The Garden Party

1. Who wrote the garden party ? (-----+V2 + Obj) In which year the garden Party was written ? (Sub + Aux +V3 + P + ----)

Ans:- Katherine Mansfield wrote 'The Garden Party' . 

The Garden Party was written in 1922.

2. How was the weather of the day on which the garden party was arranged ? (Sub + Aux + -----)

Ans:- The weather of the day was warm , windless and the cloudless sky was covered with a haze of light gold.

3. What does  the flower symbolise  in 'The Garden Party' ?  (Sub + V+es/s + ----)

Ans:- The flower symbolises glamorous and aristocratic life of Sheridans.

4. Who arranged the garden party ? (---- + V2 +Obj) Write the total number of the member in the family ? (sub +Aux + ----)

Ans:- The Sheridans arranged the garden party.

Total number of Sheridans family was six , Mr. and Mrs. Sheridans and their four child.

5. Who is called artistic and by whom ? (--- Aux + V3 + Obj + By + -----)

Ans:- Laura is called artistic by her mother Mrs. Sheridan.

6. Describe the Karka trees . (Sub + Aux + ----)

Ans:- The karka trees were very much lovely with their board , gleaming leaves and their cluster of yellow fruits.

7. What did the florist bring ? (sub + V2 + ----)

Ans:- The florist bought pots of pink canna lilies with big pink flowers .

8. Who is Mr. Scott ? (Sub + Aux  + -----)

Ans:- Mr. Scott is a carter who lived in a little cottage below the Sheridan's house. He died in the morning of the garden party.

9. Who is the Godber's man in the story? What is famous about them ? (Sub + Aux +----) (Sub + Aux + Obj + P + ---)

Ans:- The Godber's man in the story is a worker or bakery.

They are famous for their cream puffs.

10. 'Forgive my hat ' --- Who said this and why ? (---- V2 +Obj + Because + ----)

Ans:- Laura said this because she realised that her beautiful hat was totally mismatch in the morning place.

11. Who did Laura meet on her way back to home from the Scott's house ? (Sub+ V2 + ----+ Obj ) What did he ask for ? (Sub +V2 + ----)

Ans:- Laura met her brother Laurie on her way back from scott's house.

He asked Laura if everything in the Scott's house was alright.

■  Sketch the character of Laura. [লরার চরিত্রের বর্ণনা দাও।]

Ans: Laura is the central character of Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘The Garden Party’. She is the youngest daughter of the Sheridan family.  She appears in the story  to be an innocent girl . Her mother describes her as ‘artistic’. Laura seems to be different from all the other members of her family. She feels empathy for the grieving family and pleads for cancelling the party. Her inner struggle starts when she shows empathy for the Scotts and questions the superficial values of her family. Laura was terribly shocked to hear the news of Mr. Scott’s death. She considered it to be insensitive to continue with the party since the deceased was their neighbour and he had just died. She also thought that the band would sound bitter to the grieving woman. She tried to convince both Jose and her mother, Mrs. Sheridan.