Question 13
GCE_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1
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2020
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LITERATURE_IN_ENGLISH
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objective
Read the following passage from an imagined novel:
"She pressed the cracked porcelain bird against her chest, its wings frozen mid‑flight, while the iron bars of the window rattled in the wind, each clang echoing her heartbeat."
Identify two symbols in the passage, interpret the meaning of each, and discuss how their interaction develops the theme of freedom versus confinement.
Answer Options
A.
The symbols are the cracked porcelain bird (a sign of lost love) and the iron window bars (a symbol of industrial strength). Their contrast highlights the tension between romance and machinery, not freedom versus confinement.
Correct Answer
B.
The symbols are the cracked porcelain bird (a fragile, broken hope for freedom) and the iron window bars (a representation of confinement). Their contrast underscores the struggle between the yearning for escape and the oppressive reality of imprisonment, developing the theme of freedom versus confinement.
C.
The symbols are the cracked porcelain bird and the wind rattling the window. The bird signifies fleeting hope, while the wind signifies change; their interplay suggests transformation, not the stated theme.
D.
The symbols are the cracked porcelain bird (representing death) and the iron window bars (representing protection). Their interaction suggests a theme of mortality versus safety rather than freedom versus confinement.
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
The symbols are the cracked porcelain bird (a fragile, broken hope for freedom) and the iron window bars (a representation of confinement). Their contrast underscores the struggle between the yearning for escape and the oppressive reality of imprisonment, developing the theme of freedom versus confinement.
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Gce Model Questions Vol1
2020
Literature In English
Question 13.
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objective
questions from the
2020
Gce Model Questions Vol1
Literature In English
examination.
Difficulty level:
Hard
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