Lost Spring-quiz

Why did the children walk barefoot on the streets in the prose Lost Spring?

• Because they did not have the means to buy shoes

• Because they use to lose them

• Because they did not like to wear shoes

• Because they did not have any shop near their place to buy shoes

What does the statement made by the group of women convey about the hardships of the various migrants across countries and states in the prose Lost Spring?

• Their forced migration

• Their sacrifice of identity

• Their sacrifice of power and authority

• Their exile from their own lands

In the prose Lost Spring, why did the narrator say that Seemapuri was in the periphery of Delhi yet metaphorically, was miles away from it?

• Because Seemapuri and Delhi were located in two different states

• Because Seemapuri was situated at a great distance from Delhi

• Because Seemapuri was an island located at a distance from Delhi

• Seemapuri at Delhi's outskirts didn't resemble the appearance of the urban capital

According to Mukesh's grandmother, what is his father's destiny or Karam in the prose Lost Spring?

• The profession of being a social helper

• The profession of being a doctor

• The profession of making bangles

• The profession of making glass furniture

“The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly over his shoulders.” Identify the literary device used in the sentence.

• simile

• contrast

• alliteration

• metaphor

“I wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.” The underlined phrase symbolizes:

• Making bangles is a good job

• Richness

• Auspiciousness in marriage

• The job provides good profit

Mukesh wants to become (a)  

According to the narrator of Lost Spring, what did Saheb's full name represent?

• King of the universe

• Lord of the universe

• Lord of the Rings

• Lord of the kingdom

Their ability to dream and their initiatives have been killed by years of

• mind numbing toil

• schooling

• money making

• bangle making

For the children, the garbage is wrapped in (a)