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The Garden Party SAQ Question Answer
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1) How was the weather of the day on which the garden-party was arranged by the Sheridan family?
Or, Describe the weather of the day the garden party was arranged.
Ans: On the day the Sheridan family arranged the garden party the weather was ideal – windless, warm and the sky without a cloud. Like early summer mornings only some mist of light gold colour covered the sky.
2) What arrangement of the garden was going on for the garden party?
Ans: The gardener had been mowing the garden since dawn, the lawns were being swept until the grass and the rosettes seemed to shine. For further decoration a marquee was to be put up.
3) Who had bowed down their heads and why?
Ans: In the Sheridans’ garden rose bushes had bowed down their heads because roses had bloomed so many in a single night that their weight made the green bushes bowed down.
4) Why does the author make use of reference of ‘archangels’ in the context of the green bushes?
Ans: In the garden of Sheridans hundred of roses had grown up in a single night. The rose bushes are bent with the weight of the hundreds of roses in a way as if someone has bowed down to show respect to the archangels.
5) What do
the flowers symbolize in ‘The Garden Party’? (WBCHSE Model set 2024)
Ans: In ‘The Garden Party’ the flowers symbolize the glamorous and aristocratic life of the Sheridans.
6) How does the garden reflect the contemporary society?
Ans: In Katherine Mansfield’s story ‘The Garden Party’ the garden reflects the superficial beauty and privilege of the upper class. The well-kept garden contrasts sharply with the struggles of the working class, reflecting contemporary society’s class divisions.
7) Who is the protagonist of the short story? Name his/her siblings.
Ans: In Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Garden Party’ Laura is the protagonist of the short story. She has two sisters Meg and Jose and a brother Laurie.
8) Why was it useless to ask Mrs. Sheridan about where to put up the marquee?
Ans: It is useless to ask Mrs. Sheridan about where to put up the marquee because she decided to leave everything to her children that year. She also wished to be treated as an honoured guest.
9) How was
Jose dressed? Why was Jose compared to a ‘butterfly’? (1+1)
Ans: Jose was dressed in a silk petticoat and a
kimono jacket.
∎ Jose was compared to a ‘butterfly’ because she always dressed fashionably and wore colourful dresses.
10) Who
assigned Laura to supervise the workmen and why? (1+1)
Ans: Mrs. Sheridan assigned Laura to supervise the workmen because Laura was the artistic one among her children. She also loved to arrange things. She always felt that she could do it so much better than anybody else.
11) Why was Meg unable to supervise the marquee men?
Or, Why was Meg unable to supervise the workmen came to put up the marquee for the garden party?
Ans: Meg was unable to supervise the marquee men because she had washed her hair before breakfast and she sat drinking her coffee in a green turban and her dark wet curl stamped on each cheek. Besides she was not properly dressed to be in the company of outsiders.
12) How did Laura behave when she met the workers for the first time?
Ans: When Laura met the workers for the first time, she actually blushed to talk to them. Copying her mother voice, she wanted to act seriously, just like, her mother. But she became tensed and started stammering.
13) Why did Laura want to copy her mother’s voice?
Ans: Laura wanted to copy her mother’s voice so that the workers did not consider her childish or inexperienced. She wanted to show her control of the situation and her authority.
14) Why are the karakas compared with trees of desert island?
Ans: The karakas are compared with trees of desert island because they looked proud, solitary, lifting their leaves and fruits towards the sun in a kind of silent splendour.
15) Why couldn’t Laura make friendship with the workmen?
Ans: Laura couldn’t make friendship with the workmen because of the class distinctions. After coming in contact with people from another class, class distinctions seemed to be absurd to Laura.
16) What did Laura do to show her at home feeling comfortable before the tall fellow?
Ans: Laura took a big bite of her bread-and-butter while staring at the tall fellow’s drawing to show her at home feeling comfortable before him.
17) Who was Kitty Maitland?
Ans: Kitty Maitland was a good friend of Laura. She was also invited to the garden party of the Sheridans and was called in the morning of the garden-party to enquire about the preparations of the garden-party.
18) What dishes will be served in the garden-party?
