3. How does O. Henry establish a contrast between Jimmy Valentine and Ralph D. Spencer?
[ও. হেনরি কিভাবে জিমি ভ্যালেন্টাইন ও র্যালফ ডি. স্পেনসারের মধ্যে বৈপরীত্য স্থাপন করেছেন?]
Ans: Jimmy Valentine and Ralph D. Spencer are the two names of the same person at different phases of life. Both are smart, handsome and intelligent. Both have friends. But they differ considerably in profession, financial condition, social status and mental disposition. Jimmy Valentine is a notorious burglar,...
Monday, 3 September 2018
Question and answer of "Jimmy Valentine" written by O. Henry. (Class xi of wbchse)
2. What new name did Jimmy Valentine assume at Elmore? What business did he open there? How did Jimmy fare at Elmore?
[ এলমোরে জিমি ভ্যালেন্টাইন কোন নতুন নাম গ্রহণ করেছিল? সেখানে সে কিসের ব্যবসা খুলেছিল? এলমোরে সে কেমন সাফল্য পেয়েছিল?
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Jimmy assumed the new name Ralph D. Spencer at Elmore.
He opened a shoe-business at Elmore.
Jimmy came to know from the clerk of the Planters' Hotel that there...
Question and answer of "Jimmy Valentine" written by O. Henry (Class 11 of wbchse)
1. "That child she can't stand it long in there." - who is referred to here? Why was she in danger? How was she saved?
["ওই শিশুটা ওখানে বেশিক্ষণ থাকতে পারবে না" - এখানে কার উল্লেখ করা হয়েছে? কেন সে বিপদে পড়েছিল? কেমন করে সে রক্ষা পেল?]
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In O. Henry's story 'Jimmy Valentine", Agatha is referred to here.
Agatha was in danger because she had been shut in the vault by her elder sister in a spirit of play. The door could not be opened as the clock had not been wound,...
Friday, 31 August 2018
Question and answer of 'The Proposal' written by Anton Chekhov (Class 12 of wbchse)
4. "Oh, what a burden, Lord, to be the father of a grown-up daughter" - Who is the speaker here? Why does the speaker call it 'a burden' to be the father of a grown-up daughter?
Ans. Chubukov is the speaker here.
Chubukov is the old father of a marriageable daughter, Natalya. He feels the pressure of society to get his daughter married. But he is always puzzled by the whimsical mood of his daughter. When Lomov comes with a marriage proposal, Chubukov is greatly pleased. But Natalya is...
Thursday, 30 August 2018
Question and answer of "The Proposal" written by Anton Chekhov (Class 12 of wbchse)
3. Sketch the character of Chubukov. [চুবুকভের চরিত্র অঙ্কন কর।]
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In the play "The Proposal", Anton Chekhov has presented three characters. Chubukov is one of them. He is an old landowner and the father of grown-up daughter Natalya. He is concerned about his daughter's marriage. He is delighted when Lomov comes with a proposal to marry Natalya. But he takes his daughter's side in the argument over Oxen Meadows and their hunting dogs. Together with his daughter, he insults, abuses and...
Question and answer of "The Proposal" written by Anton Chekhov (Class 12 of wbchse)
2. Sketch the character of Natalya Stepanovna. [নাতালিয়া স্তেপানোভৎনার চরিত্র অঙ্কন কর।]
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In the play 'The Proposal', Anton Chekhov has presented three characters. Natalya is one of them. She is a young unmarried girl of twenty five years. She is well educated, an excellent housekeeper and is not bad looking. But she is very quarrelsome and abusive by nature. She begins a bitter quarrel with Lomov over Oxen Meadows. She drives Lomov out. But when she learns that Lomov has come to propose to her,...
Question and answer of "The Proposal" written by Anton Chekhov (Class xii of wbchse)
1. Why did Lomov think about taking a decision about getting married? Whom did he want to marry? Why? [লোমোভ বিবাহের ব্যাপারে সিদ্ধান্ত নেওয়ার কথা চিন্তা ভাবনা করেছিল কেন? সে কাকে বিবাহ করতে চেয়েছিল? কেন?]
Ans. Lomov thought about taking a decision on getting married for many a reason. Firstly, he was going through a critical age and suffering from nervous dysfunction. Secondly, he was in need of leading a quiet and regular life. Thirdly, If he gave himself time to think, to hesitate,...
