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The Portrait of a Lady

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Dogs cried on grandmother's death .

a)

Ture

b)

False

2.

Grandmother was a brave lady .

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Grandmother was brave because

a)

She could lift 50 kg

b)

She could catch snakes and fry them in evening snacks

c)

She couldn't speak

d)

She hid her pain of separation from her grandson

4.

Grandmother didn't do the following

a)

Spinning wheel

b)

Counting rosary

c)

Dancing

d)

Feeding sparrows

5.

Who wrote The Portrait of a Lady?

a)

Henry James

b)

Khushwant Singh

c)

Henry Fielding

d)

Virginia Woolf

6.

The chief character in the Portrait of a lady is Kushwant Singh's

a)

Mother

b)

Father

c)

Brother

d)

Grandmother

7.

In the village the grandmother used to feed the

a)

Sparrows

b)

Dogs

c)

Cows

d)

All the above

8.

How did the grandmother spend her time in the city

a)

Feeding sparrows

b)

Reading

c)

Spinning the wheel

d)

Gossiping

9.

Which was the happiest half-hour for the grandmother in the city?

a)

While spinning the wheel

b)

While reciting the prayers

c)

Taking the afternoon nap

d)

Feeding the sparrows

10.

The grandmother was against the teaching of music because she considered music to be

a)

Sublime

b)

Good for him

c)

A monopoly of harlots and beggars

d)

None of above

11.

In the sentence 'that was the turning point in our relationship' what was the turning point?

a)

Their moving to the village

b)

Their moving to the city

c)

Their moving abroad

d)

His joining the university

12.

Where was Grandfather's portrait hung?

a)

above the mantlepiece

b)

below the photograph of the grandmother

c)

above the bureau

d)

above the table