Ans: In the garden-party of the Sheridans the sandwich crust, cream puffs and broken meringue-shells etc. will be served.
19) How did Laura react to see so many lilies at a time?
Ans: Seeing so many lilies at a time, Laura let out a little moan and crouched down as if to warm herself at that blaze of lilies.
20) Why did Mrs. Sheridan order so many canna lilies?
Ans: Mrs. Sheridan ordered so many canna lilies because she wanted to buy enough of those canna lilies at a time for once in a life.
21) Why did the servants love to obey Jose’s orders?
Ans: The servants love to obey Jose’s orders because she always made them feel they were taking part in some drama while they were working.
22) Who were the servants in the Sheridan family?
Ans: Sadie, a female servant and Hans, a young male servant were in the Sheridan family. There was a cook too.
23) Why did Laura suggest Jose to go to the garden? Why couldn’t they go?
Ans: Laura
suggested Jose to go to the garden because she wanted to see how the workers
were getting on with the marquee.
∎ They couldn’t go to the garden because the back door was blocked by cook, Sadie, Godber’s man and Hans.
24) Who is Mr. Scott?
Ans: In Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘The Garden Party’ Mr. Scott is a carter who died in the morning on that day the Sheridan family arranged the garden-party. He lived in the little cottages below the Sheridan’s house.
25) Why was the Godber’s man enjoying himself?
Ans: The Godber’s man was the first man who brought the news of Mr. Scott’s death to the Sheridan family. So, he was enjoying himself while narrating this story of the accident.
26) How did the accident of Mr. Scott happen?
Or, Write about the accident on the Hawke Street.
Ans: In the morning on that day the Sheridan family arranged the garden party Mr. Scott’s cart shied at a traction-engine at the corner of Hawke Street. As a result, he was thrown out on the back of his head and died at the spot.
27) How did Jose react when Laura proposed to stop the party?
Ans: When Laura proposed to stop the party after hearing the news of Mr. Scott’s death, Jose felt it was absurd and told Laura not to be extravagant.
28) Where was the house of the Scotts located?
Ans: The little cottage of the Scotts was located in a lane at the very bottom of a hill which led up to the house of the Sheridans, a broad road ran between.
29) Describe the dwelling places of the Scotts.
Ans: The little cottages of the Scotts are mean and situated in a lane at the very bottom of a steep rise that led up to the Sheridan’s house. The dwelling places are chocolate brown coloured. In their garden patches there are only cabbages stalks, sick hens and tomato cans. Even the smoke emitting from their chimneys are poverty stricken.
30) What kind of people lived in the cottages down the hill?
Ans: People who lived in the little cottages down the hill, are mainly the working class people like washerwomen, sweepers, cobblers and also a man whose house-front was studded all over with minute bird-cages.
31) Why were the children of the Sheridans forbidden to go to the place where the Scotts live?
Ans: In their childhood, the children of the Sheridans were forbidden to go to the place where the Scotts live because they might catch the revolting language used by the people living there. They also might learn the unsociable activities due to coming in contact with that people.
32) Why did Laura suddenly turn furious on Jose?
Ans: Hearing the news of Mr. Scott’s death, Laura proposed to cancel the party. Jose strongly disagreed to Laura’s proposal. But when Jose said that Laura can’t give back life to a drunken carter by being sentimental, she suddenly turned furious on Jose.
33) Describe Laura’s hat.
Ans: Laura’s mother, Mrs. Sheridan, gifted her a hat which was black in colour and it was trimmed with gold daisies. Besides the hat had a long black velvet ribbon.
34) How did the band party look? Where did they settle?
Ans: The band party had arrived in green coat. According to
Kitty, they were looking like frogs.
∎ They settled in a corner of the tennis-court.
35) What did Kitty propose to do with the band party?
Ans: Kitty Maitland playfully said that the band party in their green coats were looking like frogs. She proposed Laura that she ought to have arranged them round the pond with the conductor in the middle of a leaf.
36) Why couldn’t Laura say anything to Laurie?
Ans: When Laurie returned home from the office, Laura wanted to tell him about the accident of Mr. Scott. As soon as Laurie started admiring the stunning beauty of Laura, she became distracted. So, she couldn’t say anything to Laurie.
