Solved Question Paper of English 2022 by Mr. Rupjyoti Goswami

 SECTION-A

(Reading Skill) 10 Marks)

1. Read the following passage carefully :

People travelling long distances frequently have to decide whether they would prefer to go by land, sea or air. Hardly anyone can positively enjoy sitting in a train for more than a few hours. Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy. It is almost impossible to take your mind off the journey. Reading is only a partial solution, for the monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls you to sleep. During the day, sleep comes in snatches. At night when you really wish to go to sleep, you rarely manage to do so. If you are lucky enough to get a couchette, you spend half the night staring at the small blue light in the ceiling, or fumbling to find your passport when you cross a frontier. Inevitably you arrive at your destination almost exhausted.

Long car journeys are even less pleasant, for it is quite impossible even to read. On motor-ways you can at least travel fairly safely at high speeds, but more often than not, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic. By comparison, trips by sea offer a great variety of civilized comforts. You can stretch your legs on the spacious decks, play games, swim, meet interesting people and enjoy good food -always assuming, of course, that the sea is calm. If it is not, and you are likely to get sea-sick, no form of transport could be worse. Even if you travel in ideal weather. sea-journeys take a long time. Relatively few people are prepared to sacrifice up to a third of their holidays for the pleasure of travelling on a ship.

Aeroplanes have the reputation of being dangerous and even hardened travellers are intimidated by them. They also have the grave disadvantage of being the most expensive form of transport. But nothing can match them for speed and comfort. Travelling at a height of 30,000 feet, far above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour is an exhilarating experience. You do not have to devise ways of taking your mind off the journey, for an aeroplane gets you to your destination rapidly. For a few hours, you settle back in a deep armchair to enjoy the flight. The real escapist can watch a free film show and sip a hot or cold drink on some services. But even when such refreshments are not available, there is plenty to keep you occupied. An aeroplane offers you an unusual breathtaking view of the world. You soar effortlessly over high mountains and deep valleys. You really see the shape of the land. If the landscape is hidden from view, you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken clouds, plains that stretch out for miles before you, while the sun shines brilliantly in a clear sky. The journey is so smooth that there is nothing to prevent you from reading or sleeping. However you decide to spend your time, one thing is certain; you will arrive at your destination fresh and uncrumpled. You will not have to spend the next few days recovering from a long and arduous journey.

    On the basis of your reading of the passage, answer the following questions :

(a) Write two reasons for the difficulty of reading on a train in long distance travelling. 2

Ans:- Two reasons for the difficulty of reading on a train in long distance travelling are – 

i) The monotonous rhythm of the wheels clicking on the rails soon lulls one to sleep. 

ii) Train compartments soon get cramped and stuffy.

(b) What are the two disadvantages of travelling by sea? 2

Ans:- Two disadvantages of travelling by sea are – 

i) Sea journeys take a long time. 

ii) If the sea is not calm and one is likely to get sea sick, it would be very worse. 

(c) Write two disadvantages of travelling by air. 2

Ans:-Ans:- Two disadvantages of travelling by air are – 

i) It is the most expensive form of transport. 

ii) It is dangerous. 

(d) Why does the writer dislike long car journeys? 2

Ans:- The writer dislikes long car journeys for it is quite impossible even to read. On motor ways one can at least travel fairly safely at high speeds but more often, the greater part of the journey is spent on narrow, bumpy roads which are crowded with traffic. 

(e) Find a word in the passage which means “lacking fresh air or ventilation”. 1

Ans:-Unusual breathtaking. 

(f) Give an antonym of “narrow”. 1

Ans:- The antonym of ‘narrow’ is wide.

SECTION-B
(Advanced Writing Skills : 25 Marks)

2. You are Arnab / Anamika, President of the Students’ Union of your college. Your college is organizing an “Inter-College Song and Dance Competition” in the next month. Write a notice for the college notice board giving all the details of the event. (Word Limit: 50 words) 5

Ans:-

OR

Design a poster in not more than 50 words to create awareness about the safety measures to be taken during the COVID-19 pandemic. 5

Ans:- BEWARE OF CORONA VIRUS

STAY SAFE SAVE LIVES 

Keep your distance of 2 metres or 6 Feet 

Don’t touch your face. 

Wash your hands well and often

Cough or sneeze into your elbow, 

Or a tissue and dispose in a bin 

You must use face coverings in 

enclosed spaces like shops. healthcare 

settings and on public transport.

