1. My Mother at Sixty-Six

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1. Who is the poet of 'My Mother at Sixty-Six'?
   A) Kamala Das  |  B) John Keats  |  C) Pablo Neruda  |  D) Stephen Spender
2. Where was the poet driving to?
   A) Cochin Airport  |  B) Home  |  C) Railway station  |  D) None of these
3. What was the age of the poet's mother?
   A) 66  |  B) 56  |  C) 76  |  D) 60
4. How did the mother's face look?
   A) Like a corpse  |  B) Bright  |  C) Smiling  |  D) None of these
5. What did the poet see outside the car?
   A) Young trees  |  B) Buildings  |  C) People  |  D) None of these
6. What did the young trees symbolise?
   A) Energy and life  |  B) Death  |  C) Sadness  |  D) None of these
7. What was the mother doing in the car?
   A) Sleeping with mouth open  |  B) Talking  |  C) Reading  |  D) None of these
8. What did the poet feel after seeing her mother?
   A) Fear of loss  |  B) Joy  |  C) Excitement  |  D) None of these
9. What did the poet do at the airport?
   A) Smiled and said goodbye  |  B) Cried  |  C) Slept  |  D) None of these
10. What was the mother's expression compared to?
    A) Winter's moon  |  B) Sun  |  C) Star  |  D) None of these
11. What does the phrase 'See you soon, Amma' signify?
    A) Hope of meeting  |  B) Final goodbye  |  C) Anger  |  D) None of these
12. What is the poet's childhood fear?
    A) Losing mother  |  B) Darkness  |  C) Height  |  D) None of these
13. What does the smile symbolise?
    A) Hiding pain  |  B) Happiness  |  C) Confidence  |  D) None of these
14. What was the poet's feeling in the car?
    A) Anxious  |  B) Relaxed  |  C) Bored  |  D) None of these
15. Where was the mother sitting?
    A) Beside the poet  |  B) Back seat  |  C) In another car  |  D) None of these
16. How is the mother's face described?
    A) Ashen  |  B) Bright  |  C) Dark  |  D) None of these
17. What are the children described as?
    A) Spilling out of homes  |  B) Sad  |  C) Old  |  D) None of these
18. What did the poet hope for?
    A) To see mother again  |  B) To die  |  C) To leave  |  D) None of these
19. What kind of pain did the poet feel?
    A) Heart ache  |  B) Physical pain  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
20. Is the poet's mother alive?
    A) Yes  |  B) No  |  C) Not mentioned  |  D) None of these
21. Why does the poet look at her mother again?
    A) To check if she is okay  |  B) To store the image  |  C) To say goodbye  |  D) चारों विकल्प सही हैं
22. What does the 'ashen' face suggest?
    A) Old age and nearing death  |  B) Healthy skin  |  C) Beauty  |  D) None of these
23. What is the contrast in the poem?
    A) Life vs Death  |  B) Mother vs Children  |  C) Youth vs Old age  |  D) चारों विकल्प सही हैं
24. What is the reason for the poet's pain?
    A) Nearing separation  |  B) Old childhood fear  |  C) Mother's health  |  D) चारों विकल्प सही हैं
25. What does the 'sprinting' of trees imply?
    A) Fast passage of time  |  B) Car speed  |  C) Running  |  D) None of these
26. Why is the mother's face compared to the winter's moon?
    A) Lack of brightness  |  B) Coldness  |  C) Beauty  |  D) None of these
27. What does 'spilling out of homes' mean?
    A) Energy and joy  |  B) Chaos  |  C) Leaving home  |  D) None of these
28. How does the poet try to put away the sad thoughts?
    A) By looking outside  |  B) By crying  |  C) By talking  |  D) None of these
29. What does the poet hide from her mother?
    A) Her fear  |  B) Her love  |  C) Her wealth  |  D) None of these
30. What is the central idea of the poem?
    A) Aging and separation  |  B) Life  |  C) Success  |  D) None of these
31. Why does the poet use the word 'Amma'?
    A) Cultural intimacy  |  B) Casual  |  C) Short form  |  D) None of these
32. What was the poet's age when the poem was written?
    A) Not mentioned  |  B) 66  |  C) 50  |  D) None of these
33. How does the poet feel at the end?
    A) Resigned  |  B) Hopeful  |  C) Angry  |  D) None of these
34. Why is the poem written in a single sentence?
    A) Flow of emotions  |  B) Mistake  |  C) Style  |  D) None of these
35. What does the car journey symbolise?
    A) Life's progression  |  B) Travel  |  C) Work  |  D) None of these
36. What is the mood of the poem?
    A) Melancholic  |  B) Happy  |  C) Aggressive  |  D) None of these
37. Why is the mother described as dozing?
    A) Old age  |  B) Tiredness  |  C) Boredom  |  D) None of these
38. What does 'pale' suggest?
    A) Lifelessness  |  B) Beauty  |  C) Brightness  |  D) None of these
39. How is the poem structured?
    A) As a personal narrative  |  B) A story  |  C) A letter  |  D) None of these
40. What does the final smile show?
    A) Mental strength  |  B) Deception  |  C) Joy  |  D) None of these
41. What is the significance of the 'ashen' colour imagery?
    A) Dying vitality  |  B) Fashion  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
42. How does the poet handle the theme of 'inevitability of aging'?
    A) With acceptance and pain  |  B) With anger  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
43. What is the role of the 'external' world in the poem?
    A) To provide contrast to inner pain  |  B) To show nature  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
44. Why is the poem considered 'autobiographical'?
    A) It reflects poet's personal feelings  |  B) It is a record  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
45. What does the 'winter's moon' simile communicate?
    A) Fragility and waning power  |  B) Winter beauty  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
46. How does the poet's tone change throughout the poem?
    A) From fear to resolve  |  B) From joy to anger  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
47. What is the philosophical depth of the poem?
    A) Acceptance of decay  |  B) Fight against time  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
48. Why does the poet choose '66' specifically?
    A) To show advanced age  |  B) Random  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
49. How does the poet portray the 'mother-child' dependency?
    A) As a profound attachment  |  B) As trivial  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
50. What is the significance of the repetition of 'smile'?
    A) To mask deep internal conflict  |  B) Happiness  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
51. What does the poem say about 'human communication'?
    A) It can be superficial  |  B) Very easy  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
52. How is the reader engaged with the poet's fear?
    A) Through shared human emotions  |  B) Through humor  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
53. Why is the poem's brevity significant?
    A) It mimics intense feeling  |  B) It is incomplete  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
54. What does the poem illustrate about memory?
    A) How moments are stored  |  B) It is false  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
55. How does the poet use 'contrast'?
    A) Between youth and aging  |  B) Between sun and moon  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
56. What does the 'corpse' imagery reveal?
    A) Deep shock and detachment  |  B) Medical fact  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
57. Why is this poem a masterclass in imagery?
    A) It creates vivid feelings  |  B) It is simple  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
58. What is the role of the car window?
    A) As a frame for transition  |  B) To look outside  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
59. What does the poet suggest about emotional courage?
    A) Ability to smile through pain  |  B) Being emotionless  |  C) None  |  D) None of these
60. What is the overarching emotion of the poem?
    A) Longing  |  B) Anger  |  C) None  |  D) None of these