrival.
hey haveHowever,
Refom
they Club await Fogg
are
Ar. not return onwon the
bet and that
has not beentime. A1 this point,
tha
Fogg will
convinced
he the
the and therevealed to the [Link]
readers
the However on thatmajorFoggcharhasactelostrs bet.
impre, ssiFogg are under
the
ve seconds
members beforeof thethearrivdeadl
es at the club, merd Ans:
Club,ine, leaving
ers

iabsolmporuatentshock
ly, the thisreadersturn
at of theandnovel, in
of
more

events.
 Explain how the time gained of a full guilty and blames himself for bringing
misfortune to Aouda. He thought that he
day isrevealed to Mr. Fogg.
4

Ans: Passepartout is sent to engage a was rich enough to give her a free and
clergyman for the marriage of Fogg and happy life when he decided to bring
Aouda from India. But since he lost the
Aouda. According to them, the marriage
wager he had not a single penny left with
is to be solemnized the next day on him and had no riches to offer her. Thus,
Monday. When Passepartout arrives at the both feel guilt and remorse for each
clergyman's house to hire his services for other's misfortune.
the next day (Monday), he realizes that
fact.
the next day is not Monday but is in 8 Explain the stress on the mind of Fogg
Sunday. He rushes back home to Fogg after returning from world tour at
and conveys this to Fogg in the following Saville Row.
at
line, "Because to-morrow is Sunday!" Ans: After returning from the world tour
Passepartout had quickly concluded that if Saville Row, Fogg locks himself in his
allows
tomorrow were in fact, Sunday, then room and, for the first time,
today must be Saturday, 21 December. himself to be seriously depressed about
the bet. After
This meant that Fogg could still win the seemingly losing
his
bet because the deadline for the
bet is overcoming numerous obstacles in
He
8:45 p.m. on Saturday, 21 December. cab journey and arriving so close to his goal,
him into the he regretted losing the wager to for. an
then pulls him and drags
to reach the reforim club on time. unforeseen event he was unarmed
misfortune
Still, Mr. Fogg handled his
5. Passepartout stations himself outside with calmness. He also felt guilty and
Phileas' door. Give reasons. blames himself for bringing misfortune to
himself outside Aouda. He thought that he was ich
Ans: Passepartout stationed life
Philaes door because he wanted to keep a
had enough to give her a free and happyfrom
watch upon his Master. Mr. Phileas when he decided to bring Aouda
confined himself in his room as
he he had
India. But since he lost the wager
had
thought he had not reached London on him and
not a single peny left with
Knowing that no riches to offer her.
time and lost the wager.
Englishmen, governed by fixed ideas Narrate the happenings at Reform
sometimes resort to suicide, Passepartout Club on the 80" day of the wager.
may do that.
was scared that Mr Phileas Ans: The reform club was the
place where
he remains
So to avert this situation Fogg had accepted the wager of going
without the
door defend
outside Phileas' around the world in eighty day to a large
knowledge of Phyllis. day,
his honour. On the eightiethmall and the
6 Passepartout blamed himself for
the crowd had gathered in Pall had set
misfortune of his master. Justify. neighbouring street. Many brokers caused
Club which
Fix's true up around the Reform members awaited
Ans: Passepartout had concealed resulted in chaos. The Five club
motives from his master which club. While
If he had Mr Fogg at the reform
the arrest of Fogg at Liverpool.
Fix's intentions,
about
waiting they were discussing inquired
Mr.
warned his master about Fogg's arrival. Thomas Flanagan
innocence, His
Fogg would have proved his about the arrival of the last
train. All
let Fogg off
proof of innocence would have except Mr. Fallentin agreed that
Mr. Fogg
have kept a
the hook and Fix would not his arrest would not reach on time. They were
were
Close watch on himn which lead to starting to get more anxious and
and provedas an obstacle in his journey. constantly checking the clock ffv
and
minds of counting the seconds left. At the
1. the remorse in the
Compare seeming fifth second, a loud cry was heard
Mr, Fogg and Aouda for the followed by an applause. At the fifty
failure of his wager. seventh second, Puleas Fogg opened the
Ans: Aouda is surprised at Mr Fogg's arrest.
Fogg saloon door and acknowledged his
Her heart revolts whenshe sees that weeps presence before the pendulum beat the
She
is being charged for robbery, to save her sixtieth second, He was followed by an
do nothing with grief
bitterly as she canoverwhelmed excited crowd who had forced their
protector. She is his through the club door way
at failure of
Mr. Fogg's seeming hand, feels
wager, Mr Fogg, on the other
HSC: Board Question Bank (Sci.) agreementabout
general opponents.
