My Grandmother’s House Objective Questions

1. Who has written the poem ‘My grandmother’s house?

(A) John Donne

(B) Walt Whitman

(C) Kamala Das

(D) Rupert Brooke

Ans (C) Kamala Das

2. Kamla suraiya has not only written in English but also in …….

(A) Tamil

(B) Malayalam

(C) Bengali

(D) Telugu

Ans (B) Malayalam

3. ‘Summer in Kolkata’ is a collection of poems by

(A) Kamala Das

(B) Keki N Daruwalla

(C) John Keats

(D) Walt Whitman

Ans (A) Kamala Das

4. The house of the poetess’ grandmother is ….. now.

(A) far

(B) cold

(C) near

(D) dusty

Ans (A) far

5. ‘There is a house now far away where once I received love’ – is from the poem.

(A) Song of myself

(B) Ode to Autumn

(C) My grandmother’s house

(D) Snake

Ans (C) My grandmother’s house

6. Snakes were seen among ……. in My grandmother’s house’.

(A) beds

(B) books

(C) Chairs

(D) rooms

Ans (B) books

7. The poet’s blood turned cold like

(A) snow

(B) moon

(C) water

(D) ice-cream

Ans (B) moon

8. The grandmother of the poetess is …….. now.

(A) helpless

(B) Very old

(C) no more

(D) ill

Ans (C) no more

9. Kamala Das is a/an ……. poet.

(A) American

(B) Indian

(C) African

(D) Chinese

Ans (B) Indian

10. The poetess begs at ……… Door.

(A) friend’s

(B) family’s

(C) stranger’s

(D) enemy’s

Ans (C) stranger’s

11. What is the name of Kamala Suraiya’s autobiography?

(A) my story

(B) my several worlds

(C) A small boy and others

(D) my experiment with truth

Ans (A) my story

12. The speaker says that she has lost her ……

(A) wit

(B) purse

(C) world

(D) way

Ans (D) way

13. Kamala Das was shortlisted for Noble prize in

(A) 1980

(B) 1981

(C) 1984

(D) 1985

Ans (C) 1984

14. What happened to the house after the grandmother died?

(A) the house demolished

(B) the house was remodeled

(C) the house withdrew into silence

(D) the house was sold

Ans (A) the house withdrew into silence

15. Summer in Kolkata was published in

(A) 1960

(B) 1963

(C) 1965

(D) 1967

Ans (B) 1963

16. Kamala Das remembers the happy days spent in the sweet company of her……

(A) nephew

(B) neice

(C) grandmother

(D) father

Ans (C) grandmother

17. My Grand Mother’s House is written by……….

(A) Kamala Das

(B) Walt Whitman

(C) John Keats

(D) Rupert Brooke

Ans (A) Kamala Das

18. Kamala Das is talking about her…………who is dead now:

(A) Grand mother

(B) Nephew

(C) Neice

(D) Brother

Ans (A) Grand mother

19. The house went into silence due to the death of the…………

(A) man

(B) woman

(C) boy

(D) girl

Ans (B) woman

20. She noticed a…………behind the door of the bedroom:

(A) worm

(B) dog

(C) sheep

(D) goat

Ans (B) dog

21. The poetess in The Grandmother’s House begs at………. doors.

(A) friend’s

(B) family’s

(C) stranger’s

(D) enemy’s

Ans (C) stranger’s

22. “My Grandmother’s House’ is composed by…………

(A) Kamla Das

(B) WH Auden

(C) TS Eliot

(D) Walt Whitman

Ans (A) Kamla Das

23. Kamla Das is…………. poet.

(A) Indian

(B) Australican

(C) Indo-American

(D) None

Ans (A) Indian

24. Kamla Das used to write both in……….

(A) English and Hindi

(B) Hindi and Urdu

(C) English and Malayalam

(D) None

Ans (C) English and Malayalam

25. “My Grandmother’s House” is………… poem.

(A) Biographical

(B) Auto-biographical

(C) Historical

(D) None

Ans (B) Auto-biographical

26. Kamla Das remembers the house, love and company of her………

(A) granddaughter

(B) grandfather

(C) grandmother

(D) none

Ans (C) grandmother

27. Who wants to go and have a look from the window?

(A) Kamla Das

(B) Sarojni Naidu

(C) Sujata Bhatt

(D) None

Ans (A) Kamla Das

28. She says, “Behind my bedroom’s door like a…………

(A) brooding dog

(B) jumping lion

(C) crying wolf

(D) none

Ans (A) brooding dog

29. The house went into silence because that ………… died.

(A) boy

(B) girl

(C) woman/lady

(D) man

Ans (C) woman/lady

30. There will be complete………… in the house.

(A) silence and darkness

(B) noises

(C) Walt Whitman

(D) none

Ans (A) silence and darkness

31. She says that she can’t receive such love at…………….door…

(A) stranger’s

(B) player’s

(C) neighbour’s

(D) none

Ans (A) stranger’s

32. Snakes were seen among………. in My Grandmother’s House

(A) book

(B) books

(C) chairs

(D) tables

Ans (B) books