3. Your school has recently organized a function to felicitate Lovlina Borgohain, the Olympic bronze medalist. Prepare a report on that event in 100-125 words to be published in your school magazine. 10

Ans:-Felicitation of Lovlina Borgohain of XYZ school Guwahati, Mar 18 : A felicitation ceremony of Lovlina Borgohain, the Olympic bronze medalist Boxer was held at our school yesterday. The felicitation ceremony began with a chorus sung by the students of class X of our school. It was followed by the welcome address of the principal Mr. Choudhury. In his address, chief guest and school management committee member Mr. S. Chakraborty talked about the importance of games and sports at school. Thereafter the central figure of the function Olympic bronze medalist boxer Lovelina Borgohain was invited to the stage to be felicitated by the school authorities. On being felicitated the renowned boxer delivered an inspirational speech towards the students of the school. She expressed how much hard work she had to do to achieve this feat. Then the principal in his conclusion speech thanked the invites and guests for their valuable speech and expressed his hope that these would be helpful for the students as well as the teachers of the school and then he declared the closing of the ceremony.

OR

Your state government had banned the use of plastic bags. You are Ranjit/Ranjita, a reporter of ‘The Assam Tribune’. Write a report in 100-125 words on how the ban is being ignored and what damage the indiscriminate use of plastic bags is causing to the environment.  10

Ans:-Environment unfriendly polybags banned Ranjit, Chief Reporter. The Assam Tribune : In the year 2002 the government banned the production and use of plastic bags in our state. But unfortunately, these are now being widely used again everywhere. Not only we are using a huge number of polybags daily but we are also discarding them in our drains uncaring about the fact the they will block the flow of drainwater. Polybags are also a threat to the environment. They cause pollution, kill wildlife and are responsible for using up the natural resources of the earth. They are one of the main factors that litter the landscape. If bunt, they will infuse the surrounding air with toxic fumes. The main problem of plastic bags is that they are not biodegradable. The decomposition of plastic takes around a thousand years. So with the plastic rubbish produced each day it is likely that this problem will never be solved. While the government works out ways to lessen the impact of polybags on the environment each one of us too should shoulder some responsibility for this problem that ultimately harms us all.

4. You are Navanil / Navanita. You have seen an advertisement in a newspaper for a post of a Computer Assistant in the local post-office. Write an application, along with your detailed resume, to the Post-Master in response to the advertisement applying for the post. 10

Ans:- 52, Chandan Nagar, Jorhat

18 March, 2022

The Postmaster 

Jorhat Town Post Office

Jorhat, Assam

Sub : Application for the post of Computer Assistant.

Sir/Madam

In response to your advertisement in The Assam Tribune dated 12 March, 2022, I wish to apply for the post of Computer Assistant in your post office. A brief review of my credentials will confirm my capabilities of achieving objectives of the office through effective contributions. I am a Bachelor of Computer Application coupled with an experience of 3 years in a Micro Finance Office. I am enclosing my resume and photocopies of certificates and testimonials for your reference. If selected, I assure you that I shall work with utmost devotion and sincerity to your full satisfaction.

Yours Truly 

Navanil

RESUME

Name : Navanil Kashyap 

Father’s Name : Swapan Kashyap 

Address : 52, Chandan Nagar

Jorhat 

Phone : 70 ………… 

DOB : 7th January 1998 

Marital Status : Unmarried 

Educational qualification : BCA 

Experience : Worked for 3 years as Computer Assistant in a Microfinance Office. 

Language known : Assamese, Hindi, English. 

Nationality : Indian.

Caste: OBC.

OR

You are Selim/Surabhi. Write a letter to the Editor of ‘The Sentinel’ drawing the attention of the authorities to the frequent violation of traffic rules in your locality. 10

Ans:-

SECTION-C

(Grammar : 20 Marks)

5. Change the form of the narration in the following sentences : 2×2=4

(a) “Why aren’t you wearing shoes?” the teacher asks the girl. “My mother did not bring them down from the shelf”, she answers simply. HS-2013

Ans:- The teacher asks the girl why she is not wearing shoes. She answers simply that hers mother did not bring them down from the self.

(b) I asked my friend why he looked so sad. He replied that his father was seriously ill and there was little hope for his recovery. HS-2002

Ans:- I said to my friend, “Why do you look so sad?” He replied, “My father is seriously ill and there is little hope of his recovery.

