(vi) EXAMINATION-STYLE QUESTIONS TYPE—| SHORT-ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS . What was Mrs Fitzgerald's advice to Mrs Pearson ? . She advised Mrs Pearson to be the boss of her own family. Sar dtd fred st ore afta at artes at & fore Fer! . | a What did Mrs Fitzgerald think about the duty of husbands, sons and daughters ? . She said that husbands, sons and daughters should be taking notice of wives and mothers. They should not give them orders and treat them like dirt. oa ae fe oil, gat sik gfe at viet sik mei at were Set aed se Saat orem eH sik aa ret Ser ora Fe aT afeT . How did Mrs Fitzgerald offer to help Mrs Pearson to set her family right ? . Mrs Fitzgerald knew some magic by which she could change places with Mrs Pearson. Mrs Fitzgerald would look like Mrs Pearson and vice versa. Thus Mrs Fitzgerald offered to set Mrs Pearson's family right for her. ord fresanes re ag aT at fara ae stadt fers a ea aaa wa A aa att fresS ate frorels Sei each atte stent feeds sort freadeee Sat ga wee ard feeaiewe 3 att feria % ofan ai de oe oT at aaa atQ4. Ans. Ans. Qu. Ans. Qi. Ans. What happened to Mrs Pearson after the change of personalities ? She now became bold and started behaving like Mrs Fitzgerald. She snatched the cigarette from Mrs Fitzgerald's mouth and put ic in her own mouth. ae ara edt a 7 site ted Preadkes at ofa oraer et om ne | sah ater Feemies He A feria da of ait mt ye Ysa at |. Who was Doris ? What was it that surprised her about her mother ? . She was Mrs Pearson's daughter. She was surprised to see her mother smoking a cigarette. ae ert feats at it oh 3a at ai at fate tt ta a eet I | §F° What did Doris want her mother to do and why ? . Doris wanted her mother to iron her yellow silk dress for her. She said she was going to see her boyfriend, Charlie. ‘Sita wedi ot far Seat ai seat teh Wert dens sae fer seat ae 21 seR ae fH ae A ears caret & frert on wet at . Why was Cyril annoyed with his mother ? . He was annoyed because his mother had nor got any rea ready for him, She had not mended his shirt also. She said she didn’t like mending. ae vafee Tea on iif seat HIF sae fem ara da set vat eth see seat ait at Hea Ht sat at at at mer fa sa wee HET Tere eT aT . How did Mrs Pearson react when Cyril said that he worked eight hours a day ? . She said that she, too, had done her eight hours. oA ve fe ae of ora feed & ore awe ary ae aT ty . Who was George ? What did people say about him at the club ? . He was Mrs Pearson's husband. The people at the club called him Pompy-ompy George. ae aiedt frre ar ofa ani aera H city 38 veaiten Yeeen sist aed AH | tr Why did George not want to have evening tea ? Why did he grow angry with Mrs Pearson ? He didn't want evening tea because he said there was going to be a special parcy at the club that night. But he became angry with Mrs Pearson when she said she hadn't made any tea for him. ae om at are safer vet ST are aT atin Ser Her fa aca H sa oa UH ae Te et oT eT ah weg ae art fers x wife Goren wa saa wer fe Say sae fore ate aa ae aa ai Who was Charlie ? What did Mrs Pearson say about him ? Charlie was Doris’s boyfriend. Mrs Pearson called him a half-witted, buckteeth fellow. cart Sift a arate an) dint frads sa aape, Sa cidf aren oafaa wed ZI {QF What does Cyril say about Mrs Fitzgerald ? How does his mother react to it ? He calls her a silly, old hag. Mrs Pearson reacts angrily. She says that Mrs Fitzgerald has a lot more sense than Cyril.ae wa we We, Gee afen sea o1 ded fre aH we TE Uiafeen Hed Fae Hed of doch francs a fafta st ster wei ofiee ra tI @ 13. e@ Why did Mrs Fitzgerald request Mrs Pearson to change back ? Who