Book 3 (3rd Play 1st Year)
Oyster & the Pearl's
Q.1: Where does the play take place?
Ans: It takes place in Harry’s shop in OK-by-the. Sea, California, population 909.
Q.2: Why is Harry sitting in barber’s chair?
Ans: Harry is having his haircut. Therefore, he is sitting in the barber’s chair.
Q. 3: According to Harry how one can bring merriments to the tired old human hearts?
Ans: Harry thinks that one can bring merriments to the tired old hearts by composing a symphony, painting a picture, writing a book or inventing a philosophy.
Q. 4: What is Harry’s philosophy? Important
Ans: His philosophy is “take-it-easy way”.
Q. 5: How much did Harry pay for his barber’s shop?
How long has Harry been in OK-by-the-Sea?
Ans: He bought the shop in 75 dollars. He has been living in O.K-by-the-Sea for twenty-four years.
Q. 6: How many barbers are there in O.K-by-the-sea?
Ans: Except Harry, there is no other barber in O.K-by-the-sea?
Q. 7: How much does Harry charge for the haircut?
Ans: He charges one dollar for the haircut but he often takes half or a quarter.
Q. 8: Where is Clay going?
Ans: He is going to the beach to find something special.
Q. 9: Why does Clay need money? (Important)
Ans: He needs money to bring his father back. He also wants to give a gift to his mother.
Q. 10: What has happened to Clay’s father? (Important)
Ans: Clay’s father is a poor man and he cannot fulfill the basic needs of his children. His wife always quarrels with him for this reason. Therefore, he has left the house and has gone to Salinas to earn money.
Q.11: What has Clay put in the local paper?
Ans: In his ad Clay requests his father to return home. His family is missing him a lot.
Q. 12: Who is Miss McCutcheon? How does she fell about her job?
Ans: She is a new teacher at the school of O.K.-by-the-Sea. She is unhappy about her job because the children do not take her seriously.
Q. 13: What is Miss McCutcheon looking for? How does she feel about the children of the town?
Ans : She is looking for the children to examine their interests and habits. She does not feel good about the children of the town because they are careless and do not take her seriously.
Q. 14: What does Harry advise her to do? (Important)
Ans: He advises her to go back to San Francisco. He thinks that she is a young and pretty girl who needs excitement. He also asks her to marry a young man.
Q. 15: What kind of haircut does Miss McCutcheon want?
Ans: She wants poodle haircut.
Q. 16: Can Harry give a poodle haircut?
Ans: No, he cannot give a poodle haircut.
Q,17: What does Miss McCutcheon think that a poodle haircut will do for her appearance?
Ans: She wants to change her appearance by poodle haircut. She thinks that this haircut will make her simple and plain. Then she will easily adjust herself to the surroundings.
Q18: Where has Clark Larrabee been? How does he get to O.K.-by-the-sea?
Ans: He is working in Salinas. He comes to O.K.-by-the-sea by truck.
Q.19: What does Clark give Harry? For what purpose?
Ans: Clark gives Harry thirty dollars to give them to Clay so that Clay could give the money to his mother.
Q. 20: How far is it to Hollywood from O.K.-by-the-sea?
Ans: Hollywood is about two hundred miles away from O.K.-by-the-sea.
Q. 21: What work does the man do?
Ans: He is a writer.
Q. 22: What did Clay find near black rock? (Important)
Ans: He found one oyster near a black rock.
Q. 23: What does Clay believe in the oyster? How much is it worth?
Ans: Clay believes that there is a pearl in the oyster worth of two to three hundred dollars. Q. 24: Does Miss McCutcheon believe that there is a big pearl in the oyster?
Ans: No, she does not believe that there is a big pearl in the oyster?
Q.25: Why does Miss McCutcheon have a chair with three legs?
Ans: Like many other people she has brought this chair from the beach. She does not mean to use it.
Q. 26: What kind of judge is Judge Applegarth?
Ans: He is not judge of any court. Once he judged the dogs at the county fair that gave him the name of judge Applegarth.
