I B.A. English Semester II
Course:
Fiction
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 councilors 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.
councilors 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. councilors 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. quarreling
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
