Question

Che - My Mother At Sixty Six

1) the narrator is only using her smile to
a) cover up her pain
b) make herself happy
c) to make her mother happy
d) to make her father happy

2) kamala das has successfully drawn comparisons between the
a) children and her mother
b) father and mother
c) uncle and aunt
d) nephew and niece

3) the image of marry children has been bought out by the narrator in order to
a) show energy and exuberance of young children
b) to show the children playing
c) to show the children playing parks
d) to compare with herself

4) 'trees sprinting' and 'merry children spilling' is an attempt by the poet to create
a) suspense
b) laughter
c) visual imagery
d) chaos

5) the poem of made up of
a) twenty lines
b) a single sentence
c) ten stanzas
d) five stanzas

6) the theme of the poem is
a) separation from friends
b) separation of relatives
c) fear of separation from the mother
d) love and hatred

7) the mother's old age and lack of energy is a depiction of
a) the poet's helplessness in old age
b) joy and fun of old age
c) bonding of mother with family members
d) sickness and ill-health

8) 'sprinting' means
a) short fast race
b) rowing a boat
c) playing tricks
d) running around trees​

Answer 1

1. cover up her pain
2. nephew and niece
3. to compare with herself
4. visual imaginary
5. five stanza
6. fear of separation from the mother
7. bonding of mother with family members
8. running around tress