My Mother @ 66

Where was the poet driving to?

• home

• airport

• play ground

• garden

From where were the children spilling out?

• home

• school

• neighbourhood

• car

What were the parting words of the poet?

• see you soon

• meet you soon

• see you later

• call you soon

Where was the mother sitting?

• in front of the poet

• beside the poet

• behind the poet

• beside the driver

Name the poet of the poem” My Mother at Sixty six”.

• stephen spender

• kamla das

• john keats

• Pablo Neruda

Name the literary device used in the line ‘ her face ashen like that of a corpse.

• metaphor

• simile

• alliteration

• personification

What was the poet’s childhood fear?

• flying in a plane

• unable to join merry children

• separation from her mother

• driving in a car

What thought did the poet try to put away?

• mother would not live long

• mother would continue sleeping

• mother would live long

• mother would wake up

Why does the poet look out of the window?

• to look out at the trees

• to distract herself

• to look around at the children

• as she was bored

How does the poet distract herself from her unpleasant thoughts?

• looks out of the window

• looks at her mother's face

• looks at the driver's face

• closes her eyes