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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Master of Arts in English (MA English) .
| 1. |
The creeper growing around the tree in “Our Casuarina Tree” has a creeper round it which resembles a __________. |
| A. | trunk |
| B. | branch |
| C. | python |
| D. | lizard |
| Answer» C. python | |
| 2. |
The phrase ‘blessed sleep’ in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree” refers to _________. |
| A. | sleep |
| B. | dream |
| C. | death |
| D. | life |
| Answer» C. death | |
| 3. |
Abju and Aru are Toru Dutt’s _________. |
| A. | siblings |
| B. | cousins |
| C. | playmates |
| D. | childhood friends |
| Answer» A. siblings | |
| 4. |
The casement mentioned in “Our Casuarina Tree” reminds us of which of Keats poems. |
| A. | ode on a grecian urn |
| B. | ode to a nightingale |
| C. | la belle dame sans merci |
| D. | to autumn |
| Answer» B. ode to a nightingale | |
| 5. |
The phrase ‘shingle-beach’ in Dutt’s “Our Casuarina Tree” is an imitation of whose poetry? |
| A. | mathew arnold |
| B. | john keats |
| C. | p.b.shelley |
| D. | sarojini naidu |
| Answer» A. mathew arnold | |
| 6. |
Tagore’s “The Child” is divided into ____ parts. |
| A. | 11 |
| B. | 5 |
| C. | 9 |
| D. | 10 |
| Answer» D. 10 | |
| 7. |
“In the Country Cottage” was written by _________. |
| A. | mahapatra |
| B. | naidu |
| C. | ezekiel |
| D. | karnad |
| Answer» C. ezekiel | |
| 8. |
The lizard in Ezekiel’s “In the Country Cottage” is described as being _____ in colour. |
| A. | white |
| B. | yellow |
| C. | grey |
| D. | dark |
| Answer» C. grey | |
| 9. |
It is the _________ in “In the Country Cottage” which teaches man lessons of determination and patience. |
| A. | lizard |
| B. | caterpillar |
| C. | cockroach |
| D. | snake |
| Answer» A. lizard | |
| 10. |
The poem ” Hunger” depicts the plight of a _____ who attempts to sell his daughter for a living. |
| A. | business man |
| B. | pawn seller |
| C. | fisherman |
| D. | vegetable seller |
| Answer» C. fisherman | |
| 11. |
Hunger in the poem “Hunger” does not stand for hunger for __________. |
| A. | guilt |
| B. | sexual gratification |
| C. | food |
| D. | money |
| Answer» A. guilt | |
| 12. |
What did the father in Ramanujan’s “Obituary” leave behind? |
| A. | debts |
| B. | money |
| C. | property |
| D. | gold |
| Answer» A. debts | |
| 13. |
In the poem “Obituary”, the obituary is printed in __________. |
| A. | the national daily |
| B. | a local newspaper |
| C. | the times of india |
| D. | a madras newspaper |
| Answer» D. a madras newspaper | |
| 14. |
In the poem “River,Once”, Parthasarathy refers to __________ river. |
| A. | madurai |
| B. | vaikai |
| C. | eaglewood |
| D. | sewer |
| Answer» B. vaikai | |
| 15. |
The river in “River, Once” is personified as a _______. |
| A. | daughter |
| B. | woman |
| C. | mother |
| D. | wife |
| Answer» C. mother | |
| 16. |
Which of the following is not mentioned in the poem “River, Once”? |
| A. | egrets |
| B. | paper-boats |
| C. | kingfishers |
| D. | crows |
| Answer» D. crows | |
| 17. |
The river in the poem “River, Once” has deteriorated due to _________. |
| A. | ecological imbalance |
| B. | man’s exploitation |
| C. | kings visits |
| D. | fallen flowers |
| Answer» B. man’s exploitation | |
| 18. |
In the beginning of the poem “The Old Playhouse”, the poet compares herself to a _____. |
| A. | swan |
| B. | swallow |
| C. | heron |
| D. | squirrel |
| Answer» B. swallow | |
| 19. |
In the poem “The Old Playhouse”, Kamala Das feels treated as an object for ______. A. Money B. Love C. Cooking D. Sexual Gratification 20. Which of the following does not appear in the poem “The Old Playhouse”? |
| A. | cut flowers |
| B. | carpets |
| C. | air-conditioner |
| D. | artificial lights |
| Answer» D. artificial lights | |
| 20. |
Who is found at the water’s edge in “The Old Playhouse”? |
| A. | the husband |
| B. | the speaker |
| C. | narcissus |
| D. | a dwarf |
| Answer» C. narcissus | |
| 21. |
Parthasarathy’s “River, Once” was inspired by one of A.K. RAmanjujan’s poem, which poem was it? |
| A. | still life |
| B. | a river |
| C. | chicago zen |
| D. | extended family |
| Answer» B. a river | |
| 22. |
Kamala Das is also known as the ________ for being one of the first Indian woman to talk openly about female sexuality. |
| A. | confessional poet |
| B. | poet of the body |
| C. | poet of the soul |
| D. | madhavikutty |
| Answer» B. poet of the body | |
| 23. |
Why did the speaker in the poem “The Old Playhouse” get married? |
| A. | self –discovery |
| B. | sexual gratification |
| C. | security |
| D. | money |
| Answer» A. self –discovery | |
| 24. |
Love-making in “The Old Playhouse” is depicted as a _______ act. |
| A. | fulfilling |
| B. | caring |
| C. | spiritless |
| D. | selfless |
| Answer» C. spiritless | |
| 25. |
“The Ambiguous Fate of Gieve Patel, He Being Neither Muslim Nor Hindu in India” by Gieve Patel is a satire on ___________. |
