Quiz on "Boxes" and "Touch and Go"

Who is Sampurna Chattarji?

• A poet from Ethiopia

• An Indian poet and translator

• A children's author from Singapore

• A teacher from Mumbai

What does the orchid on her balcony symbolize?

• Her love for gardening

• Her trapped existence

• Her husband's gift

• Her childhood memory

What does she cook in her one-room home?

• Rice

• Dal

• Bread

• Soup

What does 'nine steps from door to balcony' signify?

• The size of her apartment

• The distance to her workplace

• The number of steps she takes daily

• The length of her balcony

What does she hear through the window bars?

• Birds chirping

• Traffic noise

• Voices high then low

• Music playing

What is described as 'threatening to fall'?

• A stack of quilts

• A pile of books

• A stack of dishes

• A pile of clothes

'Sleeping room only' suggests what about her apartment?

• It is very spacious

• It is cramped

• It has multiple rooms

• It is luxurious

'Trains make tracks to unfamiliar sounding places' signifies what?

• The couple is not used to travelling

• The noise outside their apartment

• The destinations they dream of visiting

• The routes they take daily

The line 'two giant black pigs lie dead, or asleep, on a dump' contains...

• anaphora

• allitteration and consonance

• assonance and enjambment

• metaphor

What does the phrase 'the city grows taller' imply?

• The buildings are getting taller

• The population is increasing

• The city is expanding

• The city is becoming more modern