My Mother at Sixty Six MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo Welcome to your My Mother at Sixty Six MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo Q10. Name the vehicle she was going by: a. motorcycle b. rickshaw C. auto rickshaw d. car None Q11. Who was accompanying her to the airport? a. Her father b. Her mother c. Her daughter d. None of these None Q12. Whose house the poet was leaving? a. Her friend's house b. In-law's house C. Her husband's house d. Her parents' house None Q13. What was the mother's mood? a. Sad b. Happy C. Excited d. None of these None Q14. What did the poet see outside the window? a. Large buildings b. Factories with smoke rising from chimneys c. Young trees d. None of the above None Q15. How far was the poet standing away from her mother? a. A few miles b. A few kilometres C. A few yards d. A few metres None Q16. What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? a. Losing her mother b. Heart attack C. Headache d. Children screaming at her None Q17. In which languages has kamala Das written stories and novels? a. English and Tamil b. English and Hindi c English and Urdu d. English and Malayalam None Q 18. Name the poetic devices used in the poem. a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Alliteration d. All of these None Q19. What is the significance of the title 'My Mother at Sixty-Six? a. Poet's fear of losing her old mother b. Poet's fear of moving fast c Poet's inability to express her feelings d. All of the above None Q20. Which poetic device is used in "Trees sprinting'? a. Metaphor b. Simile C Alliteration d. Personification None Q 21. What is the distinctive feature of the poem? a. Its metaphors b. Simile used C Alliteration used d Narrative style using a single sentence in a set of 14 lines None Q 22. What does this narrative style of the poem signify? a Differing thoughts b. Many thoughts c Contrasting thoughts d. A single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities None Q 23. What is the main idea of the poem? a Painful old age b. Discolouration of skin c Carelessness of a daughter d. Lack of strength None Q 24. What did the poet realize with pain? a. Her mother's appearance like a corpse b. She is inconsiderate c Old age is pleasant d She has duties None Q25. What is the familiar ache? a. Her childhood fear of losing her mother b. Her mother's weak health c Her duties d Her helplessness None Q26. What do the running trees signify? a. Fast moving appearance b. Speed of the moving car c Fast moving change in human life from childhood to old age d None of the above None Q27. Who lives at Cochin? a. Poet b. Her parents c. Both a, and b. d. None of them None Q28. What does 'ashen face' signify? a. Colour of face b. Face is covered with ash c Pale and lifeless face of poet's mother d. To show ugly face None Q29. What does the poet notice outside the car? a. Sprinting trees and running children b. Schools and roads c Other vehicles d. Many people on the road None Q 30. What do the parting words "See you soon Amma" signify? a. Her carelessness b. Her optimistic farewell full of cheerfulness c She bids goodbye like this d. She is in a hurry None Q 31. What does the poet's smile signify in the poem? a. Her assurance to mother and helplessness Inside b. She has a responsibility c. She has to do her duty first d. She is a loving daughter None Q 32. What is the universality of the theme of the poem? a. Death is a truth b. Life is a reality c Everyone is happy d. To show old age None Q 33. What worried the poet when she looked at her mother? a. Her face b. Her broken arm C. Her loving words d. Her declining age None Q 34. Why did the poet look at her mother again? a. Because she was busy b. Because she was going away c Because she wanted to stay back d. Because of fear and insecurity None Q 35. Why has the poet used the imagery of merry children spilling out of their homes? a. To show hope b. To show happiness c To show youthfulness of her age d. To show hope and happiness in children None Q 36. Which rhyming scheme is used in the poem? a. Coupled rhyme b. Mono rhyme c Alternate rhyme d. Free verse None Q 37. Quote an example of a simile used in the poem. a. Familiar ache b. Like that of a corpse c Wan and pale d. The merry children None Q 38. Quote an example of a metaphor used in the poem. a. As a late winter's moon b. Trees sprinting, the merry children spilling out of their homes c Driving from my parent's home d. None of the above None Q39. Quote an example of alliteration used in the poem. a. Like ashen b. Smile. smile and smile c Friday morning d. None of the above None Q 40. Quote an example of personification used in the poem. a. Sprinting trees b. Home to Cochin C Airport's security check d. All of the above None Q 41. Why does the poet feel scared? a. Because of her duties and commitments b. Because of her job c Because of her children d. Because of her mother's deteriorating health None Q42. Why does the poet feel parted, upset and sad? a. Because of her fears b. Because she was getting late c Fear of missing her flight d. Because of her duty towards mother and her own needs None Q 43. Why did the poet'smile' while leaving? a. She was very happy b. To cover her pain, she smiled. c Because her mother was also smiling d. None of the above None Q44. What is the tone of the poem towards the end? a. Sad b. Hopeless c. Cheerful d. Resignation with acceptance None Q 45. What did the poet say while leaving? a. Takecare Amma b Eat well Amma c. See you soon Amma d None of these None Q46. What did she do while leaving? a Waved to mother b. Blew a flying kiss to mother c Smiled to mother d All of the above None None Q47. Why did the poet say 'see you soon Amma'? a. She was going for a short period. b. Just out of formality. C To comfort her mother. d. None of the above None Q 48. What does the narrative single sentence style of the poem highlight? a Poet's feelings b. Poet's insecurities c. poet's thoughts d. poet's intertwining thoughts None Q.49. What does the poem revolve around? a. Poet's fears b. Poet's love for her mother c Theme of old age d. All of these None Q50. What question arises from the complexity of the situation in the poem? a. What to do in old age b. How to take care of one's skin C. How to drive d. How to strike a balance between duties and responsibilities None Q 51. How is the imagery of young trees and merry children' a contrast to the mother? a. Mother is old in comparison to the trees and children b. Mother is like ash while the trees are green and children are happy c. Like spring and autumn season d. Mother's health-hopelessness and trees and merry children - youthfulness and hope None Q52. What does the expression smile, smile and smile signify? a. Poet was going home and was elated b. Poet was happy c. Poet was hopeless d. Poet's desperate efforts to hide her fears None Q53. What was the expression of the poet's face while parting from her mother? a. Satirical b. Funny d. Smiling None Q54. What was the poet's childhood fear? a. Parting from her husband b. Parting from her friends c Parting from her siblings d Losing her mother None Q55. What pangs did she feel when she looked at her mother? a. Pangs of headache b. Pangs of stomachache c Pangs of knee pain d Pangs of heartache None Q56. Who is the poet of this poem? a. John Keats b. Rudyard Kipling c. William Wordsworth d. Kamala Das None Q57. What is her work known for? A For its originality, versatility and flavour of the soil b. For its popularity c. For its style d. For the expressions used None Q58. What was the day when Kamala Das was going? a. Monday b. Wednesday c. Thursday d. Friday None Question 1. The narrator again compared her mother too (a) summer’s sun (b) rain clouds (c) late winter’s moon (d) trees and plants None Question 2. ‘Children spilling out’ is an (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) personification (d) transferred epithet None Question 3. 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 None Question 4. The poem is made up of (a) twenty lines (b) a single sentence (c) ten stanzas (d) five stanzas None Question 5. The image of merry children has been brought 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 pranks (d) to compare with herself None Question 6. 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 None Question 7. Smile and smile and smile is (a) alliteration (b) repetition (c) simile (d) metaphor None Question 8. She said to her mother (a) goodbye (b) au revoir (c) good morning go. (d) see you soon, Amma None Question 9. When the narrator looked at her mother again she felt a pang of (a) her familiar ache (b) guilt (c) heartache (d) a headache None Time's up