| A. | indian soceity |
| B. | religious hatred |
| C. | poverty |
| D. | desire |
| Answer» B. religious hatred | |
| 26. |
Meena Alexander quotes _________ at the beginning of her poem “Blue Lotus” |
| A. | sarojini naidu |
| B. | john keats |
| C. | wallace stevens |
| D. | harriet monroe |
| Answer» C. wallace stevens | |
| 27. |
“Rocks” and “Stones” in the poem “Blue Lotus” is metaphor for __________. |
| A. | dreams |
| B. | memories of abuse |
| C. | identity crisis |
| D. | repressed desire |
| Answer» B. memories of abuse | |
| 28. |
Who is the author of the poem “Home”? |
| A. | meena alexander |
| B. | arundhati roy |
| C. | arundhati subramaniam |
| D. | kamala das |
| Answer» C. arundhati subramaniam | |
| 29. |
Home can become a ______ for women as they face suppression and subjugation. |
| A. | heaven |
| B. | prison |
| C. | safe place |
| D. | threat |
| Answer» B. prison | |
| 30. |
_____________ is the author of “Dead Woman Walking”. |
| A. | meena kandaswamy |
| B. | meena alexander |
| C. | gieve patel |
| D. | arundhati subraniam |
| Answer» A. meena kandaswamy | |
| 31. |
The poem ____________ is part of the collection titled “Ms Militancy” published in 2010. |
| A. | home |
| B. | the old playhouse |
| C. | the gypsy goddess |
| D. | dead woman walking |
| Answer» D. dead woman walking | |
| 32. |
The poem “Dead Woman Walking ” is based on the legendary story of _________. |
| A. | shakuntala |
| B. | lord shiva |
| C. | karaikkal ammaiyar |
| D. | chellam |
| Answer» C. karaikkal ammaiyar | |
| 33. |
_______ is the fruit that magically appears in Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s hands when she prays to Lord Shiva. |
| A. | coconut |
| B. | mango |
| C. | orange |
| D. | papaya |
| Answer» B. mango | |
| 34. |
“Ammaiyar” in the legend of ‘Karaikkal Ammaiyar’ stands for ________ |
| A. | mother |
| B. | daughter |
| C. | aunt |
| D. | neighbour |
| Answer» A. mother | |
| 35. |
Karaikal Ammaiyar takes the form of ___________ when she asks Lord Shiva to grant her a “ different form. |
| A. | saraswati |
| B. | kali |
| C. | parvati |
| D. | lakshmi |
| Answer» B. kali | |
| 36. |
In “Dead Woman Walking”, the character Karaikal Ammayar also stands as a representative for __________ who are sexually exploited and later abandoned by men. |
| A. | dalit women |
| B. | jewish women |
| C. | nair women |
| D. | parsee women |
| Answer» A. dalit women | |
| 37. |
The novel “Coolie” was first published in the year _______. |
| A. | 1938 |
| B. | 1937 |
| C. | 1935 |
| D. | 1936 |
| Answer» D. 1936 | |
| 38. |
Babu Nathoo Ram in “Coolie” is a ______ by profession. |
| A. | barber |
| B. | bank clerk |
| C. | college professor |
| D. | jam maker |
| Answer» B. bank clerk | |
| 39. |
________ is the British man who arrives at the bank in “Coolie”. |
| A. | mr.smith |
| B. | mr.adam |
| C. | mr. english |
| D. | sir todar mal |
| Answer» C. mr. english | |
| 40. |
Prabha and his wife in “Coolie” runs a __________. |
| A. | pickle factory |
| B. | jam factory |
| C. | bread factory |
| D. | chutney factory |
| Answer» A. pickle factory | |
| 41. |
It was an _________ who was travelling to Bombay along with a circus who Munoo joins to get to Bombay. |
| A. | lion tamer |
| B. | joker |
| C. | elephant driver |
| D. | wrestler |
| Answer» C. elephant driver | |
| 42. |
Munoo meets Ratan at Sir George White’s ________. |
| A. | sugar mill |
| B. | wind mill |
| C. | cotton mill |
| D. | spinning mill |
| Answer» C. cotton mill | |
| 43. |
Munoo is run over by _________’s car. |
| A. | mrs. simla |
| B. | mrs. prabha |
| C. | mrs. mainwaring |
| D. | mrs. waring |
| Answer» C. mrs. mainwaring | |
| 44. |
________ is not a rebel or does not try to break away from colonial suppression or power. |
| A. | munoo |
| B. | ratan |
| C. | mohan |
| D. | mr.english |
| Answer» A. munoo | |
| 45. |
_________ is a novel by Mulk Raj Anand which highlights the ways in which the lower class is exploited. |
| A. | untouchable |
| B. | coolie |
| C. | the village |
| D. | gauri |
| Answer» B. coolie | |
| 46. |
Raju is the son of a __________ in the novel “The Guide”. |
| A. | barber |
| B. | tailor |
| C. | shopkeeper |
| D. | railway sweeper |
| Answer» C. shopkeeper | |
| 47. |
Raju comes to be known as ________ as his reputation as a guide becomes popular. |
| A. | raju the guide |
| B. | the guide |
| C. | railway raju |
| D. | railway guide |
| Answer» C. railway raju | |
| 48. |
What is Marco Polo’s wife’s name? |
| A. | rose |
| B. | rosie |
| C. | rosh |
| D. | nalini |
| Answer» B. rosie | |
| 49. |
Raju hides Marco’s letter to Rosie because of his _________. |
| A. | love |
| B. | jealousy |
| C. | fear |
| D. | greed |
| Answer» B. jealousy | |
| 50. |
Who comes to Raju’s house and insults Raju and demands Rosie to leave? |
| A. | his uncle |
| B. | his neighbour |
| C. | his aunt |
| D. | his sister |
| Answer» A. his uncle | |
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