(c) My friend said to me, “I am very thirsty. Please give me a glass of water.” HS-2017

Ans:- My friend told me that he was very thirsty. He requested me to give him a glass of water.

(d) Reena asked the boy what the matter was and why he was crying. She also advised him to be cheerful.      HS-2019

Ans:-Reena said to the boy, “What is the matter? Why are you crying?” He said to him, “Be cheerful.”

6. Change the voice of any three of the following sentences : 1×3=3

(a) He bought his son a watch.

Ans:- (i) A watch was bought his son by him.

(ii) His son was bought a watch by him.

(b) The girl was punished for misconduct.

Ans:- The teacher punished the girl for misconduct.

(c) Why did no one inform me of the change of plan?

Ans:- Why was I not informed of the change of plan by anyone?

(d) The blind man was being led by a little boy.

Ans:- A little boy was leading the blind man.

(e) The coach is training the players.

Ans:- The players is being trained by the coach.

(f) Drive the car slowly. HS-2019

Ans:- Let the car be driven slowly.

(g) He will be forgotten in a few days.

Ans:- People will forget him in a few days.

7. Rewrite any five of the following sentences using the verbs given in brackets in their correct tense forms : 1×5=5

(a) She (talk) to her neighbour when the baby began to cry. HS-2004

Ans:- She was talking to her neighbour when the baby began to cry.

(b) I (see) him a week ago. HS-2000, 2006

Ans:- I saw him a week ago.

(C) If you (try) hard you would have succeeded. HS-2005, 2006

Ans:-If you had tried hard, you would have succeeded.

(d) We reached the station after the train (leave). HS-2005, 2009

Ans:- We reached the station after the train had left.

(e) He (make) a doll now. HS-2019

Ans:-He is making a doll now.

(f) I wish I (were) a bird. HS-2019

Ans:- I wish I were a bird.

(g) I (do) a lot of work today. HS-1995

Ans:-I have done a lot of work today.

(h) She (come) here the day after tomorrow. HS-2020

Ans:- (i) She comes here the day after tomorrow.

Ans:- (ii) She will come here the after tomorrow.

(i) She (read) the novel for the last three days.

Ans:- She has been reading the novel for the last three days.

8. Rewrite any four of the following sentences in the filling blanks with appropriate prepositions: 1×4=4

(a) I am very much interested ___ your story.

Ans:- in

(b) The police ran ___ the thief. HS-2020

Ans:-after

(c) He has no money ___ him. HS-2002

Ans:- with

(d) She takes pride ___ his wealth. HS-2006

Ans:- in

(e) I wonder if you could get it done ___ tomorrow. HS-2004

Ans:- by

(f) Cut the rope ___ a knife. HS-2020

Ans:- with.

(g) India is rich ___ minerals. HS-2019

Ans:- in

(h) One must abide ___ one’s promise. HS-2021 (Spl.)

Ans:- by

9. Rewrite any four of the following sentences as directed: 1×4=4

(a) Is this kind of dress to wear in school? (Make it an assertive sentence)

Ans:- This is not the kind of dress to wear in school.

(b) He worked hard to pass the examination. (Make it a complex sentence) HS-2002, 2006

Ans:-He worked so hard that he passed the examination.

(c) Kindly do me a favour ___ (Add a question tag) HS-2007

Ans:- Kindly do me a favour, will you?

(d) Atul is the best boy in the class. (Change it into positive degree) HS-2020

Ans:- No other boy in the class is as good as Atul.

(e) I shall remember your kindness forever. (Make it negative without changing the meaning)

Ans:- I shall not never forget your kindness.

(f) Everyone wishes to be happy. (Make it interrogative)

Ans:- Who doesn’t wish to be happy?

(g) On seeing the lion, he ran away. (Make it a compound sentence) 

Ans:- He saw the lion and ran away.

SECTION-D

(Textbooks : 45 Marks)

10. Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow :

(a) “Those who prepare green wars,

wars with gas, wars with fire,

victory with no survivors,

would put on clean clothes

and walk about with their brothers

in the shade, doing nothing.”

