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