Deck 2: Old Folks Laugh, Robert Frost, Lamb to the Slaughter, and Charlie

Question 1

Old folks laugh is compared to which musical instrument?

A)Drum
B)Flute
C)Violin
D)Tambourine

Answer 1

Tambourine

Question 2

The laps of the Old folks are filled with _______

A)Memorie
B)Money
C)Sweets
D)none of these

Answer 2

Memorie

Question 3

What glistens in the corners of the Old folk's mouth?

A)Teeth
B)Saliva
C)sweets
D)none of these

Answer 3

Saliva

Question 4

When Old folks laugh, what are they actually doing?

A)They free the world
B)They make fun of the world
C)They enjoy the world
D)None of these

Question 5

The poem "old folks laugh" is in___________

A)blank verse
B)free verse
C)Cinquains
D)none of these

Question 6

In the poem "Old folks laugh" Large parts of the poem are written in short lines using__________.

A)enjambment
B)Caesura
C)Epigram
D)Villanelle

Question 7

Which landscape did Robert frost frequently employ as setting of his poems?

A)New France
B)New Atlantis
C)New Africa
D)New England

Question 8

Which among the following is Frost's volume of poetry?

A)Further Range
B)Phenomenal Woman
C)Mountain Interval
D)The Power and Glory

Question 9

The figure of speech in which we use a part for the whole is termed..

A)Simile
B)transferred epithet
C)oxymoron
D)synecdoche

Question 10

Whose poems "begin in delight and end in wisdom"

A)Robert Frost
B)Graham Greene
C)John Keats
D)Gabriel Okara

Question 11

' The polished traffic passed with a mind ahead'.The figure of speech employed here is

A)oxymoron
B)transferred epithet
C)synecdoche
D)metaphor

Question 12

The voice of the farmer in A Roadside Stand is rendered in which form

A)Interior monologue
B)monologue
C)dialogue
D)dramatic monologue

Question 13

Which among the following is the first published work of Roald Dahl?

A)Kiss Kis
B)Going Solo
C)James and the Giant Peach
D)A Piece of Cake

Question 14

Lamb to the Slaughter means

A)In a fierce manner
B)in an unconcerned manner
C)in an awful manner
D)in a disgusting manner

Question 15

Lamb to the Slaughter was published in

A)Daily mirror
B)Holinshed's magazine
C)Monthly gazette
D)Harper's magazine

Question 16

Who is Charlie?

A)Mr.Maloney
B)The doctor
C)The brother of Mrs. Maloney
D)Policeman

Question 17

What favour did Mrs. Maloney ask the policemen?

A)Eating the lamb
B)Helping her to get up
C)Finish the investigation
D)Leaving her alone

Question 18

Who killed Mr. Maloney?

A)Betty Maloney
B)Beatrice Maloney
C)Mary Maloney
D)Maureen Maloney

Question 19

The day mentioned in the chapter Lamb to the Slaughter is

A)Monday
B)Tuesday
C)Wednesday
D)Thursday

Question 20

The weapon used for killing Mr.Maloney was

A)the fried leg of lamb
B)the frozen leg of the lamb
C)the boiled leg of the lamb
D)the dried leg of the lamb

Question 21

Who supported the view that Mrs.Maloney was not at home when Mr.Maloney was killed

A)The watchman
B)The house keeper
C)The grocer
D)The maid

Question 22

Which among the following is an autobiographical work of Roald Dahl?

A)Someone Like You
B)Fantastic Mr fox
C)Going Solo
D)BFG

Question 23

Who discovered a small patch of congealed blood on the dead man's head?

A)O'Malley
B)Charlie
C)Jack Noonan
D)Mrs Maloney

Question 24

The contrast between what is said and meant,thought and known and what happens in contrast to what is expected is known as

A)oxymoron
B)simile
C)metaphor
D)irony

Question 25

E.V Lucas was associated with the humour magazine called

A)Phantom Journal
B)Punch
C)The Globe
D)The Academy