CBSE Class 11 English The Address MCQs

Question. How did Mrs. Dorling treat the author when the author visited her?
A. Warm & welcoming
B. Cold & inhospitable
C. Overjoyed
D. Both (A) and (C)

Answer :  B

Question. After reading “The Address”, how would you describe Mrs. Dorling?
A. Materialistic
B. Selfish
C. Opportunist
D. All of the above

Answer :  D

Question. How does the author describe Mrs. Dorling when she saw her the first time during the war?
A. A woman with a broad back
B. A woman with a round back
C. A woman with a straight back
D. None of the above

Answer :  A

Question. What message does “The Address” talk about?
A. Importance of things
B. Not to trust someone
C. Human predicament of war
D. None of the above

Answer :  C

Question. “Her face gave absolutely no sign of recognition.” Who is her?
A. Mrs. S
B. Mrs. Dorling’s daughter
C. Mrs. Dorling
D. Mrs. S’s daughter

Answer :  C

Question. “I thought that no one had come back.” Why does Mrs. Dorling say this?
A. Because she was happy to see the protagonist
B. Because she had been waiting for the protagonist for a long time
C. Because she thought everyone in the protagonist’s family were dead
D. None of the above

Answer :  C

Question. What was the address that the author's mother asked her to remember?
A. Number 50, Marconi Street
B. Number 46, Baker Street
C. Number 54, Marconi Street
D. Number 46, Marconi Street

Answer :  D

Question. How does the author describe the living room?
A. Muggy smell
B. Strange atmosphere
C. Sophisticated
D. Both (A) and (B)

Answer :  D

Question. Mrs. Dorling’s was _________ of Mrs. S.
A. a sister
B. an old acquaintance
C. an old friend
D. a relative

Answer :  B

Question. What was the very first out of her mother’s possessions that the protagonist could recognize?
A. Hanukkah candle-holder
B. Woollen table-cloth
C. White tea pot
D. Green knitted cardigan

Answer :  D

Question. Mrs. Dorling took the possessions of the things on the pretence of __________.
A. using them
B. selling them
C. keeping them safe
D. Both (A) and (B)

Answer :  C

Question. At the end, what does the author decide?
A. To forget the address
B. To visit next year again
C. To remember the address forever
D. None of the above

Answer :  A

Question. Was the author convinced with her mother’s idea of letting Mrs. Dorling take away their things?
A. Absolutely
B. Partially
C. Not at all
D. Not mentioned in the story

Answer :  B

Question. Why had the author come to visit Mrs. Dorling?
A. Because Mrs. Dorling had belongings of author’s mother
B. Because Mrs. Dorling called her
C. Because she missed Mrs. Dorling
D. None of the above

Answer :  A

Question. In total, how many times did the author visit the given address?
A. Twice
B. Once
C. Thrice
D. Never

Answer :  A

Question. In what attire did the author find Mrs. Dorling?
A. Author’s mother’s green knitted cardigan
B. Author’s green knitted cardigan
C. Author is unable to recognise it
A. Not mentioned in the story

Answer :  A

Question. Who is the author of “The Address”?
A. Manon Uphoff
B. Marga Minco
C. Marente de Moor
D. None of the above

Answer :  B

Question. Who opened the door upon the author's second visit to Mrs. Dorling’s house?
A. Mrs. Dorling
B. Mrs. Dorling’s daughter
C. Mrs. Dorling’s husband
D. No one opened the door

Answer :  B

Question. Unlike Mrs. Dorling, her daughter was __________ towards the author.
A. rude
B. mature
C. hospitable
D. mean

Answer :  C

Question. In what condition did the author find the living room?
A. Haphazard
B. Well arranged
C. Empty
D. Old fashioned

Answer :  A

Question. Why did the author wait for such a long time before visiting “The Address”?
A. Because she was not interested
B. Because she was afraid to confront her mother’s belongings
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

Answer :  C

Question. What was the ‘silver’ that the author was once asked to clean by her mother?
A. Jewellery
B. Cutlery
C. Sculptures
D. Stones

Answer :  B

Question. According to the author, when do we notice the things in the house?
A. When they are out of our sight
B. When they are used
C. When they are shown
D. All of the above

Answer :  A

Question. Why did the author leave Mrs. Dorling in a hurry?
A. Because she was getting late for the train
B. Because she no longer wanted to stay there
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of the above

Answer :  C

Question. Who is the protagonist of “The Address”?
A. Mrs. Dorling
B. Mrs. S’s daughter
C. Mrs. S
D. Mrs. Dorling’s daughter

Answer :  B

Question. What was the protagonist’s reaction when she entered the living-room?
A. Thrilled
B. Emotional
C. Nervous
D. Horrified

Answer :  D

Question. Why did the objects lose their value for the author?
A. Because their prices fell down
B. Because they were difficult to take along
C. Because she had new objects
D. Because she saw them in different surroundings

Answer :  D

Question. “I was in a room I knew and did not know.” What does author mean by this?
A. She saw familiar things but in unfamiliar surroundings
B. She saw unfamiliar things but in familiar surroundings
C. She did not recognize the things she saw
D. She did not want to remember anything

Answer :  A

Question. The author had come to visit Mrs. Dorling _______ the war.
A. during
B. before
C. after
D. Not mentioned in the story

Answer :  C

Question. The author remembered that the woollen table-cloth had _________.
A. an ink-mark
B. a defect
C. a burn mark
D. None of the above

Answer :  C