This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 English (Hornbill) Chapter 1 The Portrait Of A Lady Quiz 13 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who is the author of "A Portrait Of A Lady" ? A) William Saroyan. B) Shirley Toulson. C) Khushwant Singh. D) Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Khushwant Singh. 2. Meaning of the word-Bedlam A) A place of peace and silence. B) A noisy and chaotic place. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A noisy and chaotic place. 3. The author's mother brought breadcrumbs for the birds which A) They ate and flew away. B) They did not take any notice of. C) They scattered them all over the place. D) They took the breadcrumbs and flew away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They did not take any notice of. 4. How did the grandfather in the portrait hung on the wall look like? A) Old, long white beard, worn big turban. B) Old, skinny, wrinkly. C) Young, Handsome, Well-Built. D) Old, Well-Built. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Old, long white beard, worn big turban. 5. What did the author think was the sign of last physical contact between him and his granmother? A) She kissed his forehead. B) She kissed his hand. C) She kissed his cheek. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She kissed his forehead. 6. What subject did the author study that upset his grandmother? A) Mathematics. B) Music. C) History. D) Biology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Music. 7. How do you feel about the character of the grandmother in the chapter? A) Emotional. B) Strong. C) Selfless. D) Loving. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strong. 8. With whom/what did the author compared her grandmother with? A) Old and ugly women. B) Winter landscape in the mountains. C) A summer landscape. D) A beautiful women. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter landscape in the mountains. 9. Another word for'clasped'? A) Gripped. B) Shunned. C) Called. D) Shooed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gripped. 10. "And she the big girl" whom does she refers to? A) Betty. B) Dolly. C) Mother. D) Poetess. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mother. 11. In the village the grandmother used to feed ..... A) Cows. B) Dogs. C) Cows. D) Both B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dogs. 12. The common link between the grandmother and grandson was snapped when A) He went to the university. B) He was given a room of his own. C) Both a and b. D) Neither a nor b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 13. The grandmother has been depicted as a very devout woman. What elements in the narrative contribute to this perception? A) She fed chapattis to stray dogs. B) She fed bread crumbs to birds. C) She used to spend most of her time around the spinning wheel. D) She recalled her morning prayers at the temple. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She recalled her morning prayers at the temple. 14. When was the common link of friendship between the narrator and the grandmother finally snapped? A) When they shifted to the city. B) When the author went to an English school. C) When the author went to a university. D) When the author went to London. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When the author went to a university. 15. WHAT DOES THE WORD CRUMBS MEAN? A) BREAK. B) PIECES. C) YELLOWNESS. D) EXPANSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PIECES. 16. Why did the grandmother keep one hand on her waist? A) To balance her stoop. B) To pick up things easily. C) To correct her posture. D) To eat food. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To balance her stoop. 17. What change came in the grandmother's evening scheduled. A) She collected the women of the neighbourhood. B) She would go for a walk. C) She would sleep early. D) She would talk to his parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She collected the women of the neighbourhood. 18. How long had the narrator known his grandmother? A) Five years. B) Fifteen years. C) Twenty years. D) Ten years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twenty years. 19. Twitching, enters, tremor, strokes, flirts, launches are A) The movement words. B) Similes. C) Contrasting words. D) Thematic words. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The movement words. 20. What does Ralph do with his inheritance? A) He travels around the world. B) He invests it in business. C) He leaves it to Isabel. D) He donates it to charity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He leaves it to Isabel. 21. The boy had a good relation with the sparrows A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 22. Rosary A) Prayer beads. B) Necklace. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prayer beads. 23. What was the grandmother's reaction to the narrator's English school education? A) She encouraged him to learn music. B) She was very supportive. C) She was indifferent. D) She was unhappy and disapproving. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She was unhappy and disapproving. 24. What did the grandmother do in her final moments? A) Prayed and counted her rosary. B) Talked to her family. C) Sang a song. D) Slept peacefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prayed and counted her rosary. 25. THERE WAS A TURNING POINT IN THEIR FRIENDSHIP WHEN A) THEY SHIFTED IN THE CITY. B) THEY WENT TO TEMPLE. C) THEY SHARED THE SAME ROOM. D) THE AUTHOR WENT TO UNIVERSITY. 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