10. There was no
success in the
Mr. Fogg's
Discuss. who were
five members of the club waiting
Ans: The were
the opponents of Mr. Fogg day of the
on the last
for his arrival
wager. While waiting
they were

Fogg's arrival.
discussing about [Link] of the
Twenty minutes, prior 12.
Stuart, Thomas
wager time, Andrewstarted discussing
Flanagan and Ralph Liverpool.
about the last train from Fogg had Ans
Andrew Stuart states that if have
train, he would
come by the last one
gotten here and that there is only
steamer from New York to London which
arrived yesterday and Fogg was not there
in that steamer. Samuel Fallentin requests
the rest to not be hasty in jumping to
conclusions as Mr. Fogg was known to be
eccentric and punctual and could appear
at the last minute. According to Thomas
Flanagan, Mr Fogg could not have
prevented the delays which were certain
so he cannot reach the club on time, John
Sullivan states that they haven't received
any intelligence from Mr. Fogg, even
though there are telegraphic lines all
along the route asserting the fact that Mr.
Fogg had lost the wager. Gautier Ralph
was sure about presenting Mr Fogg's
cheque at Barings the next day. Thus, all
except Mr. Fallentin believed that they
have won the bet or else Fogg would have
arrived,
11. Narrate the happenings at a prison
where Fogg was kept under arrest.
Ans: On arrival in Liverpool, Fogg got arrested
by Detective Fix under suspicion of
a robber and thrown in being
prison at the
custom house. At the custom house, Fogg
sat on a wooden bench
and without apparent motionless, calm
anger. He had
carefully put his watch upon a table and
was watching it tick without uttering a
single word. His look being singularly set
and stern. He later started walking slowly
around the jail and examined it probably
tocheck his ways of escaping. He then sat
down again and made a journal entry of 13,
"80h day, 11.40 a.," besides his earlier
entry of "21" December, Saturday,
Liverpool;'". When the custom house Ans
clock had struck one, he noticed that his
watch was two hours fast. He thought
about how he could have reached the
reform club by a quarter before nine p.m.
60
 unfortunate arrest. At
ifit wasn'tfor histwo; Fix, Passepartout
greement about thirty three past huriedly entered the
the opponents. and Aouda haddisclosed that the real
oom. Fix had set Mr. Fogg free
club who were robber was arrested and his
to Fogg for
2were waiting Fix had apologized knocked him down
st day of the mistake but Fogg had
the custom
they were with a punch before leaving
gg'k aival. house.
nletion of the in the
ar. Thomas 12 Allis well that ends well. Justify
light of the extract from the novel
discussing
n Livemool. 'Around the World in Eighty Days.'
if Fogg had Ans: The joumey undertaken by Fogg and
woukd have Passepartout, when they set out to
IN onl one circumnavigate the world in eighty days,
ndon which is filled with dangerous obstacles and
as not there
atin requests
impossibly dificult situations. However,
with Fogg's determination and wit, and
Jumping to
nown to be Passepartout's clever ways, they manage
to overcome the numerous challenges
uld appear
to Thomas before them and still find time to do good
for others. While on their
rescues Aouda from a terriblejourney,
not have Fogg
ere certain fate in India
time. John and brings her along with him to
Ireceived They brave many dangers together England.
g even and
steadily inch closer to their goal till they
lines all finally arrive at Liverpool. Just when
that Mr Fogg begins to
er Raiph and labour willbelieve
soon be
that his hard work
Fogg's
Thus, all arested by Detective Fix,paid off, he isa
Severe blow to delivering
ehat they London on [Link]'s plans of reaching
uid have
cruel, because notThisonlyarrestis is particularly
actual
so closerobber, but also Fogg not the
prison to reaching his because Fogg was
st. Fix
event ually goal. Even though
arTest ed realizes
relFoggeases Fogg, they miss histhe mistake ano
of being
Fogg soon seemingly loses the bet,deadline ano
,fogg
, Calm
not passed real izes that
as he the deadline has Howevel,
crossi ng the gained a day wheil
De and Teaches international
win the [Link] Club dat just
eliinne and n
ay se Fogg Thus, the novel endstime with
not onlbeiy ng
honour, butwirnealswarsothededearbetns and defends
slowly for his efforts. He
his
say charming
13. that' Alwoman,
is well Aouda.
the loveof
that
WiwWlunniningg thofe heart Is ends wel'. Hence,One can

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annd did
not care
of
of human
 who took them to the desired destination.
connection. In Passepartout, he finds a
loyal and trustworthy friend
and in The desired destination according to Dr.
