1. Identify the author who uttered the following sentence:
'Man is born free but is everywhere in chains'.

2. Match the short stories with the authors:
(a) Swami and the Sam 1. Mackinlay Kantor
(b) Sam 2. Rex Coker
(c) A man who had no eyes 3. Tammy Ruggles
(d) A Close Encounter 4. R.K. Narayan
(a) (b) (c) (d)

3. Match the characters under Column 'B' with the relevant story titles under Column 'A'.
Column A Column B
(a) The Necklace 1. Behrman
(b) Lottery Ticket 2. Morissot
(c) The Last Leaf 3. Matilda
(d) Two friends 4. Masha
(a) (b) (c) (d)

4. Identify the nationality of the author, of the story 'The Lottery Ticket'.

5. Whose autobiography is named 'Wings of Fire '?

6. Match the characters given under Column 'A' with the stories given under Column 'B' and select the correct option from those given below:
Column A Column B
(a) Vera 1. Holiday
(b) Johnsy 2. The Last Leaf
(c) Phatik Chakrabarthi 3. The Selfish Giant
(d) The Cornish Ogre 4. Open Window
(a) (b) (c) (d)

7. Which of the following is adapted from a short story written by Oscar Wilde?

8. Which one of the following pairs is matched correctly?

9. Match the folk arts under Column A with their states under Column B:
Column A Column B
(a) Bihu 1. Tamil Nadu
(b) Dandya Das 2. Maharashtra
(c) Kolattam 3. Assam
(d) Tamasha 4. Gujarat
(a) (b) (c) (d)

10. From the given options, choose the poet who has written 'Don't Quit'