were these two ladies actually ? ‘Ans. Mrs Fitzgerald was, in fact, Mrs Pearson in Mrs Fitzgerald's body. She saw how miserable her husband and children were feeling. She could stand it no longer. So she requested Mrs Pearson (in fact Mrs Fitzgerald) to change back. art fresenes orev H sited Presses athe Hated feds oh) sea San fe seam ofa site aed fron ga aeqa ae A) ae Fa SR ofr aes ae ae wat aT gate saa ar fre (ara 4 ated frases) 8 are age art & fee wer Q. 14. What was Mrs Fitzgerald’s final advice to Mrs Pearson ? Ans. She advised Mrs Pearson to keep firm or else all their efforts would be wasted. Se sted fers at vated a ae we we sre SAH aa yea ad St oT Q 15. What change do you notice in George, Doris and Cyril at the end of the play ? ‘Ans. There is a total change in all of them. They are no longer thoughtless and overbearing in their behaviour. Cyril and Doris agree to get supper ready while their mom and dad are having a talk. ava fm aera re 21 8 ot ore Ho fara ok aaa et fata sik Site ae aa art aa & fare dan at wm @, safe SHH arr fem saga W ania az AH (ey TYPE—II LONG-ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS IGF George, Doris and Cyril are all ungrateful. How ? Ans. George, Doris and Cyril are all ungrateful. Each is worried about himself or herself only. George Q2 An: doesn’t want tea, yet he grows angry with his wife because she hasn’t made any tea for hi wants her mother to iron her yellow silk dress because she ing out to meet her boyfriend. Cy says he is tired after his eight-hour day. But none of them ever thinks of poor Mrs Pearson's fate. Everybody orders her about as if she is their servant. Really, they are all very ungrateful. Sis, dite ak fata ah gaet F1 Se Fae oeet ware @1 sis at ara set afew, flee vt ae erefi uch 3 Tem sia 2, Fife saa sae fore aie wea Fai aa @ 1 Sifts rect @ fH seat ai saat Ach {enh drone gerd a 2 aeiifae ae art saris 8 fret a wei @ 1 fafter em ¢ fe ae fer H ors awe ay Ch ve aT Bae SAH Bate oh Tere ate feta are A sel Sree ee as Fa ee TT are Sar & Ba ae Saat steer et area H eh a ah sea Fas ZI How does Mrs Fitzgerald help Mrs Pearson to be the boss of her family ? . Mrs Fitzgerald is Mrs Pearson's neighbour. She offers to help Mrs Pearson in setting her family right. She knows some magic, and effects a change of personality with Mrs Pearson. Now she looks as if she were Mrs Pearson and vice versa. She sends Mrs Pearson to her own house and herself stays in Mrs Pearson's house. When Doris, Cyril and George come in, she deals with them veryseverely. She makes them realize how unfeeling and selfish they are. Thus Mrs Fitzgerald helps Mrs Pearson to be the boss of her family. ard feesties died fads at ether @1 ae diet fers ai sae aia a1 aH a A Bert ae ai teae aad 31 ae at sag ant @ sik Ata frrda 8 are safes see Set Bata ae aot feeds % Stet frag act & site ated fees aint fies & Std ae diet feria at ort a aT att 3 at aay diet feds & a ee ont 31 oe Site, fafa sik ont ont, at ae sa zat Tait ata and 81 ae Se Heqa Hear Sh & fe a fat Prifel sie ere Fi ga ware si fieeoees set fers a err oftan a area a A wera set F1 Q. 3. ‘Husbands, sons, daughters should be taking notice of wives and mothers, not giving them orders and treating them like dirt.’ What do you think about it ? . The problem of wives and mothers is a universal one. Husbands, sons and daughters treat them like dire. They order them about as if they were their servants. They go out to enjoy with their friends, leaving the poor mothers and wives at home. They think they have done much work during the day. And when they come home, they want to be served like kings and princes. Really, it is something very unfortunate. All husbands, sons and daughters must think that the poor wife and the mother is also a human being and has the same feelings and desires as they have. uferit sit amet at aren aceant det 81 ofa, ya ak yfaai se aia ye Gen rae aa Ba ve Fa VaR nee Sa SAT a Saat atari ef a ae fat & oa Het & few aret freee ot , at Fart cel sit vera et ae we ate Ht a Grae & fe Seta fer ae eet em ee 21 iT wa UR ond ta red S fe Saat Gar Toei sik Tae Se eM ae aera Fi, ae aT TET gale anit afd, gait atte girl at ae cha afer fae dent aot aft ai at oe ea & otk sat of adt arene sit geod eet & sh rat at Z1 . |e Contrast the characters of Mrs Pearson and Mrs Fitzgerald. z ;. Mrs Pearson is a loving mother and a gentle wife. She works hard to keep her husband and children happy. But she gets no praise or regard for it. Her husband and children are very thoughtless and selfish. They treat her as a servant. Mrs Pearson feels unhappy about it. But she is too weak to protest. On the other hand, Mrs Fitzgerald is very outspoken. She can brook no injustice. She believes in equal rights with men. To make it clear, she even smokes and drinks. She says that husbands, sons and daughters should take notice of wives and mothers. They should not treat them like dirt. She asks Mrs Pearson to be the boss of her family. edt fee wa om ae oe ai sik us fava ust G1 ae ae fa sik aif et war wa & fea afer Ufas aft 21 fed sa fore 38 we wis an ae re Fei eat sae Via sik Se gel aga fora an era € 18 see eH te Se Serer Hea 1 see fees ga ak F geet @1 farg ae ait asi @ fe fate wei a ort wae favta din frames aga Gi-ad wet are 21 ae fed ora St aes wel ae aa ae TET & ae arr after # fara vad 31 sa ere at foe ae yao watt & sik afea i hte ae wet @ fe ofeii, def sik Steal at oferii ait arnt ar ea vet afew Se SH aa ye aT aaer Tél eI afew! ae stadt fae A aed & fae ae awl ofan at area aH aK EIQ 5. How does Mrs Fitzgerald put Doris, Cyril and George in their places ? Ans. QE > 2 Ans. Mrs Fitzgerald knows some magic. She uses it to change her personality with that of Mrs Pearson. Soon Mrs Pearson's daughter, Doris, comes in. She asks Mother for tea, but Mother says that there is no tea ready for her. Doris had wanted her mother to iron her yellow silk. But the mother refuses to do any ironing for her. Doris has never seen her mother behave like this. She is in tears. When Gyril and George come in, they, too, receive the same kind of treatment. Mother tells them that henceforth she, too, will work eight hours a day and five days a week. While all this is going on, Mrs Fitzgerald (who is, in fact, Mrs Pearson) enters. The two ladies change back into their real personalities. They heave a sigh of relief when Mrs Pearson calls them back with a smile. But now they have learnt their lesson. Thus Doris, Cyril and George are brought to their places. Jinn frames Fe og SM & 1 sa wir a ae aren cafsas tact ferda & afar Hart aac oat t1 ste Gt ard fs at aa Sta yaa wat tae ai A ara Tie @ fag Ti wed S fee aet wee form arg ara Tan el 1 Shika 4 are ai ser oT fee ae Saat Met Ges a sent ar 2 fT at sah fore ang ot gent eet A Sar ae Sh B 1 Sifts 4 art at at ant ter caaeR aa GU AT ar a fae 7 ort Fi a fatter sik ant sei ona ta Se Hh seh we a aR Ura ee ZI TE oa wed 3 fe oa & are ae ot fer A one awe sik cone A ote fer arm fen SUH oa ae Fa aT win é, a amd fraecs (St aera a ard fer 2) wae watt @) ahi sikg shar aaa afar 4 ava a1 ond $19 we wed wt aia ca é a Set fees Se qe eS ae gen 21 fa oa 4 aon wae dia Ge oa Ge we Site, fate ait ont avi de ari Ka fee oT 1 IG Bring out the theme of the play, ‘Mother's Day. . In this play, Priestley tries to depict the