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THE ADDRESS BY MARGA MINCO CLASS - XI (HORNBILL) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ---------------------------------------- 1. ‘Have you come back?’ said the woman. ‘I thought that no one had come back.’ Does this statement give some clue about the story? If yes, what is it? Answer:  The statement shows that the woman and the narrator already knew each other. The story is about a girl who wants to get back her mother’s old belongings from an older woman called Mrs. Dorling. Before the war, the girl’s mother had moved her valuable things to the house of Mrs. Dorling, a trusted acquaintance. But after her mother died in the war, Mrs. Dorling thought no one would come to claim them. When the girl finally went to collect the items, she was shocked. The statement makes it clear that Mrs. Dorling is selfish, as she wants to keep the antiques even though they are not hers. She pretends not to recognize the girl and refuses to let her enter the house. 2. The story is divided into pre-War and post-...

THE VOICE OF THE RAIN WALT WHITMAN CLASS - XI (HORNBILL) IMPORTANT QUESTIONS & ANSWERS -------------------------------------------------------- 1. There are two voices in the poem. Who do they belong to? Which lines indicate this? Answer: There are two voices in the poem. One of the voices belong to the rain and the other voice belongs to the poet. The lines that indicate the voice of the rain are ‘I am the Poem of Earth, said the voice of the rain’ and and the lines which indicate the voice of the poet are ‘And who art thou? said I to the soft-falling shower’. 2. What does the phrase “strange to tell” mean? Answer:  The poet feels "strange to tell" when the rain responds, since it is lifeless and cannot speak. To the surprise of both the poet and the readers, the rain gives an answer, which the poet translates for us. 3. There is a parallel drawn between rain and music. Which words indicate this? Explain the similarity between the two. Answer:  T...