Aouda, wonderful and charming Watson was in a questionable and
forbidden neighbourhood. The
partner. Thus, through his many
lines of
neighbourhood consisted of long
adventures, he gains an understanding and
appreciation of interpersonal dull bricks relieved by cheap and showy
relationships, which he never had before public houses at the corner. These were
followed by two-storied villas, each with
and considers this to be his greatest its small garden in the front, and then
reward from the trip.
and föllowed again by a continuous line of
The ending of the novel is unexpected
which new brick buildings, which looked like
leads to àsudden twist of events, the monstrous tentacles of the city. The
result in Fogg winning the bet. However, other houses near the destination were not
Fogg realizes that the long and dangerous inhabited. The desired destination was a
journey that he has undertaken has been house which was as dark as the others
worthwhile, not because he won the bet. houses in the area. A single glimmer
but because it led him to Aouda. Thus, appeared in the kitchen. It was a third
rate
through the ending, it is conveyed life suburban dwelling house. Here they were
holds more meaning than mere worldly invited to discuss about some important
desires and that sometimes, the prize is issue about the treasure.
the hearts we win. Sherlock
3. Write the character sketch of
0.5. D. Novel- The Sign of Four (4.4) Holmes as a professional detective.
is a private
the Ans: The main character in the novel
Q.5. D. Answer in about 50 words to detective Sherlock Holmes. He's presented
questions given below. 14 Marks] Dr.
the through the viewpoint of his friend and
1. The reception of six pearls helps Watson who describes him as a sharp
providing
story to move forward by with the other
clear
highly intelligent individual havingknown
Some connection
cut, hawk-like features. Holmes is
[Link]. and
ten years for his proficiency with observations
Ans: Mary's father had disappeared after his deductions. His rational thinking and logical
approach help him analyse cases in a way
and a few years
ago
disappearance, she saw an anonymous that no one else can comprehend.
Holmes's
advertisement in the newspaper asking approach to his cases is devoid of emotion.
her for her address. Upon her employer's facts and
address. Since then, He simply takes interest in the
advice, she gave her does not leave room for personal bias to
each year in
she has received six pearlsperson. With the impair his judgment. In Dr. Watson'sa
the mail by an unknown asking for a opinion, Holmes is an automaton
a note
last pearl, she receives provide calculating machine - which makes himn
hints that
meeting. The pearls make amends for positively inhuman. He derives conclusions
Someone is trying to from handwritings. He has a sharp memory.
have somehow
Some wrongful ation thatMorstone gets He also had a strong and acute sense of
harmed Mary. Mary
intrigued and approaches detective judgement and justice. Holmes is a master
Holmes and his of deduction who thrives on mysteries and
Holmes for his help. accompany
lives to resolve them.
friend Dr. Watson agree to
person. In this thought process of
Compare the
her to meet the unknown helps the
4.
Holmes and Dr. Watson in handling
pearls
way, the reception of six Mary Morstone the case.
story to move forward as
dots between her Ans: Sherlock's approach to the case is devoid
tries to connect the pearls by of emotion. He simply takes interest in
father's disappearance and the
approaching detective Holmes. the facts and does nt leave room for
personal bias to impair his judgment. On
destination of the
Describe thedesired providing the other hand, Dr. Watson does not treat
parties in your words by the clients as mere units or factors. His
Some details. emotional side leads him to sympathise
Sherlock Holmes and Dr.
Ans: Miss Morstan, and at times empathise with the clients.
Watson on reaching at the agreed tine He excels in sensing a person's state of
approached by a small,
and place were dressed as a coachman mind, a quality lacking in Holmes, which
dark, brisk man
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sensitive and humane.
makes him more opinion about
However, his personal judgment, thus
everyone cloud his on the subtle
causing him to miss out pick. For
clues that Holmes never fails to the
instance, Holmes observes
handwriting in the note and draws the
conclusion that the writer is a man of self
esteem and character, while for Watson,
the handwriting seemed just legible and
regular. It takes Holmes a mere afternoon
to make the important connection
between Major Sholto and the anonymous
sender of pearls, which Watson does not
make even when Holmes presents him
with the facts that he had obtained.
5. Narrate the case of Miss Morstan in
your words.
Ans: Mary Morston's father disappeared on 3
of December, 1878 from a hotel, she was
about to meet him at. She complained
about her missing father at the police
station. She advertised about it. She
contacted her father's friend Major Sholto
who denied knowing her father's return.
