1) Name the poem.
- My Mother at Sixty Six
- An Elementary School Classroom School in a Slum
- Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda
- A Thing A Beauty
Answer: My Mother at Sixty Six mcq
2) Where was the poetess going?
- Punjab
- Chennai
- Cochin
- Delhi
Answer : Cochin
3) Who is the poet of My Mother at Sixty Six?
- Kamala Das
- Stephen Spender
- Pablo Neruda
- John Keats
Answer : Kamala Das
4) Which poetic device has been used in ‘Like that of a Corpse’?
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Pun
- Simile
Answer : Simile
5) What does the word ‘Besides’ mean?
- Far away
- Near
- Distant
- None of these
Answer : Near
6) What does the word ‘Ashen’ mean?
- Colourless
- Bloodless
- Livid
- All of these
Answer : All of these
7) Which poetic device has been used in ‘She was as old as she looked’?
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Pun
- None of these
Answer : None of these
8) What is ‘Corpse’ in this stanza?
- Dead body of an animal
- Dead body of a human being
- A fallen log
- None of these
Answer : Dead body of a human being
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9) Who was dozing in the car?
- Kamala Das
- Poetess’s father
- Poetess’s mother
- Poetess’s brother
Answer : Poetess’s mother
10) What is the theme of My Mother at Sixty Six?
- Carried Away Youth
- Fear of Loss/Separation
- Stolen Childhood
- Distracted Adolescence
Answer : Fear of Loss/Separation
11) Who is ageing in My Mother at Sixty Six?
- Kamala Das
- Poetess’s father
- Poetess’s mother
- Poetess’s brother
Answer : Poetess’s mother
12) What did the poet realise with pain?
- That she was going to reach the airport soon
- That her mother was ageing day by day
- That she going to lose her mother
- That death is unavoidable
Answer : That she going to lose her mother
13) What does the word ‘Doze’ mean?
- Nap
- Snooze
- Drowse
- All of these
Answer : All of these
1) What thought did the poetess put away?
- of getting rich
- of getting poor
- Ageing of her mother
- Ageing of herself
Answer : Ageing of her mother
2) What did the poet notice when she looked out of the car?
- Youth running on the road
- Children fighting with one another
- Car was running speedily
- None of these
Answer : None of these
3) Who was going to see off the poetess at the airport?
- Her mother
- Her friend
- Her father
- Her brother
Answer : Her mother
4) Which poetic device has been used in ‘Young tress sprinting’?
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Pun
- None of these
Answer : Personification
5) What does the word ‘Merry’ mean?
- Annoyed
- Sad
- Despondent
- Gay
Answer : Gay
6) What was Kamala Das feared of?
- losing her mother
- losing her flight
- losing her job
- losing her rapport
Answer : losing her mother
7) What does the phrase ‘Put away’ mean?
- To accept
- To discard
- To retain
- To detain
Answer : To discard
8) What does the word ‘Sprinting’ mean?
- Walking
- Sitting
- Dancing
- Running
Answer : Running
9) What does the word ‘Spilling out’ mean?
- Walking down
- Walking up
- Walking in front
- Coming out
Answer : Coming out
10) What made the poet look out of the car?
- Her laziness
- Her lethargy
- Pathetic condition of her mother
- Pathetic condition of her car
Answer : Pathetic condition of her mother
1) Who is ‘I’ in the above lines?
- Kamala Das
- Poetess’s father
- Poetess’s mother
- Poetess’s brother
Answer : Kamala Das
2) Why does Kamala Das call her fear as familiar?
- For she was not used to it
- For she was not used to it since her childhood
- For she was used to it since her childhood
- None of these
Answer : For she was used to it since her childhood
3) Why did Kamala Das put on a smile on her face?
- To hide her anger
- To hide her emotions
- To hide her despondence
- All of these
Answer : To hide her emotions
4) Which poetic device has been used in ‘All I did was smile and smile and smile’?
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Pun
- Repetition
Answer : Repetition
5) What does the word ‘Wan’ mean in ‘My mother at Sixty Six’?
- Weak
- Pale
- Sick
- All of these
Answer : All of these
My mother at sixty six mcq
6) Which poetic device has been used in ‘All I said was, see you soon, Amma’?
- Alliteration
- Personification
- Pun
- Repetition
Answer : Alliteration
7) Which poetic device has been used in ‘As a late winter’s moon’?
- Simile
- Personification
- Pun
- Repetition
Answer : Simile
8) What kind of smile had the poet put up on her face?
- Real
- Fake
- Original
- Both a and c
Answer : Fake
9) What does the word ‘Pale’ mean?
- Pinkish
- Brownish
- Yellowish
- None of these
Answer : Yellowish
10) What were the parting words of Poet?
- Meet you soon Amma
- See you soon Amma
- See you off Amma
- Will meet you soon Amma
Answer : See you soon Amma
11) Which poetic device has been used in ‘See you soon Amma’?
- Simile
- Personification
- Irony
- Repetition
Answer : Irony
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