Q. 27: What year is it?
Ans: It is 1953.
Q. 28: What does Greely have in a bottle?
Ans: He has sea water in the bottle.
Q. 29: Who suggests that they should open the oyster?
Ans: Miss McCutcheon suggests that they should open the oyster.
Q.30: Why do they want Wozzeck to come? (Important)
Ans: Wozzeck is a watch repairer, therefore, they think that he can open the oyster without damaging its pearl.
Q.31: How does Harry describe the inhabitants of O.K.-by-the-sea? (Important)
Ans: Harry says that poor families live in the town. Every family has garden and children. They do not have jobs and earn their living mostly by selling vegetables and eggs. Those who get the job can work only two months. A few get the pension.
Q. 32: How does Miss McCutcheon view Harry’s thinking about the pearl in the oyster?
Ans: She thinks that Harry is encouraging people to tell a lie. Instead, he should show the people reality that there is no pearl in the oyster.
Q. 33: Why does judge think that Miss McCutcheon will not last a teacher? What kind of teacher does he think they needed?
Ans: He thinks that she is young and beautiful and can’t control the children. He favors an old experienced teacher to teach and control the children.
Q. 34: What is Applegarth complain about the sea? (Important)
Ans: He complains that the quality of stuff washed up by sea is not good.
Q. 35: What kind of gadget does the writer describe?
Ans: He describes the gadget that is found in New York. He says that it is like a safety razor and with its help anyone can have his haircut.
Q.36: Who buys the oyster? How much does he pay?
Ans: The writer buys the oyster for three hundred dollars.
Q. 37: Does the writer open the oyster? Why not?
Ans: He does not open the oyster. He believes that the pearl is growing. But the fact is this that he buys the oyster only to help the poor family. He knows that there is no pearl in the oyster but the whole story is itself a pearl.
Q. 38: Why does Clark Larrabee return?
Ans: After reading the ad in the newspaper he realizes the worries of his family and decides to return his home.
Q. 39: What does the writer do with the oyster?
Ans: The writer turns it in his fingers and watches it carefully. After that, he puts it into his pocket.
Poems
The Rain
1. Who wrote the poem, „The Rain‟?
Ans. W.H Davies write the poem, “The Rain”.
2. What do the rich leaves” symbolize??
Ans. The leaves on top of the tree are rich leaves as they drink rain directly, and share rain
with the poor leaves beneath. They also stand for rich people who have direct access to the
pleasures and luxuries of life
3. What is meant by “poor leaves” in the poem, “The Rain”?
The leaves that do not receive rain directly are the poor leaves. They depend on leaves on
top.
4. How does the poet feel when he hears the rain falling on the leaves?
The poet enjoys the beautiful rhythm created by the rain-drops falling on the leaves of the
tree.
5. What according to the poet, will be the effect of sunshine after the rain?
The poet says that a wonderful light will fill each dark raindrop when the rain stops and the
sun comes out to brighten the whole atmosphere.
6. Give a brief summary of the poem, “The Rain”.
The poet describes a scene of the rain. The raindrops fall on the leaves of the tree and create
sweet music. The poet hopes when the rain stops, the sun will shine brightly and a wonderful
light will brighten each dark raindrop.
7. What is the Main Idea of the Poem The Rain?
The Poem “The Rain” is about 2 classes in society, rich and poor. The poet symbolized rich
leaves to rich people who take away all the money and the luxuries of life and give to the
poor which is left behind. The poet in this poem has pointed out the difference between the
rich and the poor.
8. What do the rich and the poor leaves symbolize?
Rich leaves stand for the rich people and poor leaves stand for the poor people.
Night Mail
1. Who wrote the poem, “Night Mail”?
Ans. W.H. Auden wrote the poem, “Night Mail”.
2. What does the Night mail bring?
Ans. The Night Mail brings cheques and postal orders to people living in various parts of the
country.