fate of most housewives. The poor housewife has to work: all hours of the day and all days of the week. She works hard to keep her husband and children happy. But the husband and children are almost always thoughtless. They have no regard for the feelings of the poor mother. They treat her as a servant. After their work, they go out to spend their evening with friends, The poor mother has to stay at home and keep working. Her husband and children never think that she, too, is a human being. They never realise that she, too, needs some rest and entertainment, Such husbands and children need to correct themselves. wa wes 8 thefa aftr gfeforat aa at fafaa Het ar eT ee S1 ant Woot ar fer at are ait wae & ait fea STH eT Tea 31 ae ar ofa ak wali aT Wea Ta & few afer ead et 31 frag ofa ok wea ae aa St frends Ba Ei Se Tard GH Ft aH &H vfs a one set Sar 219 see ora that Sen Sree aed G1 ae HH ae, 8 arava ar aaa Firat are frat fers at aa ST 1 Sard ai aT a a eet Sik a Sed WT Tee 81 saa he sit ae ae ae nef dra fa ae ot ua arra-site 1a en at Hea set aed & far SA A ore athe ator aT REA tt @1 ga we & aheai sik gai a ead a Qu wt eI 1 @ Give a brief character-sketch of Mrs Pearson. Mrs Pearson is a loving wife and mother. She is very fond of her husband and children. She looks to all their needs. She does her best to keep them happy. Mrs Pearson is a simple-hearted woman. But she is gentle to a fault. She does feel that her husband and children are thoughtless. Her husband and children work eight hours a day and five days a week. But the poor mother has towork all the hours of the day and all the days of the week. Yet the husband and the children have for her no word of praise or gratitude. This is what pains Mrs Pearson. But, she is too weak to protest. It is Mrs Pearson's own weakness that has spoiled her husband and children. diet fers oe on ae arf yeh ak ai ti ae ama oft ok ae se aga aredt B1 ae Se at Seat a ar wad @1 ae Se WaT Ta ST TT ET aot eee TAT fers eH ite fect are site 21 fay ae ert fara @ fee ae Saar Uw ey ae or 21 ae ter orava Feqa wee @ fe sen ofa ae awa frard 1 saan ofa sit aa faa F ore eee sie ware Fis fea aH ea 1 fag Aaa i aT fea} av wee ott aes ah fea ara een vem @1 fee vi ofa otk aa sae fore wien a Fae aa wee sft wae adi aed Bae ara aint Frewis at cher agar @ 1 fag ae ae serail @ fee fee Te ae ut G1 ae diet fe at ore aes fart sew via sie ae at fas van eI [Q.8. rah Give a brief character-sketch of Mrs Fitzgerald. ‘Ans. Mrs Fitzgerald is Mrs Pearson's neighbour. She is a strong-minded woman. She has a dominating nature. She believes in equal rights with men. She believes that women have the liberty to do anything that_ men do. Mrs Fitzgerald feels strongly that the woman should be the mistress of her own house. Mrs Fitzgerald is very intelligent also. She knows how to cure people of their waywardness. She handles Doris, Cyril and George very intelligently. She gives each of them a good pounding, She puts them in their proper places. She makes them realise that a mother and a wife is also a human being. Thus she helps Mrs Pearson to rein in her husband and children. aint freaees dori fers si vdifea 31 ae we ge frees aici ina 31 ae cara & eee Taha we) ae Gea 3a cam afrent 4 favre vad 31 soar ot é fe sina a ae we a a a fe Soh yea wea Edd Pranties gar &T a nega eat 2 fe Ue aia at one han at aI aren afew steed Premces aga Baer Mi Bi ae aS fa Sint a asec A Sie fare aH FAT ive Sita, fate site ant & amr aga weer @ fraedt Bae sa a ache at ont qed ae Be S13 Se Sra de one HW on Se Tae TSE FETE He Aet t fe ai sie Wet ot OH dam eet eI wa var ae ated fers ai ae aif aie vfs at farce A ae Hwee ae 81