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 1. Q10. Name the vehicle she was going by: a. motorcycle b. rickshaw C. auto rickshaw d. car None 2. Q11. Who was accompanying her to the airport? a. Her father b. Her mother c. Her daughter d. None of these None 3. 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 4. Q13. What was the mother's mood? a. Sad b. Happy C. Excited d. None of these None 5. 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 6. 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 7. 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 8. 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 9. Q 18. Name the poetic devices used in the poem. a. Metaphor b. Simile c. Alliteration d. All of these None 10. 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 11. Q20. Which poetic device is used in "Trees sprinting'? a. Metaphor b. Simile C Alliteration d. Personification None 12. 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 13. 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 14. 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 15. 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 16. 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 17. 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 18. Q27. Who lives at Cochin? a. Poet b. Her parents c. Both a, and b. d. None of them None 19. 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 20. 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 21. 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 22. 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 23. 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 24. 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 25. 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 26. 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 27. Q 36. Which rhyming scheme is used in the poem? a. Coupled rhyme b. Mono rhyme c Alternate rhyme d. Free verse None 28. 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 29. 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 30. 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 31. 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 32. 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 33. 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 34. 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 35. Q44. What is the tone of the poem towards the end? a. Sad b. Hopeless c. Cheerful d. Resignation with acceptance None 36. 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 37. 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 38. None 39. 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 40. 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 41. 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 42. 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 43. 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 44. 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 45. Q53. What was the expression of the poet's face while parting from her mother? a. Satirical b. Funny d. Smiling None 46. 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 47. 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 48. Q56. Who is the poet of this poem? a. John Keats b. Rudyard Kipling c. William Wordsworth d. Kamala Das None 49. 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 50. Q58. What was the day when Kamala Das was going? a. Monday b. Wednesday c. Thursday d. Friday None 51. 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 52. Question 2. ‘Children spilling out’ is an (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) personification (d) transferred epithet None 53. 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 54. Question 4. The poem is made up of (a) twenty lines (b) a single sentence (c) ten stanzas (d) five stanzas None 55. 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 56. 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 57. Question 7. Smile and smile and smile is (a) alliteration (b) repetition (c) simile (d) metaphor None 58. Question 8. She said to her mother (a) goodbye (b) au revoir (c) good morning go. (d) see you soon, Amma None 59. 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 Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up
