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To Mother

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the Author of "To Mother"?

a)

Vaidehi

b)

OV Usha

c)

S Usha

d)

Kamala Das

2.

To Mother was originally written in which language?

a)

Tamil

b)

Kannada

c)

English

d)

Malayalam

3.

Who translated "To Mother"?

a)

AK Ramanujan

b)

Kuvempu

c)

Nissim Ezekiel

d)

S Usha

4.

What does the daughter do in the first stanza of the poem?

a)

She is overwhelmed by the love her mother has for her.

b)

She tells her mother how proud she is herself to be her daughter.

c)

Pleading to leave her be and to let her be independent.

d)

Imploring how much she wants to follow the footsteps of her ancestors.

5.

Who are the characters in the poem?

a)

Mother and Her son

b)

Mother and her husband

c)

Mother and a snake

d)

Mother and her daughter

6.

What are the ideological differences between mother and daughter expressed in the poem?

a)

Tradition v/s Lifestyle

b)

Culture v/s Behavior

c)

womanhood v/s feminism

d)

All of the above

7.

What does the sunlight represent in the poem?

a)

Liberation

b)

Heat

c)

Unattainable future

d)

Power

8.

In the first stanza, what is the analogy used?

(Analogy: a comparison between one thing and another, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification.)

a)

Sunlight and a plant

b)

Sunlight and a snake

c)

Sunlight and the sky

d)

The sky and a plant

9.

Which among these is NOT the restriction placed on the daughter by the Mother?

a)

to not to show off her clothes in public.

b)

Not to be a tomboy.

c)

Not to make pass eyes at people.

d)

not to learn how to ride a vehicle.

10.

How old is the daughter in the poem?

a)

18

b)

16

c)

17

d)

20

11.

Which animal does the daughter compare herself to?

a)

A phoenix

b)

A tiger

c)

A snake

d)

A bug

12.

What is the tune that her mother and line of ancestry has played?

a)

Tune of empowerment

b)

tune of liberation

c)

tune of subjugation

d)

All of the above

13.

What is the tune does she compare her mothers words to?

a)

a fluteplayer

b)

A Harpist

c)

A trumpeter

d)

A snake charmer

14.

“Circumambulating the holy plant

in the yard, making rangoli designs

to see heaven" What does these lines represent?

a)

Revolt against oppression.

b)

Rebellion against Patriarchy.

c)

The systemic and traditional practices applied only to women.

d)

all of the above.

15.

"turning up dead

without light and air,"

What does these lines signify?

a)

frustration of leading a life of subjugation.

b)

Feeling of being emotionally and mentally drained.

c)

Feeling like not having a life of their own.

d)

All of the above.

16.

What does the raging thunderstorm signify?

a)

Liberation

b)

Destruction

c)

Chaos

d)

Death

17.

What want of daughter is expressed through the poem?

a)

Her need to be liberated from the life her mother wants for her.

b)

For her to enjoy freedom.

c)

To be free from conventional and traditional boundaries that exists to hold her in place.

d)

all of the above.

18.

Do you agree with the idea expressed by the poet in To Mother

a)

YES

b)

No!

19.

What is your idea of being liberated?

4 lines
20.

Are you clear with the chapter To Mother?

a)

No Doubts!👏

b)

A few questions.🧐

c)

A lot of questions.🤷‍♀️🤷‍♂️

d)

No clue...😖