My Mother at Sixty-six MCQ Practice Questions

• Poem: My Mother at Sixty-six
• Poet: Kamala Das
• Number of Questions: 10
• Target: Class 12th Board Exam

Let’s Start

1. What was the childhood fear of the poet?

1. fear of water
2. fear of death and losing her mother
3. fear of time
4. None of the above

2. Why did the poet smile?

1. to keep her real emotions hidden from her mother
2. she falls short of words
3. she was remembering memories
4. None of the above

3. How did the poet put away the thought of her mother’s old age?

1. remember old memories
2. started smiling
3. started looking out of the window
4. None of the above

4. What did the “merry children symbolises”?

1. energy & vigour
2. spring of life
3. happiness
4. All the above

5. Which thought did the poet put away?

1. thought of merry children
2. painful thought of her mother’s ageing
3. thought of her father
4. None of the above

6. Why the poet compared her mother to the ‘late winter’s moon’?

1. mother’s face looked sad
2. mother’s face looked bright
3. mother’s face looked pale and ashen like a corpse
4. None of these

7. How did the poet hide her feelings at the airport?

1. she gave a cheerful smile to her mother
2. she turn away her face
3. she hugged her mother for the last time
4. None of the above

8. Where was the poet going to?

1. Chennai
2. Cochin
3. Kozhikode
4. None of the above

9. What did the poet saw when she looked out of the car?

1. young trees sprinting
2. merry children
3. both (a) and (b)
4. None of the above

10. The figure of speech used in the lines ” like that of a corpse ” is-

1. Paradox
2. Personification
3. Metaphor
4. Simile