Enemy Class Test

The Enemy   -Class Test 

Weekly Test              Class XII 

Subject - English 

MM:25 

Q1.Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:1x5=5

“You are well", Sadao agreed. He lowered his voice. "You are so well that I think if I put my boat on the shore tonight, with food and extra clothing in it, you might be able to row to that little island not far from the coast. It is so near the coast that it has not been worth fortifying. Nobody lives on it because in a storm it is submerged. But this is not the season of storm. You could live there until you saw a Korean fishing boat pass by. They pass quite near the island because the water is many fathoms deep there.

The young man stared at him, slowly comprehending. 'Do I have to ? he asked.

"I think so", "Sadao said gently. "you understand it is not hidden that you are here."

Answer the following questions:

1. (i) The arrangements of food and clothing by Dr. Sadao portrays him as:

(a) a kind and compassionate person

(b) an experienced sailor

(c) a good event organizer

(d) a good advisor.

(ii) 'not been worth fortifying' indicates that it…….

(a) has been left uncared for and neglected.

(b) can be easily spotted by the Korean boats.

(c) will be easy for the white man to enter the island.

(d) is dangerous to stay there alone.

(iii) The speaker's tone in the expression: "Do I have to ?" is

(a) pleading (b) commanding (c) irritated (d) fear and doubt

(iv) "But this is not the season of storm. Dr Sadao tries to…

(a) explain the situation

(b) assure him of safety

(c) educate him on climate

(d) display his knowledge

v. it is not hidden you are here."

What does Dr. Sadao want to convey through this line to the enemy? 

vi. What arrangement for the food of the American soldier had Sadao made?

Q2. Read the given extract and answer the questions that follow:1x5=5

B.Sadao hesitated again. "The strange thing is," he said, "that if the man were whole I could turn him over to the police without difficulty. I care nothing for him. He is my enemy. All Americans are my enemy. And he is only a common fellow. You see how foolish his face is. But since he is wounded..."

1. Sadao at first decided to:

(a) treat the soldier

(b) throw him back in the sea

(c) hand him over to the police

(d) make him unconscious

2. The wounded soldier belonged to:

(a) The Russian army

(b) U.S. Navy

(c) The British army

(d) The Japanese army

3. Sadao and Hana decided to take the soldier:

(a) inside their house

(b) to the police station

(c) to the movie theatre

(d) to the park

4. What do you think would be the possible reason for Dr. Sadao's hesitation?

5.What does "that if the man were whole” mean?

Q3. Answer any five of the following questions.1x5=5

A. How do we know that Dr. Sadao was conscientious as well as loyal?

B In which circumstances Hanna had to wash the Prisoner of War herself? What state of mind she was passing through?

C.Did the assassins come to kill the American soldier?

D.What was Hana's opinion about the cruel nature of general Takima ?

E.What solution did Hana offer to resolve Dr Sadao's predicament?

F.Stupid Yumi," she muttered fiercely. "Is this anything but a man ? And a wounded helpless man !" In the conviction of her own superiority she bent impulsively and untied the knotted rugs that kept the white man covered. Explain the superiority of Hana.

Q5.Answer the following questions anyone 1x5=5

A.Dr Sadao was compelled by his duty as a doctor to help the enemy soldier. What made Hana, his wife, sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff?

B.(Or)Good human values are far above any other value system. How did Dr Sadao succeed as a doctor as well as a patriot ?

(Or)

C.Dr Sadao was a patriotic Japanese as well as a dedicated surgeon. How could he honour both the values ?

A.Hints: 1. (i) (a) (ii) (a)  (iii) (d) (iv) (b) v. Here he wants to explain to the enemy why he cannot stay at his h anymore. vi. He filled his boat with food and gave him a flash light so that he can give signal to Sadao runs out of food,

B.1.Ans. (b) throw him back in the sea2. (b) U.S. Navy 3. (a) inside their house4.The stranger being an American becomes the cause of doctors dilemma. he could not decide whether he should bring him back to the senses or let him die.

5. if the man was healthy ( fit and fine) aware, conscious