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MCQs for I B.A. English - Semester II - Course: Fiction - Unit V - 2021

 

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

BISHOP HEBER COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

TIRUCHIRAPPALLI 620 017

 

I B.A. English                                Semester II                                    Course: Fiction

Quiz Question Bank 

Unit V:

“The Happy Prince” by Oscar Wilde

201. The Happy Prince was weeping because he had/was___________.

a. no roof above his head   b. shivering in cold   

c. moved to see the suffering people around him          d. not loved by the swallow

202. The Happy Prince sent the ruby from his sword to the _____________.

a. seamstress                                               b. girl getting ready for the ball 

c. girl who scattered the match sticks                    d. Professor of Ornithology         

203. The swallow decided to stay with the Prince because _____________.

a. the feet of Prince gave him warm asylum b. he loved the Prince and his generosity  

c. the other swallows had flown away to Egypt  d. the Reed would not let him go

204. The councillors pulled down the statue because ____________.

a. they wanted to erect another statue there b. it was no longer beautiful and useful c. they wanted to use the metal to build a temple  d. they wanted to remove the obstacle on the road

205. The heart of the Happy Prince ___________ easily and was thrown into the heap of garbage on which lay the dead bird.

a. could be melted                              b. could not be melted            

c. could be broken                    d. could not be broken

206. Oscar Wilde brings out the glory of service and sacrifice by making the ________.

a. angels choose the bird and the prince’s heart as the most precious things b. councillors let it be molten

c. swallow carry the ruby and the sapphires to the needy d. the bird stay back

207. The moral of the story ‘The Happy Prince’ is _______________.

a. service and sacrifice please God      b. councillors should not be selfish 

c. it is wrong to detain a passer-by to serve you d. it is not right to stay back forgetting your mission

 

208. The Prince asked the swallow to describe to him the life around for ______

a. he could not see                   b. he wanted the swallow to give the first hand report c. it became dark early as it was winter       d. he wanted to engage the swallow that way to make him stay with him

209. The statue of the Happy Prince was the _________ of the city.

a. pride                  b. shame                c. disgrace             d. disappointment

210. “He looks just like an angel”, said -------------

a. the match girl    b. two boys under the arch way         c. the charity children      d. the mother of the crying boy

211. Who has no money and too many relations?

a. The Swallow                b. The Reed                      c. The bulrushes   d. The God Mammon sitting on a granite house in Egypt

212. The swallow who began to tire of his lady-love said that she is ___________.

a. courteous          b. graceful             c. a coquette                    d. beautiful

 

 

“The Truth about Toads” by James Thurber

213. The members of the Fauna Club fell to ___________.

a. merry making    b. drinking  c. boasting d. quarrelling

214. “Open most ________ and you will see graven upon them Vanity”

a. heads                 b. hearts      c. minds      d. brains

215. “ I tell them when the spring is coming”, said the __________.

a. Rooster              b. Robin      c. Raven      d. Spider

216. The bartender mixed the mint frappe for the Toad the second time with ____ in it.

a. firefly                 b. slug                     c. clam                   d. green herbs

217.The Toad was glibly called ___________ by the bartender.

a. Hoppy                  b. Grouchy  c. Cranky     d. Grumpy

218.The ________ said to the Cat that it will bet a hundred clams.

a. Pelican               b. Sandpiper                  c. Slug                    d. Sheep

219.The Woodpecker was ready to ___________ the toads head.

a. make a hole in           b. slit open            c. peck at               d. poke

220.The bartender ______ and the members of the Fauna Club went silently home to bed.

a. turned out the lights                    b. asked the Rooster to crow              c. announced the sun coming up                 d. saw nothing gleaming or shinning or precious

 

“Taking the Veil” by Katherine Mansfield

221. ‘Taking the Veil’ deals with the strong, unbridled, unstable _____.

a. wild imagination         b. love                     c. illusion     d. hallucination

222. From the open windows came the sound of the pianos, little ______ chased after each other, and ran away from each other.

a. street-boys   b. hands   c. dogs          d. merry people in the street taking a stroll

223. Edna decided to follow the actor at his nod _________.

a. to the dismay of Jimmy   b. to the ends of the earth   c. and get married as early as possible      d. and send Jimmy roses wrapped in white handkerchief with her picture underneath

224. What was that awful thing that happened?

a.     When everyone was happy Edna alone was unhappy.

b.    The handsome actor on stage was blind.

c.     Edna had fallen in love with an actor.

d.    Edna decided to become a nun.

