Business communication BBS 2nd year question paper 2081
1. Rewrite the following paragraph, supplying the appropriate words or phrases, to complete a brief summary of Ernest Hemingway's short story "An Old Man at the Bridge." [5]
On Easter Sunday, the narrator, a republican soldier..... a pontoon bridge on the Ebro delta during the Spanish civil war to explore the land beyond to determine the fascist enemy's movements. On returning to the bridge, the narrator.... an old man, who is seventy six years old. The old man has left his hometown of San Carlos, where he took care of a cat, two goats, and four pairs of pigeons. He tells the narrator that he was the..... to leave the town. The narrator warns the man not to hang around but to hitch a ride on one of the trucks heading for Barcelona. The old man thanks him, but it's not clear whether he intends to follow this suggestion. He keeps asking the narrator if the animals will be ... without him. He knows the cat will be able to survive on its own, but he is worried about the others. The story ends with the narrator telling the readers that the Fascist army is advancing towards the Ebro River and the old man will not have long to get away. But the old man seems .... to move away.
During the Spanish Civil War, a soldier is checking the area near a bridge to see how close the enemy army is. On his way back, he notices an old man sitting all alone by the side of the road. The soldier asks him what he is doing there, and the old man explains that he had to leave his hometown, San Carlos, because the enemy was getting close. He talks about the animals he used to take care of—a cat, two goats, and several pigeons—which he had to leave behind. He feels sad and worried about them, especially the goats and pigeons, because they depend on him.
The soldier tries to encourage the old man to get up and leave because the area is still dangerous, and the enemy is moving in fast. He tells the man to catch a ride on one of the trucks heading toward a safer place. But the old man is extremely tired from walking, and he seems confused and hopeless. Even though the soldier wants to help, the old man does not have the strength or energy to go farther.
In the end, the soldier realizes that there may be nothing he can do. The old man is too exhausted to escape, and the enemy soldiers are getting closer. The story shows the sad effects of war on ordinary people who are not soldiers. The old man never wanted to be part of the war—he only worried about his animals and his home. Through this, the story reminds us how war harms the most vulnerable people, even those who have done nothing wrong.
2. How does Jamaica Kincaid make a satire on the traditional gender roles in her story "Girl"?
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