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These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Arts in English (BA English) .
| 51. |
Jon Silkin was a/an ……………………..poet. |
| A. | american |
| B. | african |
| C. | british |
| D. | australian |
| Answer» C. british | |
| 52. |
“Caring for Animals” is taken from the poetry collection…………………………… |
| A. | the portrait and other poems |
| B. | the peaceable kingdom |
| C. | living voices |
| D. | nature with man |
| Answer» B. the peaceable kingdom | |
| 53. |
In “Caring for Animals the poet questions the sky and ………………….. |
| A. | the serene blue water |
| B. | the netherworld |
| C. | the mountain ranges |
| D. | deserts |
| Answer» A. the serene blue water | |
| 54. |
In Silkin’s poem, dogs are seen with …………………………. |
| A. | tails straight |
| B. | eyes shut |
| C. | wounded legs |
| D. | clipped ears |
| Answer» D. clipped ears | |
| 55. |
According to Silkin, animals are our ……………………. |
| A. | friends |
| B. | ghosts |
| C. | enemies |
| D. | playmates |
| Answer» B. ghosts | |
| 56. |
It is from growing ………………………..that great love for human animal occurs. |
| A. | love |
| B. | sympathy |
| C. | favour |
| D. | mercy |
| Answer» D. mercy | |
| 57. |
Anne Tyler was a/an ……………………… novelist. |
| A. | american |
| B. | african |
| C. | british |
| D. | australian |
| Answer» A. american | |
| 58. |
Anne Tyler’s first work of fiction is ……………………………. |
| A. | the tin can tree |
| B. | a slipping- down life |
| C. | if morning ever comes |
| D. | the clock winder |
| Answer» C. if morning ever comes | |
| 59. |
“Average Waves in Unprotected Waters” was originally published in………… on Feb28, 1977. |
| A. | the new yorker |
| B. | disability studies reader |
| C. | the weekly |
| D. | the london times |
| Answer» A. the new yorker | |
| 60. |
In the story “Average Waves in Unprotected Waters”…………………….. tries to institutionalize her mentally retarded son. |
| A. | anne tyler |
| B. | mrs.puckett |
| C. | avery belvins |
| D. | bet belvins |
| Answer» D. bet belvins | |
| 61. |
. …………………………. is the son of Bet Belvins. |
| A. | jack |
| B. | puckett |
| C. | avery |
| D. | arnold |
| Answer» D. arnold | |
| 62. |
Bet’s son was a ………………………………challenged child. |
| A. | orthopedically |
| B. | visually |
| C. | mentally |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» C. mentally | |
| 63. |
Arnold looked at the suitcase ……………………… |
| A. | happily |
| B. | enthusiastically |
| C. | suspiciously |
| D. | unwillingly |
| Answer» C. suspiciously | |
| 64. |
Bet bought the tickets and a pack of ……………….. at the station |
| A. | chocolate |
| B. | spearmint gum |
| C. | biscuits |
| D. | cookies |
| Answer» B. spearmint gum | |
| 65. |
………………………… is Emmanuelle Laborit’s autobiography. |
| A. | children of a lesser god |
| B. | the cry of the gull |
| C. | beyond silence |
| D. | an air so pure |
| Answer» B. the cry of the gull | |
| 66. |
The parents nicknamed Laborit as ……………………….. |
| A. | mouette |
| B. | emma |
| C. | lousie |
| D. | kitty |
| Answer» A. mouette | |
| 67. |
Mouette is a ……………… word which means seagull |
| A. | italian |
| B. | french |
| C. | german |
| D. | english |
| Answer» B. french | |
| 68. |
“She may be deaf but she’s so cute!” “She’ll just be that much smarter”- whose words are these? |
| A. | uncle’s |
| B. | father’s |
| C. | grandparent’s |
| D. | mother’s |
| Answer» D. mother’s | |
| 69. |
The author says that she comes from a ……………………..family. |
| A. | artist’s family |
| B. | seafaring family |
| C. | turkish family |
| D. | mountaineering |
| Answer» B. seafaring family | |
| 70. |
“Emmanuelle makes shrieking sounds because she can’t hear herself”, was first said by ……....................... |
| A. | the speech therapist |
| B. | emmanuelle’s father |
| C. | uncle fifou |
| D. | the pediatrician |
| Answer» C. uncle fifou | |
| 71. |
………………………got married in the chapel of the National Institute for the Deaf in Bordeaux. |
| A. | the author’s paternal grandparents |
| B. | the author’s parents |
| C. | the author’s maternal parents |
| D. | none of these |
| Answer» A. the author’s paternal grandparents | |
| 72. |
Emmanuelle was ………………………months/years old when her mother was took her to a specialist. |
| A. | nine months |
| B. | seven months |
| C. | six months |
| D. | 2 years |
| Answer» A. nine months | |
| 73. |
“My life up to the age of seven is full of flashbacks”, was said by ……………………….. |
| A. | emmanuelle laborit |
| B. | malala yusafsai |
| C. | anne tyller |
| D. | jon silkins |
| Answer» A. emmanuelle laborit | |
| 74. |
