THE ADDRESS

Q1. How did Mrs. Dorling treat the author when the author visited her?

• A. Warm & welcoming

• B. Cold & inhospitable

• C. Overjoyed

• D. Both (A) and (C)

Q2. “Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition.” Who is her?

• A. Mrs. S

• B. Mrs. Dorling’s daughter

• C. Mrs. Dorling

• D. Mrs. S’s daughter

Q3. In what attire did the author find Mrs. Dorling?

• A. Author’s mother’s green knitted cardigan

• B. Author’s green knitted cardigan

• C. Author is unable to recognise it

• D. Not mentioned in the story

Q4. “I thought that no one had come back.” Why does Mrs. Dorling say this?

• A. Because she was happy to see the protagonist

  
  

• B. Because she had been waiting for the protagonist for a long time

• C. Because she thought everyone in the protagonist’s family were dead

• D. None of the above

Q5. What was the address that the author's mother asked her to remember?

• A. Number 50, Marconi Street

• B. Number 46, Baker Street

• C. Number 54, Marconi Street

• D. Number 46, Marconi Street

Q6. Mrs. Dorling’s was _________ of Mrs. S.

• A. a sister

  
  

• B. an old acquaintance

• C. an old friend

• D. a relative

Q7. Mrs. Dorling took the possessions of the things on the pretence of __________.

• A. using them

• B. selling them

• C. keeping them safe

• D. Both (A) and (B)

Q8. Was the author convinced with her mother’s idea of letting Mrs. Dorling take away their things?

• A. Absolutely

• B. Partially

  
  

• C. Not at all

• D. Not mentioned in the story

Q9. At the end, what does the author decide?

• A. To forget the address

• B. To visit next year again

• C. To remember the address forever

• D. None of the above

Q30. What message does “The Address” talk about?

• A. Importance of things

• B. Not to trust someone

• C. Human predicament of war

• D. None of the above