Then in 1882, she found an advertisement
inquiring about her. She responded to the
advertisement and received a pearl. Since
then she has received a pearl each year for
six years. With the last pearl she received
a letter
with a message - She has been
wronged and should have justice and also
asking for a meeting.
6. Sherlock Holmes deduced facts from
the back files of the times.
Justify by
providing few details.
Ans: Sherlock Holmes found after
consulting
the back files of the times that Major
Sholto died on the 20" of April 1882.
Within a short span of time after his
death, Mary Morston, captain Morston's
daughter started receiving avaluable pearl
repeatedly for six years, implying a
connection. With the last pearl she
received a letter remarking that she has
been wronged and asking for meeting.
With this letter, Holmes deduced that it
was about her father and that Sholto's heir
knows something about Mary's father's
disapperance.
7. You are a wronged woman, and shall
have justice', Interpret the statement to
highlight the conflict in Miss Morstan's
mind.
Morston has been receiving a
Ans: Mary pearl every year since 1882. In
precious
 the sixth year, she reccives a letter witl,
the pcarl remarking that she a wrongcd
woman, and shall have justice. Thic
message lands Miss Morston in a
strangeto
And inexplicable situation. She is trying
solve her father's disappearance while
trying to decode the sender of the pearls
and their motives but to no avail. The
message instead of solving the existing
mysteries, increase the number of
unanswered questions like how was she
wonged? Is the message connected to her
father's disappearance? If so how? All
these questions increase the number of
unresolved conflict in her mind further
pushing her into a state of perplexity and
conflict.
8 Dr. Watson reflects Miss Morstan's
state of mind, Discuss with some
examples.
Ans: Doctor Watson meets Mary Morston for
the first time when she brings her case for
Sherlock Holmes. Dr. Watson finds
Mary's face reflective of her character
and mental state. When he witnesses her
lip tremble and hand quiver as she takes
her seat, he describes her emotional state
of mind as agitated. When Watson meets
Mary Morston for the second time, he
states that she was that feeling uneasy
about her strange situation, otherwise she
would have looked
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Lyceum Theatre, the combination
dull evening and mysterious nature of
their mission help him sense that she was
nervous and depressed like him. All the
mentioned examples show that Dr.
Watson reflects Miss Morstan's state o>
mind.
9
Holmes had a competence about tne
route of their travel, Suggest
points to clarify the some
Ans: As sOon as the trio statement.
sat in the carriage, the
driver picked up his horse and they
plunged away at a furious pace throug"
the foggy streets. They were
unknown place. While Dr. driving
Watsontohada
lost his bearings due totheir
and his own limited fast pace, o3
London, Mr. Holmes was knowledge
anes of the places throughmuttering th
Were iravelling, He which
such as Rochester, mentioned
Robinson Square,
nat"
Vauxhallthebridge road etc. He correctly
gueSsed
they arrived bridge of River when
on it. leThames accurately
furtherPriory road,
guessed Wordsworth road,
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Section IV: Study of Literary Genre (Novel)

Lark Hall Lane, Stockwell place, Robert emotions and situations on a level that
Street, Cold Harbour Lane. From all this Holmes fails to understand. He is the
we can say that Sherlock Holmes has
good conmpetency of their route. second-most important character in the
story, after Holmes. This is because he
10. The mention of new places adds a pace helps Holmes comprehend the sensitive
to the story. Justify. aspects of situations, which is not
Ans: The plot of the"The sign of four' is set in Holmes' strong suit. Though Holmes is
various localities in and around London. extraordinarily gifted, this does not stop
What moves the story forward are a series Watson from arguing with him, making
of incidents that took place earlier in Agra him the only one capable of tolerating
and the Andaman 0slands in India. The Holmes and proving that he is the perfect
novel begins with Mary's visit to companion for the eccentric detective. His
Sherlock Holmes' residence at Baker admiration for Miss Morstan shows us his
romantic side and his hesitation to feel
street in London. The mysterious letter
which brought her to meet Holmes takes worthy of Miss Morstan's affection
them to Lyceum theatre which turns out portrays him as a true gentleman. He
excels in sensing a person's state of mind
to be a transit point from where the trio is which makes him more sensitive and
whisked away in a carriage, through the humane.
streets of London to a poorer,
neighborhood, where the meeting will 13. The paper found in the desk of captain
finally take place. There is mention of Morstan is the center of the action.
places like the Thames river and various Explain.
