Chapter-5: Father to Son

 

1. Who is the poet of the given stanza?

  • Shirley Toulson
  • Elizabeth Jennings
  •  Walt Whitman
  • Ted Hughes

Answer

Elizabeth Jennings

2.  ‘We’ here stands for-

  •  the poet and his wife
  • the father and the son
  • the parents of the poet
  •  the father and the mother

Answer

the father and the son

3.  The poet wants-

  •  to build a relationship with his son
  • to live alone
  •  to forget his son
  •  to be away from his school

Answer

to build a relationship with his son

4.  Both of them must live-

  • on the same globe
  • in the same city
  •  in the same country
  • in the same house

5. Who is the poet of the poem Father to Son’?

  •  Shirley Toulson
  •  Elizabeth Jennings
  •  Walt Whitman
  •  Ted Hughes

Answer

Elizabeth Jennings

6.  Prodigal means-

  •  brave
  •  extravagant
  •  bad
  • selfish

7.  there was no sign of …… between the father and-

  • Understanding
  •  misunderstanding,
  • Understanding and  misunderstanding,
  •   None of these

8. Silence surrounds them because-

  • they are strangers
  • they are not friendly
  • they are not speaking terms
  • they are like enemies

Answer

they are not speaking terms

9. The father and the so must extend their hands-

  • for the good relations
  • to forgive each other
  •  to forget the fast
  •  to love each other

Answer

to forgive each other

10. Who says, “We both must live on the same globe”?

  • The son
  • The father
  • The son and The father
  • None of these.

11.  In the poem “Father to Son”, who is expressing his helplessness?

  • The son
  •  The father
  • The poet
  • All of these

12. We speak like strangers” means-

  • No complete understanding
  • No sharing
  • No common thinking
  • None of these

Answer

No complete understanding

13. What kind of life the poet wants his son to live?

  • Better relationship
  •  Coordinated life
  • peaceful life
  •  None of these

14. Why is the father unable to understand his son?

  •  Generation gap
  •  Emotional gap
  •  Psychological gap
  • None of these

15. Why is the father unhappy with his son?

  • Their thinking is different
  • They are separated
  • They live in different homes
  •  None of these

Answer

Their thinking is different

16. Why was the father ready to forgive him?

  • to let go of all the sorrows he had inside
  • to become a better person
  • to teach his son a lesson
  •  to help his son

Answer

to let go of all the sorrows he had inside

17. Does the father want his son to move around in his own world?

  •  Yes, absolutely
  •  Not at all
  •  Maybe
  •  None of the above

18. What happened when he tried to build a relationship with him in his childhood?

  • he was successful
  • his efforts were in vain
  • he was half-way successful
  •  None of the above

Answer

his efforts were in vain

19. What does the son share about him understanding himself?

  • he is at a point where he doesn’t understand himself
  •  he understands him so well
  •  he don’t want to think about it
  • he is very busy to think about understanding himself

Answer

he is at a point where he doesn’t understand himself

20. When the son spoke for the first time, does he also feel sad about the distance between them?

  • Yes, he did
  •  No, he did not felt anything
  • Maybe in his heart
  •  He never thought about it

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