3. Does the gradient delay the journey of the Night Mail?
Ans. The gradient is against her but it does not delay the journey of the Night Mail.
4. How do birds and sheep-dogs react as Night Mail approaches?
Ans. As the Night Mail approaches, birds turn their heads to look at her blank-faced coaches,
while sheep-dogs continue to sleep as they are unable to change her course.
5. Does the Night Mail observe punctuality?
Ans. Yes, the Night Mail observes punctuality. The poet lends human characteristics to the
Night Mail.
6. What is the theme of “Night Mail”?
Ans. The poet personifies an inanimate and crude object like Night Mail as a vibrant horse. It
establishes communication between different segments of society. It maintains its steadiness
despite the difficulties in its way.
Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now
1. Who wrote the poem, “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”?
Ans. A.E. Housman wrote the poem, “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”.
2. Where are the cherry trees growing?
Ans. The cherry trees are growing about the woodland ride — a path in the jungle for horseriders.
3. When does the cherry bloom?
Ans. The cherry blooms in spring and fills the atmosphere with captivating beauty.
Coincidentally, the cherry is in full bloom in the same month, March, in which the day of
resurrection of Christ is celebrated.
4. What is the theme of “Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now”?
Ans. The cherry loaded with white blossom is a source of pleasure for the poet. However, he
also feels saddened at the shortness of earthly life to enjoy this enchanting sight of pleasure.
O Where are You Going
1. Who wrote the poem, “O Where you Going”?
Ans. W.H. Auden wrote the poem, O Where you going.
2. What does the poet want to say in the poem, “O Where you Going”? Or What is the theme of
the poem “O Where you Going”?
Ans. Two opposite forces are at work in the mind of a person heading towards his goal.
Negative forces are fear and uncertainty while the positive are courage and determination.
The poet says that the brave cannot be discouraged by destructive forces.
A Sindhi Woman
1. Who wrote the poem, “Sindhi Woman”?
Ans. Jan Stallworthy wrote the poem, “Sindhi Woman”
2. What is the main idea of the poem, “Sindhi Woman”?
Ans. The main idea of the poem is that work gives us grace and composure. It does not let
us stoop or fall. It gives us strength and fulfillment. It helps us learn to walk erect.
3. What picture of the Sindhi woman do we get after reading the poem? Or How does the poet
describe the Sindhi Woman? Or What makes the Sindhi Woman attractive?
Ans. The poet pays a tribute to the Sindhi woman who is barefooted and walks through a
bazaar of the Karachi slums which are littered with garbage, filth and stones. The path is
uneven and she carries weight, yet she retains her grace and elegance.
4. What does the woman carry?
Ans. The woman carries a stone jar on her head. Here a stone jar means the burden of
responsibilities and liabilities that she has to fulfill in her life.
5. How can our life become graceful?
Ans. Hard work, courage and sense of duty can make our life graceful.
6. What is the main idea of the poem A Sindhi Woman?
Ans. The poet highly appreciates the dignity of hard work and steadfastness of the people
who work under hostile and adverse circumstances.
Times
1. Who wrote the poem, „Times‟?
Ans. The poem has been taken from, ”Ecclesiastes”.
2. What is the central idea of the poem, “Times”? Or How does time affect our lives?
The law of predetermination and predestination dominates our life. In some situations,
however, man seems to be free to do anything. But what makes something meaningful or
meaningless is only time.
A Tail of Two Cities
1. Who wrote the poem, “A Tale of Two Cities”?
Ans. John Peter wrote the poem, “A Tale of Two Cities”.
2. How were people made powerless and helpless?
Ans. The people of the two cities of Japan were made powerless and helpless in the storms
of the shrill noises of explosions and blasts. They were wounded, burnt and frightened to
death when the atom bombs hit them in the Second World War.
3. What is the moral lesson/central idea of the poem?
Ans. The moral lesson of the poem is that we do not lose anything if we do not lose our hope
and willpower. We learn from the poem that those are the gr
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