Chapter-1: The Portrait of a Lady Leave a Comment / By Kartik Mahato / October 26, 2023 1. The story “The Portrait of a Lady” is written by – Khushwant Singh A. R. Williams Walt Whitman Ted Hughes None 2. Why did the grandmother keep one hand on her waist? To balance her stoop To sit To dance To sleep None 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 None 4. The grandmother accompanied her family to see off and receive ……. granddaughter daughter grandson son None 5. The grandmother always carried with her rosary knife mirror vanity bag None 6. The grandmother and the author were good- friends reformers neighbors colleague None 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 parents’ illness none of these None 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 None 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 None 10. Grandmother has been portrayed as a very ….. lady – religious arrogant ugly proudly None 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 None 12. The grandmother believed that education should computer-based religion-based idea based fact-based None 13. Who did appear like the ‘winter landscape in the mountains? Narrator’s grandmother Narrator Narrator’s mother, er Narrator’s father None 14. Narrator’s grandmother had been old and wrinkled for ten years s for fifteen years for twenty years for twenty-five year None 15. What for did the grandmother prepare the author For collage For office, For school None of these None 16. What was grandmother’s reaction when the author was going abroad? Happy sad Sentimental not even sentimental None 17. Did the author bother to learn the morning prayers that his grandmother recited? yes he listened but did not bother to learn he could not learn no None 18. How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter? Emotional Strong Selfless Loving None 19. How did the sparrows express their sorrow at the death of their grandmother? They didn’t come that day they came and sat silently in the verandah They ate the bread crumbs they chirruped a lot None 20. What did the grandmother do in her final hours? Talked to everyone in the house worried about everyone Silently praying and telling her beads Went to temple None 1 out of 2 Time's up
