Bishop Heber College (Autonomous) Trichy-17
Multiple Choice Question Bank for BA English
New Literatures ()
Katherine
Mansfield : A
Doll’s House
Margaret
Lawrence : Godman’s
Master
Henry Lawson : That
there my Dog
Nadine
Gordimer : Six
Feet of the Country
UNIT- 4
Henry Lawson : That
there my Dog
151. Who is Macquarie?
a. the shearer b. the dog
c. the doctor d. who caused
the accident
152.
The doctors objected to admit ____________ to allow on the premises.
a. Macquarie b. tally c. the
beggar d. wards man
153. Macquarie had escaped with __________ a cracked head, and minor
abrasions.
a .three fractured ribs b. broken legs
c. broken hands d. one leg
154. What is a billy?
a. a lightweight cooking pot b.
a type of cat c. a type of dog d. a type of liquor
155. Macquarie shouldered his swag and struggled along the track ____ to
the union town hospital.
a. 12 miles b.10 miles c.11 miles d.13 miles
156. The phrase ‘old slut’ refers to _______
a. his mother b. dog’s
mother c.dog itself d. another dog
157. Macquarie killed the _________
a. tally b. doctor c. dog’s
mother d. Nurse
158.
Macquarie feels grateful to the dog, because _________
a. he followed him for ten years b. lived through floods and droughts
c. lived through fair time d. forgave him for it all.
159.
Who is better than a man and who is a better Christian?
a. tally b. doctor
c. ward man d. dog’s mother
160. Macquarie raised tally in a billy,
and afterwards on _____
a. shanty b. road c. back
d. swag
161. Henry Lawson is a __________ poet.
a. African b. Australian c. Afro-American d.
American
162. Macquarie wanted to leave the
hospital because he is _________
a. ill treated b. his dog
is not allowed to the premises
c .they did not treat him well d.
he could not bear the pain
Margaret
Lawrence : Godman’s
Master
163. Godman’s master is taken from a short
story collection named ___________
a. Tomorrow Tamer b.
A bird in the house c. Thesise
Jordan d. Long Drums and cannons
164. The short story collection “The
Tomorrow Tamer” is published in _______________
A.1954-1982 b.1956-1982 c.1958-1982 d.1955-1982
165. Who is Moses?
a. a character from Bible b.
Godman c. village chief d. the hero
166. Moses went to see _________ after
four years from university.
a. godman b. his parents c. his
wife d. the owner of the goat
167. Moses hit a _______
a. goat b. child
c. small animal d. Villager
168. Moses was willing to pay for the
goat, but he _____
a. refused to pay the sum which is demanded b. will pay as he wishes
c. will buy another goat d.
wants to meet the village chief
169. Moses bought __________bottles of
beer, as the villages had confidently expected.
a. half a dozen b .a
dozen c. two d. three
170. _____________ is the village
chief.
a. .Nanaowosu b.Pira c. Moses d. Kobalaowar
171. Moses is willing to compensate
________for the goat and two bottles of palm wine for the unborn
a. 3 pounds b.4
pounds c.5pounds d.2 pounds
172. The villagers have decided to meet
the ________ for compensation.
a. village chief b.
police c .oracle d. law in court
173. Who is Faru?
a. the village chief b. the
priest c. the Godman d. Moses’ friend
174. The oracle ordered the villagers
to ________
a. accept what the stranger gives b. get 20 shillings
c. get 22 shillings d. offered
money should be given to oracle
175. What is the name of the godman?
a. Pira b.Faru c. Moses d .Kobalaowar
Katherine
Mansfield : A
Doll’s House
176. The Kelveys represents _________
a. upper class b. lowest of
social class c. plutocrat d.
middleclass
177. The three sisters of Burnells are Kezia,
Isabel and _________
a. Lil b. Emmie
Cole c. Lena Logan d. else
178. The Burnell girls are forbidden to
show the dollhouse to the ______
a. rich classmates b. neighbours c.
Kelveys d. school
179. The Burnell sisters are popular at
the school because _______
a. they study well b. they have
doll’s house c. they are rich d. they are intelligent
180. The Kelveys sisters were ignored
by everyone, because __________
a. they do not study well b. they are not rich c. their father is
a criminal d. they are envious
181. The Kelveys sisters were ignored
by everyone, not only because their father is a criminal, but
also for their ________
a. physical appearance
b. poor brought up c. envious
nature d. poor health
182. Kezia and ________ seem to be
impressed by the lamp in doll’s house.
a. Lil Kelvey b. Else Kelvey c. Lena
d. Emmie
183. Else Kelvey feels that, she is
________ Kezia
a. equal to b. not equal to c. above in social status to d. indebted to
184._____ gave the Doll's house to the
Burnells children.
a. Mrs. Hay b. Burnells c. Aunt Beryl d. friends
185. The lamp in "The Doll's
House" stands for_______
a. enlightenment b. working
class c. power d. light house
186. Kezia the youngest of the Burnells
children takes interested in ______
a .red carpet b. red
chairs c. gold frame d. simple lamp
187._______ breaks the social hierarchy
of class inequalities.
a. Isabel b. Kelveys c. Mrs.
Hay d. Kezia
188. The short story "The Doll's
House" was first published in ________
A. The Nation and Athenaeum b.
The Dove's nest c. The
Nation d. Atheneum
Nadine
Gordimer : Six
Feet of the Country
189.
The story "Six Feet of the Country" takes place in ___
a. Nigeria b. Johannesburg c. Congo d. Namibia
190. Nadine Gordimer has won the Nobel Prize
for literature in______
a .1991 b.1992 c.1995
d.1996
191. The immigrant stranger died of
_________
a. suffocation b. pneumonia c. murdered by white d. suicide
192. The title, “Six Feet of the
Country” signifies ______
a. Birth b. Death c. Hope d. Desolation
193.
Who is the narrator in “Six Feet of the Country” ______
a. Lerice b. Lerice’s
husband c. Petrus d. an unnamed narrator
194. In “Six Feet of the Country” the
stranger comes from _________
a. Rhodesia b. Johannesburg c. England d. India
195. The health authorities demand _________ pounds to reclaim the dead body
a. 10 b. 20
c. 25 d. 30
196. “Our relation with black is almost
feudal” who told this line _________
a. Lerice b. a police man c.
Lerice’s husband d. health
authority
197. Who does knock the door of Lerice
in the midnight? _________
a. a black boy b. a
stranger c. Albert
d. Petrus
198. Gordimer discloses the reality of ________
a. social identity b. racial
prejudice c. Consciousness of her own era d. cultural havoc
199. Six Feet of the Country is a collection of
_________ stories.
a. 8 b.9 c. 7 d. 6
200.
In which one of the following works of Gordimer was banned _________
a. The Lying Days b. Sport
of the Nature c. “Six feet of the country” d. July’s
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