The Portrait of a lady by Khushwant Singh

The Portrait of a Lady is written by

• Raja Rao

• Kushwant Singh

• Naipaul

• Ruskin Bond

The chief character in The Portrait of a Lady is Kushwant Singh's

• mother

• father

• brother

• grandmother

In the village the grandmother used to feed the

• sparrows

• dogs

• cows

• all the above

How did the grandmother spend her time in the city?

• feeding sparrows

• reading

• gossiping

• spinning the wheel

While waking the author up in the village grandmother used to constantly mutter her prayers in the hope that he would imbibe some religious verses which he

• never did

• did

• imbibed partially

In the sentence 'That was the turning point in our relationship' which was the turning point?

• Their moving to the village

• Their moving to the city

• Their moving abroad

• His joining the university

The grandmother was against the teaching of music because she considered music to be

• sublime

• good for him

• a monopoly of harlots and beggars

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

How did the sparrows express their sorrow when the author's grandmother died?

• They chirruped a lot

• They did not express their sorrow

• They did not come that day

• They did not take notice of the bread crumbs and flew away without eating them

Which was the happiest half-hour for the grandmother in the city?

• While spinning the wheel

• While reciting the prayers

• Feeding the sparrows

• taking the afternoon nap

The Portrait of a Lady has been written in

• scientific mode

• romantic mode

• biographical mode

• none

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6