225. What was so breathtaking a vision for Edna?

a.    Edna going into the convent.

b.    Edna seeing herself buried in the grave.

c.     Edna’s parents kneeling over her grave and sobbing.

d.    Edna seeing tears running down Jimmy’s face.

226. Edna takes the name of _______ after she enters the convent as a nun.

a. Sister Angela                    b. Sister Agna                  c. Sister Agnes     d. Sister Angel

227. For the first time in her life, Edna had never imagined any feeling like _________ before.

a. to be in love b. the pangs of love         c. to be unhappy when all are happy     d. her tragic love

 

“The Story Teller” by H.H. Munro (Saki)

228. The aunt refers to the bachelor’s story of Bertha as a/an __________ story.

a. improper          b. proper                c. moral       d. vulgar

229. The aunt’s story did not have even the ring of _______ about it.

a. truth                  b. pessimism                   c. optimism d. the funny side

230.The bachelor, as he walked down the platform of the Templecombe station observed that the children would assail their aunty in public with the demands for ______________.

a. a beautiful story                    b. a proper story    c. an improper story                      d. an immoral story

231. The medals given to Bertha were for ____________.

a.obedience, good conduct and punctuality

b. obedience, good looks and smartness.

c. obedience, demeanour and elegance.

d. obedience, decorum and truthfulness.

232. Bertha managed to reach a shrubbery of _________ bushes and she hid herself in one of the bushes.

a. myrrh                b. myrtle     c. mulberry            d. blueberry

233. The bachelor said that Bertha was not as pretty as any of the girls, but was _____.

a. good        b. good looking     c. horribly good   d. an embodiment of goodness.

 

“A Deed of Bravery”  by Jim Corbett

234. In the united provinces basket-making was done by__________

a. untouchables   b. sweepers   c. barbers    d. weavers

235.  The Bamboo in Kaladhungi grew in________

a. mountains   b. reserved forest   c. gardens    d. parks

236.  Where were Narwa and Haria going?

a. Kalagath  b. Sambal chour   c.  Kaladhungi   d. none

237.  What was the common sight in the grass jungle?

a. dears    b. footsteps of humans    c. footsteps of lion    d. footsteps of tiger

238.  What sight did Haria see when he looked back?

a. a tiger    b. a bear     c. a peacock   d.  a lion

239. How did Haria save Narwa fromTiger?

a. by firing  b. by pulling down   c.  by throwing stones   d. none

240.  Haria went round Musabanga village because___________

a. not to face the tiger again    b. short cut to the hospital    c. Narwa was in great paind. Musabanga could not be reached otherwise

241. Maggie gave Narwa a stiff dose of ______________

a. Alcohol    b. sal volatile    c. Anti-biotic    d. pain killer

242.  The long scars on his chest and back that Narwa will carry to the burning-ghat were made by       ___________

a. the Tiger     b. the Doctor    c. his Friends      d.  his Brother

243. Narwa’s wants was taken care by_________

a. Haria     b. Maggie     c. Narwa’s wife      d. other friends

 

“The Prize Poem” by PG Wodehouse

244. The extract price poem is from his collection of short stories__________

          a. Tale of Two Cities   b. Tales of St. Francis   c. Tales of St. Austins d.  Tales of  St. Augustine

245. Annual prize for the best poem submitted by a member of the ________ Form of St. Austin’s College

a. fourth   b. fifth   c. sixth   d. seventh

236. A man who dislikes mankind is called________

a. misanthropic  b. beast  c. cannibal  d. none

247. The short form of ‘manuscript’ is_________

a.  Mas   b.  Mss   c. Mus     d.  Mos

248.  The poem usually addressed to someone or something is called_______

a. Lyric   b.  Sonnet    c. Ode    d.  Ballad

249.  The person who pays great attention to proper procedure and correctness is called______

a.  priest  b.  Pirate   c. justice   d. purist  

250. The Headmaster announced the annual competition with the subject being __

a. An Ode to the College b. An Ode to the West Wind  c. An Ode to the Alumni           d. An Ode to the Library

251. Reynolds was in the infirmary getting better after an attack of German _________ 

a. measles  b. Malaria   c.  Typhoid   d.  Flu

252.  Evans’ Morison’s friend, got from the ________ the second sheet of paper of Reynolds

a. field   b. bed room   c. corridor  d. class room

253. All the entries for the competition were sent to ___________

a. Mr. Wells   b. Mrs. Lee    c. Mr. Woodhouse  d. Mr. Evans 

 

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