Questions :

(i) What are the different kinds of wars mentioned by the poet in the passage? 1

Ans:-

(ii) What kind of victory do they achieve? 1

Ans:-

(iii) What should the warmongers do? 1

Ans:-

(iv) Find words in the passage that mean “those left alive” and “win”. 1

Ans:-

OR

(b) “The polished traffic passed with a mind ahead,

Or if ever aside a moment, then out of sorts.

At having the landscape marred with the artless paint 

Of signs that with N turned wrong and S Turned wrong 

Offered for sell wild berries in wooden quarts, 

Or crook-necked golden squash with silver warts, 

Or beauty rest in a beautiful mountain scene,

You have the money, but if you want to be mean,

Why keep your money (this crossly) and go along.”

Questions :

(i) How did the traffic pass? 1

Ans:-

(ii) Why did one turn out of sorts? 1

Ans:-

(iii) What are the two things that were sold in that stand? 1

Ans:-

(iv) What should one do if one wants to be mean? 1

Ans:-

11. Answer any three of the following questions in 30-40 words: 2×3=6

(i) Describe the things that cause suffering and pain mentioned by Keats in ‘A Thing of Beauty’.

Ans:-According to Keats, man suffers from pain and suffering due to the inhuman dearth of noble natures on earth and due to the inhuman and hostile attitude that makes our days sad and darkens our ways with distress and wretchedness.

(ii) What childhood fear did Kamala Das refer to in her poem? How did she hide it?

Ans:- The poet felt that death might befall her mother at any time. She was obsessed with the fear of getting separated from her mother from her childhood.

She tried to hide it with a false smile.

(iii) What is the significance of the parting words of the speaker and her smile in ‘My Mother at Sixty-Six’? 

Ans:- The parting words of the poet  give an assurance of life and optimism to her old, weak and withered mother approaching her death. The mother’s ashen face looks like a corpse. Similarly, the poet’s continuous smiling is an attempt to overcome the ache and fear inside her heart and to assure the old lady that they will meet again. 

(iv) What is the ‘sadness’ that the poet refers to in the poem ‘Keeping Quiet?

Ans:-The “sadness” that the poet refers to in the poem is man’s failure to understand himself and his rash and reckless actions responsible for causing troubles and disasters. Man is paving the way for his own downfall and ruin due to rush, hurry and lack of retrospection.

(v) According to Pablo Neruda, what important lesson can the Earth teach us?

Ans:-The Earth can teach us an important lesson on the idea of stillness and inactivity. When everything appears to be dormant and dead, the Earth continues to live. ‘Stillness’ should not be confused with inactivity or death. Nature continues its mission unnoticed. Life and living never stop on earth.

(vi) Why do the people who are running the roadside stand ask for some city money?

Ans:- The people running the roadside stand ask for some city money, so that they can also bring some changes and betterment in their lives.

(vii) What increases continuously in ‘A Thing of Beauty’?

Ans:- As expressed in ‘A Thing of Beauty’, beauty or loveliness of a thing increases continuously.

12. Answer any five of the following questions: 1×5=5

(a) How long did M. Hamel teach in his school? 

Ans:-M. Hamel had taught 40 (forty) years in the school.

(b) Where does Mukesh live?

Ans:-Mukesh lives in Firozabad. 

(c) What does Saheb look for in the garbage dumps?

Ans:-Saheb looks for valuable goods like gold in the garbage dumps.

(d) Whom did Gandhi and Shukla want to meet in Patna?

Ans:- Gandhi and Shukla proposed to meet a lawyer named Rajendra Prasad who later became the President of India.

(e) Who is Derek?

Ans:- Derek is the younger brother of Sophie.

(f) What does Sophie want to have when she grows up?

Ans:- Sophie wants to have a boutique of her own when she grows up.

(g) Name the book from where the chapter ‘Memories of a Chota Sahib’ has been taken. 

Ans:- A Chota Sahib : memories of a Forest Officer

(h) Why did Gandhi visit Lucknow in 1916?

Ans:-Gandhi was visiting Lucknow in 1916 to attend the annual convention of the Indian National Congress party.

(i) What is the name of the blacksmith in ‘The Last Lesson’?

Ans:- Wachter.

(j) What is the “great trouble with Alsace”?

Ans:-The ‘great trouble with Alsace’ is the public tendency to postpone learning on the pretext of having plenty of time.

13. Answer any five in 30-40 words: 2×5=10

(a) What lesson do you learn from the story “The Last Lesson’?