other London streets and roads. The story Ans: The paper that Mary gave to Holmes was
takes us to family estate of Thaddeus. found in her father's desk. After
Thus the mention of new places adds to examining the paper, Holmes declared
the pace of the story. that the matter was deeper and more
complicated than he had initially thought
11. M Morstan found Holmes as right and that he might have to reconsider his
person to handle her case. Give reason. approach to the case. He asked Mary to
Ans: Miss Mary Morston had got the reference carefully preserve the paper. The story is
of Sherlock Holmes from her employer about the hidden treasure described in the
Mrs. Cecil Forrester whom Holmes had paper. The paper is also proof that the
once helped to solve a domestic story narrated by Jonathan Small, upon
complication with which she was his arrest, is actually true. It is the first
impressed. According to Mrs. Forrester, moment when the titular The Sign of
Holmes was a kind and intelligent person Four' is introduced to the story. Finally,
who had an excellent record of solving the paper helps Sherlock to makes many
cases and his deductions were always quick deductions.
correct. This assured Mary Morstan that 14. I may be very obtuse, Holmes, but I
Holmes was the right person to handle her fail to see what this suggests. Justify
case.
the statement by highlighting the
12, Write the character sketch of Dr. difference in deducing the case.
Watson as a sensitive character, Ans: When Holmes took over the case of Mary
Ans: Dr. John Watson is the narrator of the Morston, he immediately went through
the clues that he received from her, did
story. From his admiring description of some of his own research work and within
Miss Mary Morstan and his appreciative a few hours he was able to come up with
expression of Holmes' abilities to his
detailed account of the evening scene in
some suggestive facts about the events
London and his depiction of each emotion that happened 10 years ago. Major Sholto
died on the 28" of April, 1882. Dr.
felt by the characters, Dr. Watson's Watson fails to connect this fact with
insightful narration helps the readers Mary's case. But Holmes deduces that
experience the story through his eyes. Mary's father who disappeared knew
However, Dr. Watson is not merely the
Holmes' Sholto in London and that only after
narrator of the story; he is also Sholto's death did Mary start receiving the
well as his assistant. A
closest friend as pearl and finally the letter. Hearing the
doctor by profession, Watson is an
who understands details from Holmes, Dr. Watson is a little
empathetic man,
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confused. He 1S a little slow in 18. Holmes, Dr. Watson and Mary
understanding what Holmes was saying Morstan reached at the third pillar of
and fails to see where it was leading to. the Lyceum Theatre. Describe the state
This shows that while Dr. Watson is of mind of the trio.
obtuse, Sherlock is astute and could
quickly deduce certain facts from just a
Ans: As the trio approached the third pillar
few clues.
from the left outside the Lyceum theatre,
they were in amixed state of mind. The
15. Find support from the text wvhich dull heavy evening, the environment at
elaborates the tone of the narrator the Lyceum theatre and also the strange
when he compares himself with Miss purpose for which they had arrived, had
Morstan. made Dr. Watson and Mary Marston feel
Ans: Dr. Watson is completely besotted with a little nervous and depressed. But
Mary Morston. He finds her to be a very Sherlock Holmes remained unaffected by
attractive woman with a deep, rich-toned these petty influences and concentrated on
voice and a beauty wrapped in a dark the work at hand. He was focussed in
cloak with her pale, composed and jotting down figures and memoranda in
sensitive face. But the existence of a his small note-book in the light of his
treasure makes her a heiress. This makes pocket- lantern.
Dr Watson feel that he is unworthy of
her.
The lines What was I, an army
with aweak leg and a weaker bankingsurgeon
account that I should dare think of such
things. She was a unit, a factor- nothing
more reveal a sense of
Dr. Watson where he feels hopelessness in
he is not
worthy of her and should treat her only as
a client.
16. The narrator makes Miss
Morstan's
journey comfortable while going to an
unknown place. Narrate in your words.
Ans: During their journey from Lyceum theatre
in the four -wheeler to the
unknown
destination, Dr. Watson observed that Mary
Morston was a little nervous even though
she appeared resolute and collected as
always. Seeing this Dr. Watson
endeavoured to cheer and amuse her by
talking about his adventures in Afghanistan.
He narrates a funny incident about how a
musket looked into his tent at the dead of
night and how he fired a double barrelled
tiger cub at it; to lighten the
distract her from her atmosphere and
17. "The
nervousness.
coachman is described as a
faithful servant'. Justify the statement
in your words.
Ans: The coachman who was a
brisk man approaches the trio small, dark and
the moment
they reach the third pillar from the left
outside Lyceum Theatre. He
ascertains that the police had notpolitely
brought, before plunging them away tobeenan
unknown location for the meeting. AI
this attributes Say that the coachman was
a loyal servant merely doing what he was
instructed to do.
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