………………………………. thought that Emmanuelle Laborit as a child was crazy. |
| A. | the speech therapist |
| B. | emmanuelle’s father |
| C. | the counselor |
| D. | the pediatrician |
| Answer» D. the pediatrician | |
| 75. |
“Love Across the Salt Desert” is an adventurous journey of ______ |
| A. | zaman |
| B. | najab |
| C. | aftab |
| D. | kaley shah |
| Answer» B. najab | |
| 76. |
The Bollywood film “ Refugee” was directed by _____ |
| A. | j.p dutta |
| B. | k.n daruwalla |
| C. | n.c daruwalla |
| D. | kaley shah |
| Answer» A. j.p dutta | |
| 77. |
Najab’s lover Fathima is a ______ girl. |
| A. | indian |
| B. | pakistani |
| C. | bangladeshi |
| D. | afganisthan |
| Answer» B. pakistani | |
| 78. |
_____ poet was awarded the Brunel University African Poetry prize in 2013 |
| A. | k.n daruwalla |
| B. | warson shire |
| C. | jayantha mahapathra |
| D. | wole soyanka. |
| Answer» B. warson shire | |
| 79. |
In the poem “ Death Fugue” Black milk of daybreak symbolizes _____ |
| A. | a life in the camp |
| B. | a life in the village |
| C. | poets personal life |
| D. | a life in the prison. |
| Answer» A. a life in the camp | |
| 80. |
____is the heroine of Goethe’s “Faust” |
| A. | shulamith |
| B. | margaret |
| C. | both |
| D. | none of these. |
| Answer» B. margaret | |
| 81. |
“Death Fugue” was originally written in ______ |
| A. | french |
| B. | romanian |
| C. | japanese |
| D. | german. |
| Answer» B. romanian | |
| 82. |
Emmanuelle Laborit was a ……………..actress |
| A. | french |
| B. | german |
| C. | american |
| D. | african |
| Answer» A. french | |
| 83. |
The Cry of the Gull is an autobiography of ………………. |
| A. | keki n daruwalla |
| B. | malala yousafzai |
| C. | anne tyler |
| D. | emmanuelle laborit |
| Answer» D. emmanuelle laborit | |
| 84. |
“ And your love grows. Your great love grows and grows” is the line taken from.------- |
| A. | what work is |
| B. | turmeric |
| C. | caring for animals |
| D. | home |
| Answer» C. caring for animals | |
| 85. |
Comala is the town located in ………………state of Colima |
| A. | arabian |
| B. | mexican |
| C. | german |
| D. | nigerian |
| Answer» B. mexican | |
| 86. |
Who is the protagonist in the story “The Big Fish”? |
| A. | viswan |
| B. | alassankutty |
| C. | bet blevins |
| D. | sudhakaran |
| Answer» B. alassankutty | |
| 87. |
What is the main theme of the poem Home? |
| A. | war |
| B. | refugee crisis |
| C. | faming |
| D. | drought |
| Answer» B. refugee crisis | |
| 88. |
The central character in the story “Love across the Salt Desert” |
| A. | shareef |
| B. | alassankutty |
| C. | najab |
| D. | mujeeb |
| Answer» C. najab | |
| 89. |
Name of the movie based on the story “Love across the Salt Desert” |
| A. | refugee |
| B. | border |
| C. | zindagi |
| D. | shole |
| Answer» A. refugee | |
| 90. |
According to critics , Silkin’s poems often focus on his …………….identity |
| A. | german |
| B. | jewish |
| C. | black |
| D. | irish |
| Answer» B. jewish | |
| 91. |
The UN speech was given on Malala’s ……………birthday in 2013. |
| A. | 16th |
| B. | 12th |
| C. | 15th |
| D. | 17th |
| Answer» A. 16th | |
| 92. |
The narrator of the ‘Jamaican Fragment” went for a walk everyday from his home to……….. |
| A. | the tramcar lines |
| B. | bus station |
| C. | the coffee shop |
| D. | the office |
| Answer» A. the tramcar lines | |
| 93. |
Who was the first to say that “Emmanulle makes shrieking sounds because she can’t hear herself”? |
| A. | the speech therapist |
| B. | emmanuelle’s father |
| C. | uncle fifou |
| D. | the pediatrician |
| Answer» C. uncle fifou | |
| 94. |
No one puts their children in a boat unless the water is ………… |
| A. | safer than home |
| B. | safer than the land |
| C. | risker than the jail |
| D. | all of these |
| Answer» B. safer than the land | |
| 95. |
In Silkin’s poem, dogs are seen with………………… |
| A. | tails straight |
| B. | eyes shut |
| C. | clipped ears |
| D. | wounded legs |
| Answer» C. clipped ears | |
| 96. |
Who was the author of Pedro Paramo? |
| A. | mario vargas liosa |
| B. | juan rulfo |
| C. | gabriel garcia marquez |
| D. | jorge luis borges |
| Answer» B. juan rulfo | |
| 97. |
Stephen Dedalus is the hero of James Joyce’s novel………………… |
| A. | ulysses |
| B. | dubliners |
| C. | a portrait of the artist as a young man |
| D. | finnegans wake |
| Answer» C. a portrait of the artist as a young man | |
| 98. |
“No Men Are Foreign” is a poem that protests against ………………… |
| A. | claustrophobia |
| B. | xenophobia |
| C. | autocrats |
| D. | government |
| Answer» B. xenophobia | |
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