Ans:- We should learn from the story ‘The Last Lesson’ that we should not postpone our work for tomorrow. The fact is that life is subject to change as what had happened to the people of Alsace. 

(b) What kind of person was Geoff?

Ans:- Geoff was a quiet boy. He spoke little and did not share his views with others. He was not a daydreamer like his sister Sophie.

(c) Why did Jansie feel sad hearing about Sophie’s dream?

Ans:-Jansie felt sad hearing about Saphie’s dream as her dreams were wild and impossible. She told her that they belonged to poor family and were earmarked to work in the biscuit factory after passing out from school. 

(d) Why was Gandhi impressed with Shukla?

Ans:- Gandhi was impressed with Shukla for his tenacity and determination. He followed Gandhi everywhere until the latter fixed a date to visit Champaran to settle the problems of

the sharecroppers.

(e) Why was Professor Malkani’s action of offering shelter to Gandhi ‘extraordinary’?

Ans:- Professor Malkani’s action of offering shelter to Gandhi was ‘extraordinary’. It is because during those days most Government employees were afraid to harbour or show sympathy to an Indian advocate.

(f) Who was John Rowntree?

Ans:-John Rowntree was the last British Senior Conservator of Forests of Assam.

(g) What character of the North bank of the Brahmaputra did John Rowntree refer to?

Ans:- Rowntree says that the North Bank of Brahmaputra had a character of its own. It was a vast remote stretch of flat, ageless land between the sandbacks of Brahmaputra and the Himalayan foothills.

(h) Was Sahib happy with his job at the tea stall?

Ans:- Sahib does not seem to be happy working in the tea stall. The steel canister that he carries now is heavier than the plastic bag he used to carry on his soldiers. He is not his own master any more but he is just a servant.

(i) What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning instead of going to school?

Ans:-On that sunny morning Franz would love to spend his day out of doors instead of going to school. He would like to look for birds’ egg, to go sliding the river Saar.

14. Answer any one of the following questions in 80-100 words: 5×1=5

(a) Describe the bangle makers of Firozabad. How does the vicious circle of the Sahukars, the middlemen never allow them to come out of their poverty?

Ans:-  Firozabad is famous for its beautiful and colourful bangles. But the life of bangle makers is embittered by hardships, obstacles and ceaseless exploitation. They are forced to live a life of poverty and deprivation. Every family in the town is engaged in this profession. It is the centre of India’s glass blowing industries. Bangles are an indispensable part of marriages in India as they are considered to be auspicious and all the Indian women are supplied bangles from Firozabad. More than 20000 child labourers work illegally in the glass furnaces with high temperatures,shouldering a huge risk of health hazards. The surroundings and locations of these factories are stinking lanes choked with garbage.The dark hutments have dingy rooms without any system of ventilation. The workers inside are more accustomed to the dark than to the light outside. As a result many of them lose their eyesight before adulthood.

    The workers of Firozabad remain where they had been for generations. The bangle makers are ensnared in a web of poverty, laid by a vicious circle of moneylenders, middlemen and the police. Their hopes and dreams are lost in years of mind-numbing toil. They can’t organize themselves into a cooperative because there are many powerful people involved in hatching the conspiracy to prolong their suffering. So they live and die in squalor.

OR

(b) How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson?

Ans:- On the day of the last lesson, several unusual things came to Franz’s notice. The usual commotion caused by the opening and closing of desks,loud reading of lessons and the teacher’s great ruler rapping on the table,was not heard on that day. The whole school appeared to be quite solemn and strange. He was also surprised at the soft and lenient voice of M.Hamel who used to scold students on the slightest pretext. Moreover he was wearing his ceremonial apparel which he wore only on inspection and prize giving days. The most surprising of all things was the presence of the elderly people of the village inside the classroom. The back benches which were always empty were occupied by the village elders that included the former mayor the former postmaster and several others. Franz became sad and conscience stricken when M.Hamel declared that he was going to teach the last lesson in French. When it was Franz’s turn to recite the rules on participles, he got mixed up on the first words, but to his surprise M. Hamel did not reprimand him. These were some of the unusual things noticed by Franz on the day of the last lesson.

15. Answer any one of the following questions in 125-150 words: 7×1=7

(a) What are the similarities in the lives of Bama and Zitkala-Sa though they belong to their respective situations?

Ans:- Zitkala-Sa and Bama belonged to different cultures and time era, but both belonged to the marginalised communities in their respective times.

