My Grandmother's House 18

Who is the likely speaker of the poem 'My Grandmother's House'?

• Kamala Das

• Rabindranath Tagore

• Sarojini Naidu

• Jhumpa Lahiri

What emotion does the speaker of the poem crave desperately?

• Sadness

• Happiness

• Anger

• Love

Where is the setting of the poem described as?

• In a forest

• At the beach

• In a city

• Far away

What haunts the grandmother's house after her death?

• Snakes

• Wolves

• Ghosts

• Bats

What does the speaker feel she has lost in life?

• Her way

• Her money

• Her friends

• Her job

What kind of family did the speaker grow up in?

• Musical family

• Artistic family

• Literary family

• Scientific family

What does the speaker compare her present loneliness to?

• Excitement

• Grief

• Joy

• Anger

Where did Kamala Das grow up according to the text?

• Chennai

• Kerala

• Delhi

• Mumbai

What does the speaker do to seek love in the poem?

• Ignores it

• Steals it

• Begs for it

• Buys it

What does the speaker feel about the happy times in her grandmother's house?

• They are in the future

• They are recent

• They are far away

• They are happening now