Chapter-5: Father to Son 1. Who is the poet of the given stanza? Shirley Toulson Elizabeth Jennings Walt Whitman Ted Hughes None 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 None 3. The poet wants- to build a relationship with his son to live alone to forget his son to be away from his school None 4. Both of them must live- on the same globe in the same city in the same country in the same house None 5. Who is the poet of the poem Father to Son’? Shirley Toulson Elizabeth Jennings Walt Whitman Ted Hughes None 6. Prodigal means- brave extravagant bad selfish None 7. 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 None 8. 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 None 9. 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 None 10. Does the father want his son to move around in his own world? Yes, absolutely Not at all Maybe None of the above None 11. 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 None 12. Why is the father unhappy with his son? Their thinking is different They are separated They live in different homes None of these None 13. Why is the father unable to understand his son? Generation gap Psychological gap Emotional gap None of these None 14. What kind of life the poet wants his son to live? Better relationship Coordinated life peaceful life None of these None 15. We speak like strangers” means- No complete understanding No sharing No common thinking None of these None 16. In the poem “Father to Son”, who is expressing his helplessness? The son The father The poet All of these None 17. Who says, “We both must live on the same globe”? The son The father. The son and The father None of these None 18. 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 None 19. Silence surrounds them because- they are strangers they are not friendly they are not speaking terms they are like enemies None 20. there was no sign of …… between the father and- Understanding misunderstanding, Understanding and misunderstanding, None of these None 1 out of 2 Time's up