Both faced similar kind of oppression and struggled hard to make their identities.

As school going children, both faced discrimination and humiliation, which left a deep impact on their young minds. Zitkala Sa and Bama both were very determined girls and never surrendered to their situations without putting up a fight.

Zitkala Sa was taken away from her mother and put in a European Missionary school where she faced racial abuse. She was faced to give up her native American identity and had to surrender to the new imposed culture. Bama also belonged to a lower caste people community and she witnessed how the upper caste people used to treat them like untouchables.

OR

(b) Give an elaborate account of the celebration associated with Uruka, the important part of Magh Bihu.

Ans:- Magh Bihu or Bhogali Bihu is a community festival celebrated by the people of Assam. It is celebrated in the middle of January when people finish gathering harvest and food grains become abundant to make various delicious food items. Community feasts are an indispensable part of Uruka, which is the night before Magh Bihu. Bamboo huts known as Bhelaghors, are built to serve community feasts. It is customary to prepare various dishes, vegetables, meat items and sweets such as Pitha, Laru, mah-karai, takeli pitha, sunga pitha, sunga saul, borarice, fried Pithas, out of sesame, molasses and coconut.Next day, a large bonfire called Meji is lighted and the sacred fire is worshipped with offerings of food. Thereafter people eat traditional Jolpan at breakfast. Games having an indigenous origin, such as wrestling, racing, jumping, buffalo fighting, Egg fighting are arranged on the occasion. People indulge in fishing in the large wetlands. The festival comes to an end with the burning of Bhelaghars. In other parts of India this festival is observed as Makar Sankranti, or the transit of the sun towards the Tropic of Cancer.This festival marks the end of winter and the beginning of longer days.

16. Answer any four of the following questions in 30-40 words: 2×4=8

(a) What did astrologers foretell when Tiger King was born?

Ans:- The most fantastic aspect of his demise was that as soon as he was born, astrologers had foretold that one day the Tiger King would actually have to die. “The child will grow up to become the warrior of warriors, hero of heroes, champion of champions.

(b) Who was Dr. Sadao? Where was his house?

Ans:- Dr. Sadao was a famous Japanese surgeon.

Dr. Sadao’s house was nuilt on the Japanese coast. It was a low, square stone house above a narrow beach.

(c) Who was Hana? What did she notice coming out of the mist?

Ans:- Hana was a beautiful Japanese girl. Dr Sadao met her in America at a professor’s house. Sadao subjugated his feelings for her until he was sure she was Japanese. They got married as per Japanese custom.

(d) What is the significance of Bhelaghar?

Ans:- Bhelaghars are hut like structures in which the builder lads spends the Uruka night. Family feasting or communal feasting are held in Bhelaghars in the Uruka night. The Bhelaghars along with the mejis are burnt at the dawn of the Domahi day. People worship Agni in the fire of the mejis.

(e) How did Annan explain the elder man’s action to Bama?

Ans:- Annan told Bama that the man was not being funny when he carried the package by the string for for his landlord. The upper caste people believed that others must not touch them. If they did they would be polluted. That is why the elder man had to carry the package by its string.

(f) Why and how did Derry enter Mr. Lamb’s garden? 

Ans:-Derry came into Mr Lamb’s garden probably to pass some time in solitude. He assumed the place to be empty and climbed the garden wall to reach the place. He was startled to find Mr. lamb coming near and speaking to him. Mr Lamb however, didn’t mind this encroachment and advised him to stay.

(g) Why did Derry go back to Mr. Lamb in the end?

Ans:- Derry lives a secluded life due to a facial distortion caused by acid and negative remarks of people.He unexpectedly comes across Mr. Lamb who replenishes him with optimism and positivity. He makes Derry accept and appreciate physical differences. Derry has begun to feel that he is like other normal people. Lamb’s inspiring words boost his morale and he decides to start a new life regardless of negative remarks. So, he goes back to Mr. Lamb in the end.

(h) Why was Zitkala-Sa terrified when Judewin told her that her hair would be cut short?

Ans:- Zitkala-Sa was terrified when Judewin told her that her hair would be cut short. Short, shingled hair was a symbol of disrespect and sorrow in her community. Only mourners and prisoners of war used to have short, shingled hair. Therefore she made a violent but vain attempt to prevent her hair from being shingled.