1. The story “The Portrait of a Lady” is written by –
- Khushwant Singh
- A. R. Williams
- Walt Whitman
- Ted Hughes
2. Why did the grandmother keep one hand on her waist?
- To balance her stoop
- To sit
- To dance
- To sleep
Answer
To balance her stoop
3. Where did the author spend his childhood?
- In the town with his mother
- In the town with his parents
- In the village with his father
- In the village with his grandmother
Answer
In the village with his grandmother
4. The grandmother accompanied her family to see off and receive …….
- granddaughter
- daughter
- grandson
- son
5. The grandmother always carried with her
- rosary
- knife
- mirror
- vanity bag
6. The grandmother and the author were good-
- friends
- reformers
- neighbors
- colleague
7. The turning point of the author’s friendship with the grandmother was-
- the settlement of their parents in the city,
- the engagement of parents in a private company
- parents’ illness
- none of these
Answer
the settlement of their parents in the city
8. The author’s grandmother was unhappy with city education because –
- she was a gentle lady
- she was conservative and religious
- she was not a good lady
- she does not have faith in education
Answer
she was conservative and religious
9. How did the sparrows react after grandmother’s death? They …
- Started chirping loudly
- Sat quietly
- Sat scattered on the floor
- Sat on her legs
Answer
Sat scattered on the floor
10. Grandmother has been portrayed as a very ….. lady –
- religious
- arrogant
- ugly
- proudly
11. What did the sparrows do when the dead body of the grandmother was carried off?
- They went with the funeral procession
- They chirruped loudly
- They flew away quietly
- None of these
Answer
They flew away quietly
12. The grandmother believed that education should
13. Who did appear like the ‘winter landscape in the mountains?