CBSE Class 12 English Core — My Mother at Sixty-Six / The Interview / Indigo / Deep Water / Aunt Jennifer's Tigers / The Last Lesson — NCERT Flamingo

Answer ANY FIVE of the following six questions in 40-50 words each (5 x 2 = 10): (i) The poem explores the relationship between a mother and daughter. Comment. (My Mother at Sixty Six) (ii) What does Umberto Eco mean when he says he is 'a professor who writes novels on Sundays'? (The Interview) (iii) The British landlords agreed to refund 25% of the money to the sharecroppers in the Champaran dispute. What is the significance of this event? (Indigo) (iv) How did Douglas finally make sure that his fear of water had been completely conquered? (Deep Water) (v) The constraints of Aunt Jennifer's married life leave her terrorised and emotionally scarred. Elaborate. (Aunt Jennifer's Tigers) (vi) "Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?" What does Franz's remark suggest about the imposition of German in school in Alsace? (Last Lesson)