WorksheetsShort stories
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
The story "The man who lived in a shell" was written by?
Chinua Achebe
Hanif Qureshi
Anton Chekhov
Dorothy Parker
What is the nationality of Varenka?
Russian
American
British
Ukrainian
To Belikov what is trait of Varenka reminiscent of the ancient Greek?
Her accent
Her manners
Her facial features
Her way of dressing
What is the "current fashion of greeting old friends" in "Civil Peace"?
HAPPY SURVIVAL
HAPPY GREETINGS
HAPPY CIVIL PEACE
HAPPY DAY
Where did Jonathan bury the bike?
IN A CONSTRUCTION YARD
IN A MAKESHIFT CEMETERY
NEXT TO A REBEL PRISON CAMP
NONE OF THESE
What type of figurative language is used in the following quote from the text " "A few days later, my great-grandfather looked from his books and saw this same man looking like a smashed vase hastily put back together?
Alliteration
Imagery
Metaphor
Anaphora
Why did Ying Ying keep rearranging things in the new apartment?
She wanted to redecorate
She wanted to create balance in the house
Her husband wasn't happy with the designs
She was bored
Which studies did Ali quit?
Law
Business
Accountancy
None
Who wrote My Son the Fanatic?
Hanif Kureishi
John Milton
Ali Mazuri
None of these
Hanif kureushi was born in?
December 10, 1954
December 7, 1954
December 5, 1954
December 5, 1956
Pervez had been a taxi drive for many years?
15
17
20
24
Who is Bettina to Pervez?
Mother
A girlfriend
Sister
Nothing
V.S Naipaul was born and died in which year?
1932 to 2018
1903 to 1999
1930 to 2000
1933 to 1999
When V.S Naipaul was awarded nobel prize in literature?
2000
2001
1999
1998
Who was the first manger of the hotel?
Inskip
Hilyard
Wills
Magnus
Which of the following BEST describes the overall mood of "The Voice from the Wall" ?
Happy or energetic
Tense or anxious
Worried or fearful
Sad or melancholy
Who is the protagonist of the story "Strong Horse Tea" ?
Calie and Rannie
Mailman and Snooks
Sarah and Calie
Snooks and Sarah
Who is the Baby's Mother ?
Sarah
Rannie Toomer
Christina
Alice Walker
Story "The Fort" is the type of story ?
Detective story
Semi-detective story
both
none
"O Calamities of the world! You are welcome" This sentence was written on?
On the wall of prison
On the gate of prison
On the Manuscript
both a & b
