Answer the questions below from stories of the textbook. (any five) (a) Comment on the mother-son relationship in the story "Mr. Moti". (b) Explain the statement "a joy that kills" in "The Story of an Hour"? (c) Do you think that Lipi is a strong-willed girl? Show your position. (d) Why is the son compared with the rooster in the story "Mr. Moti"? (e) Explain the theme of friendship and sacrifice in "A Pound of Flesh"? (f) Why did Mrs. Mallard whishper the words 'free, free, $free^{\prime}$ repeatedly? (g) Write about the character of Dr. Balthazar in the story "The Trial". (h) Do you consider Rosamond as a greedy girl? How? Explain your point.

1.Answer the following questions from your reading of the stories in English For Today. (any 5 out of 8) : (a) How does the story '$Moti^{\prime} portray rural life in$ Bangladesh? (b) What did the cyclone's noise signify in the story "The Wheel of Cyclone"? (c). Why do you think Rosamond wanted $\to buy all the things she$ saw? (d) What lessons do you think Rosamond learned from her sufferings and disappointment? (e) How was the relationship between Antonio and Bassanio? (f) What do you know about three caskets? (g) How did Mr. Mallard die, according $\to the$ rumour? (h) How did Portia save Antonio's life?

2.Answer the following questions from stories (any five out of eight): (a) Describe Ameen's character as mentioned in Rahad Abir's story 'Mr.

3.Answer any five of the following questions from stories in English For Today. (a) How did Antonio's life save in "The Merchant of Venice"? (b) What did the prince of Morocco learn after choosing the gold casket in "The Merchant of Venice"? (c) What is the moral of the story "The Purple Jar"? (d) Why did Rosamond think the jar was purple in "The Purple Jar"? (e) How was the atmosphere before the storm began in "The Wheel of Cyclone"? (f) What does Ameen announce one Monday after super in "Mr. Moti"? (g) Why was Mrs. Mallard whispering "free, free, free!" in "The Story of an Hour"? (h) What did Mrs. Mallard's physical appearance suggest about her personality in "The Story of an Hour"?

4.9. Answer the following questions (any five) from the stories of your text book: (a) Why didn't Rosamond examine the jar? (b) Why is the rooster called Mr. Moti? (c) Why did Rosamond persuade her mother to buy her a pair of shoes? (d) Why did Portia's father make such a strange plan? (e) How did the milliner's shop look like? (f) How did Portia save Antonio's life? (g) How many people attempted to choose the right casket? What was the result? (h) Why did Shylock get a bond signed by Antonio?

5.Answer the following questions from your reading stories in English For Today (Any five out of eight) : (a) How did Portia save Antonio's life? (b) What is the moral lesson behind the caskets? (c) Who had brought the news of Mr. Brenthy Mallard's death? (d) What challenges does Sonabhan face in the story "Mr. Moti"? (e) Why was everyone scared of breaking the news to Mrs. Mallard? (f) What did Bassanio offer to pay to Shylock to save Antonio? (g) Which things fascinated Rosamond? and why? (h) How does the story "Mr. Moti" portray rural life in Bangladesh?

6.Answer any five of the following questions from stories in English For Today: (a) How was the milliner's shop decorated? (b) What things did Rosamond want $\to$ buy? (c) How did her mother try $\to stop Rosamond from buying all the things she wanted \to$ buy? (d) Why was Bassanio short of money constantly? (e) Why did Antonio meet Shylock? (f)How many people tried \to choose the \right casket? Who succeeded at last? (g) How does the writer narrate the atmosphere before the storm in 'The Wheel of $Cyclone^{\prime}$? (h) Why didn't Ameen make any conversation during his breakfast?

7.Answer any five of the following questions from the stories: (a) How does Sonabhan react $\to$ Moti's death in the story "Mr. Moti"? (b) What marks a significant change in Sonabhan routine after Moti's death in the story "Mr. Moti"? (c) Who had brought the news of Mr. Brently Mallard's death in "The Story of an Hour"? (d) What does the purple jar symbolize in "The Purple Jar"? (e) What did Portia emphasize about God's mercy in "The Merchant of Venice"? (f) What was Antonio's primary occupation in "The Merchant of Venice"? (g) What was Mrs. Mallard's reaction when he entered the house in "The Story of an Hour"? (h) Why did Mrs. Mallard die at the \end{of}the story "The Story of an Hour"?

8.Answer any five of the following questions from stories of your text book: (a) Why do some boys want $\to borrow$ Moti? What do they want $\to do \to get$ Moti? (b) How did Rosamond persuade her mother $\to buy the things she saw in the$ shops? (c) What does the phrase "all that glitters is not gold" signify in the story 'The Three $Caskets^{\prime}$? (d) Do you think Sonabhan's attempt $\to deter her son from going \to war will be$ futile? Why? (e) Why didn't Rosamond examine the jar before buying it? (f) How did Portia trick Shylock with the bond's wording? (g) What happened $\to$ Mrs. Mallard at the \end{of}the story? (h) Why do you think Mrs. Mallard felt happy and free?

9.Answer any five of the following questions from the stories of your textbook: (a) Which things did Rosamond wish to buy? (b) When does Sonabhan realise that Ameen has grown up? (c) How did Bassanio want to visit Portia and why? (d) What was the condition of Mrs. Mallard when she heard about her husband's death? (e) Why didn't Rosamond examine the Jar before buying it? (f) Why was Bassanio short of money all the time? (g) Why did Sonabhan sigh? (h) Why did Antonio agree to borrow money from Shylock?

10.Answer any five of the following questions from stories. (a) How does Sonabhan react after burying Moti in 'Mr. $Moti^{\prime}$? (b) How many people attempted \to choose the \right casket? Who succeeded $\to marry$ Portia? (c) Who was Portia? What do you know about her? (d) Why did Rosamond persuade her mother $\to buy her a pair of$ shoes? (e) How many $\times did Rosamond take stone out of her broken$ shoe? (f) What is the irony of the phrase 'the joy that $kills^{\prime}$? (g) Why did Rosamond go $\to the garden after returning$ home? (h) Why did Portia's father make such a strange plan for her marriage in 'The Merchant of $Venice^{\prime}$?

11.Answer the following questions from stories. (any 5) (a) What do you learn from the story "The Purple Jar"? (b) What is the central theme of "The Story of an Hour"? (c) What makes Ameen's mother stunned? (d) How did Antonio's way of helping others differ from Shylock's? (e) How can Lipi's future be shattered? (f) How did the milliner's shop look like mentioned in "The Purple Jar"? (g) How is the character of Shylock portrayed in the story "The Three Caskets"? (h) What emotion

12.Answer the following questions from your reading of the stories in English For Today. (any 5 out of 8) (a) Why could not Sonabhan sleep that night? (b) What does the empty house signify at the \end{of}the story 'Mr. $Moti^{\prime}$? (c ) What does the story 'The Wheel of $Cyclone^{\prime} suggest about the unpredictability of$ nature? (d) What mistake did Rosamond make while buying the jar? (e) What moral values does the story of "The Merchant of $Venice^{\prime}$ teach? (f) How does the story 'The Purple $Jar^{\prime}$ end? (g) What is the main theme of 'The Story of an $Hour^{\prime}$? (h) What type of merchandise did Antonio's ship carry?