Tuesday, March 4, 2025

A Doll’s House, Godman’s Master, That there my Dog, Six Feet / Post-Colonial Literature / III BA

 

Post-Colonial Literature

 

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. A shearer  b. A dog     c. A doctor       d.  A person 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. dog, 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. Lottie    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 in “Six Feet of the Country” 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 in “Six Feet of the Country” demand   _________ pounds to reclaim the dead body

     a. 10     b. 20    c. 25     d. 30

196. “Our relation with black is almost feudal”. Whose line is this?

      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. 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 People

 

The Lion and the Jewel / Post-Colonial Literature / III BA

 

Post-Colonial Literature

  Wole Soyinka                         :           The Lion and the Jewel

 

 UNIT- 3

101. What is the nationality of Wole Soyinka?

     a. American b. Nigerian      c. Dutch      d. British

102. Wole Soyinka won the Nobel Prize for Literature in_________.

     a. 1986        b. 1976     c. 1956     d. 1996

 

103. Which of the following plays is not written by Wole Soyinka?

    a. The Lion and the Jewel b. The Dance of the Forests

    c. Master Harold and the Boys  d. Kongi’s Harvest

 104. In which year was The Lion and the Jewel published?

     a.1963   b.1953  c.1983  d. 1962

105. Which tradition is evident in The Lion and the Jewel?

     a. Bantu   b.Zulu   c. Dinka   d. Yoruba

106. The Lion and the Jewel is divided into _______ episodes.

      a.4      b. 2   c. 3     d. 5

107. The story of The Lion and the Jewel occurs in _________  day(s).

     a. 3   b.4   c.5   d. 1

108. The locale of the play The Lion and the Jewel is __________.

     a. Ndotsheni       b. Lokossa     c. Kandi    d. Ilujinle

109. What is Lakunle teaching to his pupils?

     a. physics    b. tables   c. chemistry   d. decimals

110. Which character is considered as the lion in The Lion and the Jewel?

     a. Baroka b. Lakunle   c. Sidi     d.Sadiku

111. Which character is considered as the jewel in The Lion and the Jewel?

     a. Baroka b. Lakunle   c. Sidi    d.Sadiku

112. Who was the ‘stranger’ in The Lion and the Jewel?

     a. Baroka        b. Lakunle   c. the white traveller d. Ailatu

113. Lakunle wanted to marry ______________ .

     a. Sadiku    b. Sidi     c. Ailatu   d.Okiki

114. What did Lakunle describe as a savage custom?

     a. melting pot    b. respecting elders      c. bride-price     d. eating kola nuts

115. The traveller took the photographs of _______________.

     a. Lakunle b. Okiki    c. Sidi    d.Sadiku

116. The play takes place in an African village built around a large ________   tree.

a.neem   b. odan     c. acacia      d.Akume

117. The Odan tree is meant to represent ________________

a. victory         b. rebirth      c. traditional authority   d. death

 118. Who was Baroka’s father?
     a. Okiki     b. Obimafo    c. Sango    d. Balelo

119. Why did Lakunle ask Sidi not to carry the pot on her head?

     a. affect Lakunle’s love   b. manly    c. ugly     d. bad for the spine

120. How did the people of Ilujinle call Lakunle?

     a. gentleman     b. mad man    c. friend    d. wrestler

121. Baroka proposed to print Sidi’s picture ___________.

     a. in a magazine     b. on a stamp     c. in a newspaper      d. in a Textbook

122. Why were Baroka’s servants absent when Sidi visited his palace?

     a. Feast Day       b. festival      c. weekly holiday    d. Boycotted

123. In the mime, what role did Lakunle play?

     a. teacher    b. photographer     c. doctor   d. drunkard

 124. Who was the Bale of Ilujinle?

      a. Baroka   b. Lakunle   c.Sidi   d. Sadiku

125. Who was the Belle of Ilujinle?

      a. Sadiku    b. Sidi     c. Ailatu    d.Okiki

126. In the play within the play, who played the role of the stranger?

      a.Baroka   b.Lakunle   c.Sidi    d.Sadiku

127. What was the name of the senior wife of Baroka?

      a. Sadiku    b. Sidi     c. Ailatu  d. Gertrude

128. Every woman who had supper with Baroka ends up being a_______.

       a. servant      b. friend c. daughter       d. wife

129. Who has been entrusted with the task of getting Sidi as Baroka’s wife?

      a. Gertrude    b. Sidi     c. Ailatu   d. Sadiku

130. Who said that ‘women have a smaller brain than men’?

      a.Baroka   b.Lakunle   c.Sidi    d.Sadiku

131. What is meant by ‘one-eyed box’?

      a. television    b. radio     c. camera     d. doll

132. Who rode on ‘the devil’s own horse’?

     a. Baroka      b. Lakunle      c. The stranger      d. Sadiku

133. Where did Baroka’s image find in the book?

     a. cover page    b. center page   c. last page   d.corner

134. Who is called ‘the twinkle of a jewel’?

     a. Gertrude    b. Sidi     c. Ailatu   d. Sadiku

135. Who is seen at the end of the episode ‘Morning’?

      a. Baroka      b. Lakunle      c. The stranger      d. Sadiku

136. Who is the first African writer to win the Noble Prize for Literature?

      a. Nadine Gordimer  b.Wole Soyinka  c. Gabriel Okara  d.Chinua Achebe

137 Sidisays, “I am young and brimming; he is spent” It is about ___________.

      a. Baroka’s poverty b. Baroka’s old age c. Baroka’s appearance d. Baroka’s loss of virility

138. ____________is a familiar and older tradition in African society.

      a. polygamy     b monogamy  c. widowhood   d. Rakhi custom

139. “My love is selfless – the love of spirit, Not of flesh” Who said to whom?

    a. Baroka to Sidi     b. Baroka to Sadiku    c. Lakunle to Sidi   d. Lakunle to Sadiku

140. Who would not keep secrets with her according to Baroka?

      a. Sidi    b. Lakunle    c.Sadiku       d. Ailatu

141. What are the changes Lakunle envisages for Ilujinle?

      a. No Bride price   b. Monogamy    c. modern amenities   d. all the three

142. Why did Sadiku ask Sidi to join the victory dance?

     a. madness  b. No Bride-price   c. death of Okiki     d. Baroka – no longer a man

143. What did Sidi demand from Lakunle to marry her?

     a. romance  b. Bride-price   c. western dresses   d. the one-eyed box

144. What did Sadiku suggest Lakunle to pay the Bride- price?

  a. get the money from Baroka b. Take a farm for a season c. kill Baroka    d. sell his farm

145. How many men are engaged in wrestling at Baroka’s palace?

      a. Four    b. six c. two    d. ten

146. What does ‘a savage custom, barbaric, out-dated rejected…..’ refer to?

      a. traditional customs  b. traditional religion  c. carrying of pots   d. paying of bride-price

147. Who was Baroka’s father?

       a. Okiki   b. Obimafo    c. Sango    d. Balelo

148. Who is the supreme God of all in Yoruba society?

      a. Shango  b. Olodumure    c.Tunde      d.Ogun

149. How did Baroka prevent the laying of the railroad?

      a. frightened the prisoners b. bribed the surveyor

       c. sat on the track  d. (a) & (b) are correct

150 .Sidi went to Baroka’s palace because _____________.

       a. She wanted to kill him b. She wanted to taunt him

       c. She was in love with him. d. She wanted to dance him.