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Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below them:“Ah, Dorset,” he smiled. “I know this place. I know it very well.” We shared my num ration and his excellent sausage. And, we talked, Connie, how we talked. He spoke almost perfect English. But it turned out that he had never set foot in Dorset, never even been to England.He had learned all he knew of England from school and from; reading books in English. His favourite writer was Thomas Hardy, his favourite book Far ! from the Madding Crowd. So out there in no man’s land, we talked of Bathsheba and; Gabriel Oak and Sergeant Troy and Dorset.He had a wife and one son, born just six months ago. As I looked about me there were huddles of khaki and grey everywhere, all over no man’s land, smoking, laughing, talking, drinking, eating. Hans Wolf and I shared what was left of your wonderful Christmas cake Connie. He thought the marzipan was the; best he had ever tasted. I agreed. We agreed about everything, and he was my enemy. There never was a Christmas party like it, Connie.(1) How did they celebrate Christmas?(2) Where did they celebrate Christmas?(3) What was the topic of talks between Jim and Hans Wolf?(4) What did Jim share with Hans? |
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Answer» 1. They celebrated Christmas with rum s ration and exchanging sausage. 2. They celebrated Christmas on ‘no man’s land’. 3. The characters of the novel ‘Far from l the Madding Crowd’ by Thomas Hardy was the topic of talks between Jim and Hans Wolf. 4. Jim shared the Christmas cake prepared by his wife Connie with Hans Wolf. |
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