37) What were left there on the table after the party?
Ans: All un-eaten sandwiches, cakes and puffs were left there on the table after the party. All the foods were going to be wasted.
38) Why did Mrs. Sheridan want to send arum lilies to the house of the Scotts?
Ans: Mrs. Sheridan wanted to send arum lilies to the house of the Scotts because she thought that people of labour class liked arum lilies very much.
39) Why did Laura at first couldn’t realise that she was going to a dead person’s house?
Ans: It seemed to Laura that kisses, voices, tinkling spoons, laughter, the smell of crushed grass were somehow inside her and there was no room for any other thing. So, at first Laura couldn’t realise that she was going to a dead person’s house.
40) What did Laura see at first to arrive at the Scotts’ house?
Ans: Arriving at the Scott’s house, Laura saw a dark knot of people stood outside and a woman sat in a chair with her scratch watching. As Laura drew near the house, the voices stopped and the group parted.
41) Why Mrs. Scott couldn’t understand the reason Laura was there?
Ans: Mrs. Scott couldn’t understand the reason of Laura’s arrival in her house because she was overwhelmed with her sorrow and was anxious about the family’s future after her husband’s death.
42) How did the dead body of Mr. Scott look?
Or, Describe Mr. Scott as seen by Laura.
Ans: The dead body of Mr. Scott looked as if he was sleeping soundly and deeply. He was far away from this world. His head was sunk in the pillow. His eyes were closed. It was seemed that the eyes were blind under the closed eyelids.
43) “Forgive my hat” – Who said this and why?
Ans: Laura said this when she saw the dead body of Mr. Scott. She realized that her lofty hat was totally inappropriate in that place. She also understood that her hat was a symbol of insensitivity towards the mournful family. So, she said that.
44) How did Laura explain life at the end of the short story?
Or, What does Laura realise at the end of ‘The Garden Party’? (WBCHSE Model Set 2024)
Ans: The story ends with Laura’s journey from innocence to maturity taking her into the deeper complexities of life beyond her superficial world. She understands that in death, everyone is equal, and it brings a sense of eternal peace that transcends societal pretensions and class divisions.
45) What were the guests at the Sheridans’ party compared to and why?
Ans: The
guests at the Sheridans’ party were compared to bright birds that had descended
in the Sheridans’ garden for that one afternoon.
∎ The guests of the Sheridans were all members of the upper class. They looked exquisite like beautiful birds in their carefully chosen colourful attires.
46) Why did Laura seem reluctant to bring the leftover food from their party to the scotts’ house?
Ans: Laura seemed reluctant to bring the leftover food from their party to the Scotts’ house because she believed that it would be inappropriate to offer scraps from their party. She thought that it insulted the grieving family.
47) Describe the role of Laura’s mother in shaping Laura’s perception in ‘The Garden Party’.
Ans: In Katherine Mansfield’s ‘The Garden Party’ Mrs. Sheridan takes an important part in shaping Laura’s societal perception about the class distinction. When Laura copied her mother’s voice to interact with the marquee men, her mother influence to her is evident. Later, when Laura showed an emotional response to Mr. Scott’s tragedy, she tried to distract her mind by giving her the lofty hat.
48) Why was Laura unwilling to go inside Mr. Scott’s cottage?
Ans: Laura felt that it was totally inappropriate to go to the house of a dead person with her elegant party dress and a beautiful black velvet hat. Overwhelmed with nervousness, Laura simply wanted to drop off the food basket and leave. As a result, when Mrs. Scott’s sister opened the door, Laura was unwilling to go inside Mr. Scott’s cottage.
49) Why did Jose call Laura ‘extravagant’?
Ans: Hearing the news of Mr. Scott’s death, Laura suggested Jose to cancel the garden party to show respect to the mourning people. Jose, being annoyed by Laura’s suggestion, called her ‘extravagant’.
50) What did Mrs. Sheridan accuse her children of?
Ans: Mrs. Sheridan accused her children of stealing the envelope. It contained the names required to write the flags for the sandwiches that were made by the cook for the party.
Bengali Meaning:
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The Garden Party |
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Jimmy Valentine |
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My Last Duchess |