English Literature — Suggested Paper 2

1(i). What does Antony describe as, 'thou bleeding piece of earth,'?

1(ii). When Brutus says, 'ambition's debt is paid', he means that __________.

1(iii). After Antony's speech following Caesar's assassination, the angry mob kills __________.

1(iv). When Antony says, 'He must be taught, and train'd, and bid go forth: A barren-spirited fellow;' he refers to __________.

1(v). Who were the members of the Second Triumvirate, formed to rule over Rome after Caesar's assassination?

1(vi). Which of the following words best describes Cassius's mood when he says: 'Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come, Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius,'

1(vii). In the poem, 'Haunted Houses', what does the speaker see at his fireside that the stranger cannot?

1(viii). In the poem, 'The Glove and the Lions', who does Count de Lorge 'sigh for'?

1(ix). Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (1) and (2) from Maya Angelou's poem, 'When Great Trees Fall': Statement 1: When great trees fall, the world is left permanently unstable. Statement 2: In the poem, the natural world is depicted as reacting with fear and uncertainty when great trees fall.

1(x). The poem, 'A Considerable Speck', expresses Frost's ________________.

1(xi). Which of the given options contains the figure of speech that appears in the following line from the poem, 'The Power of Music'? And in the sky the feathered fly turn turtle while They're winging,

1(xii). In the short story, 'With the Photographer', the narrator asks the photographer, "Is it me?" because ________.

1(xiii). In the short story, 'The Elevator', which of the following does Martin's father NOT do when Martin expresses his fear of the elevator?

1(xiv). Choose the option that lists the sequence of events from Ray Bradbury's short story, 'The Pedestrian': 1. One night, as he was nearing home, he was stopped by a police car. 2. Since his answers were considered odd and unacceptable, he was forced to enter the car and taken away. 3. Leonard Mead loved to walk through the empty streets at night. 4. A metallic voice from the car asked him a series of questions.

1(xv). Where was Adjoa born?

1(xvi). Why did M. Hamel have to leave the school after forty years of service?

2(i). Why does Antony say, 'Pardon me, Julius!'?

2(ii). Where was Caesar 'bay'd'? Explain the meaning of the words, 'Here wast thou bay'd, brave heart;'

2(iii). Name any two of the 'hunters' who were present at the scene. Why are they described as being, 'sign'd' and crimson'd'?

2(iv). What does Cassius ask Antony immediately after this exchange? How does Antony respond to his question?

2(v). What request does Antony make to Brutus a little later in the scene? Who warns Brutus against granting this request? What reason does this person give for doing so? What does this tell us about this person’s character?

3(i). Why does Brutus say, 'No, Cassius, no'? What conditions may force Brutus to go bound to Rome? Brutus says, 'And whether we shall meet again I know not.' What do these words imply?

3(ii). To what does Brutus refer when he says, 'the work which the ides of March begun'? How was 'that work' begun? What political change would take place in Rome if Brutus and Cassius lose this battle?

3(iii). Earlier in this scene, Cassius had confided to Messala a strange occurrence that he had observed when his army was on its way from Sardis to Philippi. Describe this strange occurrence.

3(iv). How does Brutus die? How does his manner of dying contradict the philosophy by which he had lived his life?

3(v). At the end of the play, Antony calls Brutus, 'the noblest Roman of them all'. Why does he say this? What does this reveal of Antony's character?

4(i). Where was Adjoa born? Who were her ‘two favourite people’?

4(ii). What ‘issue’ did her two favourite people fight over? Why?

4(iii). What other issue concerning Adjoa, did Nana and Adjoa’s mother disagree on? What opinion did each of them have on this issue?

4(iv). Mention three little clues in Nana’s behaviour that led Adjoa to realise that Nana’s views on her legs had changed.

4(v). How does Adjoa’s success as a runner bring about a change in the traditional views held by Nana? Mention two of Nana’s character traits that make her a remarkable person.

5(i). What does the word, ‘that’ in the extract refer to? What other ‘bad news’ had the villagers received from the bulletin board outside the town-hall?

5(ii). How does the narrator describe the daily bustle at the start of a typical school day?

5(iii). What was different on that morning when he arrived late for school?

5(iv). What thoughts filled the narrator’s head when he heard the above announcement?

5(v). What does M. Hamel urge his listeners never to forget? M. Hamel writes a few words on the board at the end of the lesson. What were they? What does he hope to inspire through his words and actions on that day?

6(i). What three images from the natural world does Angelou use to describe the effect of great trees falling?

6(ii). Angelou compares great trees to great souls. Mention two ways in which this comparison is appropriate. What is the mood created by the lines in the above extract?

6(iii). What words does the poet use to describe the condition of the air around us when great souls die? What feeling is being expressed in the line, ‘We breathe, briefly’?

6(iv). What, according to the poet, are the two things we remember and regret when a great soul dies? What happens to our souls when great souls die?

6(v). ‘Angelou’s poem is about the lasting influence of great souls.’ Explain the above statement briefly. What aspect of the poem appeals to you? Give one reason for your response.

7(i). What did the narrator first imagine the ‘speck’ to be? What does his use of the words ‘speck’ and ‘mite’ tell us about it?

7(ii). What was the narrator doing when he spotted the speck? Which two words from the poem helped you come to this conclusion?

7(iii). What made him realise that he was dealing with ‘an intelligence’?

7(iv). Why did the narrator conclude that the mite had feet?

7(v). Describe the narrator’s initial response to the speck. What did he eventually decide to do about it? Why does he make this decision? What does this decision reveal of his character?