CBSE Class 12 English Memories of Childhood MCQs Set 04

Question. The lesson ‘Memories of Childhood’ is
(a) an autobiographical episode
(b) a fable
(c) a legend
(d) a play
Answer: a

Question. The first account is by an
(a) Irish woman
(b) Indian woman
(c) Australian woman
(d) American woman
Answer: d

Question. Zitkala-Sa was a victim of
(a) racial prejudice
(b) serious crime
(c) rape
(d) a car accident
Answer: a

Question. Zitkala-Sa’s real name was
(a) Pearl S. Buck
(b) Tishani Doshi
(c) Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
(d) Hillary
Answer: c

Question. Bama was a/an
(a) Bengali writer
(b) Tamil Dalit
(c) NRI
(d) politician
Answer: b

Question. Zitkala-Sa’s experience started with her being
(a) handcuffed
(b) tied to a chair
(c) tied with chains to a bed post
(d) tied to a table
Answer: b

Question. Zitkala-Sa was being constantly observed by a woman who had
(a) a pale face
(b) a fair complexion
(c) a dark complexion
(d) an angry look
Answer: a

Question. The line of girls in which the author was placed, were marching into the
(a) study room
(b) playgrounds
(c) kitchen
(d) dining room
Answer: d

Question. The Indian girls wore
(a) clinging dresses
(b) nightgowns
(c) trousers
(d) skirts
Answer: a

Question. The small girls wore
(a) shorts
(b) tunics
(c) frocks
(d) sleeved aprons
Answer: d

Question. As the bell rang, the whole group of pupils
(a) sat on the floor.
(b) drew a chair from under the table.
(c) sat on the stools.
(d) knelt down on the ground.
Answer: b

Question. As Zitkala-Sa pulled out her chair
(a) the other student snatched it
(b) she slipped into it from one side.
(c) the others clapped.
(d) the other pupils made fun of her.
Answer: b

Question. Everyone kept standing except
(a) the teacher
(b) the matron
(c) the caretaker
(d) the author
Answer: d

Question. Everyone present in the dining room started eating when the bell rang
(a) once
(b) twice
(c) thrice
(d) four times
Answer: c

Question. While others ate, Zitkala-Sa
(a) laughed
(b) watched them
(c) cried
(d) frowned
Answer: c

Question. The author’s mother had taught her that the hair of the following people were shingled by the enemy
(a) skilled gunmen
(b) labourers
(c) unskilled warriors
(d) generals of army
Answer: c

Question. Short hair, in the author’s tribe was worn only by
(a) mourners
(b) old people
(c) young kids
(d) elderly women
Answer: a

Question. Shingled hair was worn by
(a) cowards
(b) warriors
(c) young girls
(d) dancers
Answer: a

Question. ‘We have to submit, because they are strong’.
These words were said by
(a) Zitkala-sa
(b) Judewin
(c) Marry-Ann
(d) Christine
Answer: b

Question. The author, when she heard that her hair was to be cut hid
(a) under the bed
(b) behind the door
(c) in the bathroom
(d) in the attic
Answer: a

Question. The author was being stared at by people and she felt she
(a) looked pretty
(b) looked terrible
(c) had suffered extreme indignities
(d) looked like a model
Answer: c

Question. Bama’s incident took place when she was in
(a) class two
(b) class three
(c) class five
(d) class nine
Answer: b

Question. The author Bama felt she already had experienced the humiliation due to
(a) dark skin
(b) short height
(c) poverty
(d) untouchability
Answer: d

Question. The distance from school to her home usually took Bama
(a) ten minutes
(b) thirty minutes to an hour
(c) forty minutes
(d) one hour
Answer: b

Question. Bama used to dawdle along from school because she was
(a) too slow
(b) crippled
(c) distracted by lots of things on the way
(d) unable to wait for the school bus
Answer: c

Question. Bama enlists numerous things that pulled her to
(a) eat on the roadside
(b) a standstill
(c) take a side on the joy-riders
(d) watch the snake charmer only
Answer: b

Question. There would always be some kind of entertainment
(a) in the school
(b) in the church
(c) in the bazaar
(d) in the house
Answer: c

Question. Which tree had its fruit occasionally blown down by the wind?
(a) Almond tree
(b) Apple tree
(c) Mango tree
(d) Jamun tree
Answer: a

Question. One day Bama was attracted by the sight of
(a) two riders on a horse.
(b) a monkey performing tricks.
(c) cattle treading out the grain from straw.
(d) dogs fighting with cats.
Answer: c

Question. The elderly man, Bama saw, was carrying a small packet and this made her
(a) want to cry
(b) dance
(c) want to sing
(d) want to shriek with laughter
Answer: d

Question. The elderly man was carrying
(a) pakoras
(b) samosas
(c) jalebis
(d) vadai or green banana bhaji
Answer: d

Question. On reaching home, Bama narrated the incident to her
(a) elder sister
(b) cousin
(c) father
(d) elder brother
Answer: d

Question. She had thought that the man carrying the bag was only
(a) making a game out of carrying the parcel.
(b) trying to make her laugh.
(c) obeying orders.
(d) not touching it because it was hot.
Answer: a

Question. Bama on learning about the practice of untouchability was
(a) amused
(b) terribly sad
(c) happy
(d) very guilty
Answer: b

Question. Bama’s elder brother was studying at
(a) school
(b) college
(c) university
(d) medical college
Answer: c

Question. He used to get his books from
(a) his neighbour’s house
(b) his teacher
(c) a library
(d) the city
Answer: c

Question. Bama was very rebellious and the thought of oppression at the hands of upper castes
(a) infuriated her
(b) provoked her to slap someone
(c) made her abusive
(d) made her want to murder someone
Answer: a

Question. Bama’s brother was asked by the landlord’s men
(a) his name and street
(b) his address only
(c) his parents’ names
(d) his caste
Answer: a

Question. Bama’s brother told her that if she wanted to make progress, she had to
(a) learn to cook
(b) study
(c) learn to stitch and knit
(d) learn to drive
Answer: b

Question. Annan’s words for Bama had
(a) deep impression on her
(b) no effect on her
(c) made her laugh
(d) made her cry
Answer: a