1. The tree wears the creeper as a -
4. Which object in the kitchen is meant for the coffin in Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’?
5. The Casuarina tree’s creeper climbs up to its very -
6. Who are found in the opening scene of ‘Riders to the Sea’?
7. Who says, “It’s hard set we’ll be surely the day you’re drowned with the rest”?
8. The ‘giant’ in the poem is the -
9. Kalam’s father used to avoid all -
10. Which among the following poet’s portrayal of Ulysses has a similarity with that of Tennyson’s Ulysses?
11. Abdul Kalam describes his parents as being -
13. The girl’s clothes were -
14. APJ Abdul Kalam’s mother was -
15. What kind of a poem is ‘Our Casuarina Tree’?
16. Who was asked to stop Bartley from going to the Galway fair?
17. “By this still hearth…..”- Here ‘still hearth’ symbolizes -
18. According to mythology, Ulysses is the king of -
19. The poet’s attitude towards the tree can be called -
20. For how many days is Michael missing?
21. APJ Abdul Kalam’s birthplace was in the town of -
22. ‘The Bet’ was first published in -
23. What did the banker bet the lawyer?
24. The poet imagines that the summit of the tree has reached the -
25. Who is Jainulabdeen in the extract?
26. The huge python here is -
27. What was the banker’s initial attitude towards the bet?
28. What physical characteristic of the young girl draws the narrator’s attention?
29. What hangs from the boughs of the Casuarina tree?
30. What is referred to as ‘barren crags’?
31. Who is the narrator of the story?
33. ‘The Bet’ was originally written in -
34. What is the colour of the clusters of flowers hanging from the boughs of the Casuarina tree?
35. What, according to Nora, is the condition of the sea by the White rocks?
36. What did the banker believe was his mistake in making the bet?
37. The subjects of Ulysses are -
38. The play ‘Riders to the Sea’ opens with the speech: “Where is she?”—Who is ‘she’?
39. What did the banker say the lawyer would lose in the bet?
40. Some of the guests of the party opined that death penalty should be replaced by -
41. The jungle across the station was visible in the faint light of-
42. Which phrase best describes the Casuarina tree in the poem?
43. Who is the speaker in the poem?
44. At night, the garden gets overflowed by a sweet song which actually refers to the -
45. ‘Our Casuarina Tree’ is a poem published in -
46. Who are regarded as ‘savage race’?
47. What did the most part of the guests disapprove of?
48. Where does Bartley want to go?
49. For whom is Cathleen preparing a cake?
50. Due to the embrace of the creeper, the other tree would have -
51. Who, according to the priest, is supposed to have a ‘clean burial’?
52. What is the speaker in ‘Ulysses’ longing for?
53. Kalam says, he was born into -
54. How many years did the lawyer agree to stay in imprisonment for the bet?
55. The trunk of the tree is -
56. The major characters in the short story are -
57. The word ‘erstwhile’ means -
58. How does the poet feel when her casement is thrown wide open in the morning?
59. Why does Ulysses refer to the barren crags?
60. How did the banker feel about the bet after fifteen years?
61. In which season did the fateful bet take place?
62. What is the name of the ‘aged wife’ of Ulysses?
63. How old was the lawyer at the time of the bet?
64. Who is found to put her head in at the door in the opening of Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’?
66. Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story?
67. “Among other things they had talked of….”-Who are referred to as they?
68. What did the banker offer as a warning to the lawyer?
69. “I mete and dole” – The quoted phrase means that Ulysses -
70. What does Ulysses’ statement “know not me” indicate about his relationship with his subjects?
71. The poet looks at the Casuarina tree through her casement -
72. Where was the bit of new rope that was bought in Connemara?
73. Who is referred to as the “idle king” in the poem?
74. The narrator was looking at the girl –
75. How many lines are there in the poem?
76. Kalam’s father possessed -
77. Where did the girl stop at the platform?
78. How did the banker initially describe capital punishment?
79. ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ is a
80. Who prepares a cake in Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’?
81. Abdul Kalam’s ancestral house was built in -
82. What does the phrase “Unequal laws unto a savage race” reveal about Ulysses’ view of his own leadership?
83. What did the girl do when she saw that the narrator was looking at her?
85. Who were present at the banker’s party?
86. How does Ulysses view his current role as the king of Ithaca?
87. The darkling’s song seems -
88. How does the narrator describe Deoli as a place?
89. Which genre of poem is “Ulysses”?
90. What does the bundle that Nora takes out contain?
91. Where did Cathleen put the bundle to hide it from Maurya?
92. On the trunk of the tree the creeper makes -
93. The train used to reach Deoli station at around-
94. Whose clothes are those that Nora brings home?
96. Kalam was a short boy with -
97. What does Ulysses want to say by “I cannot rest from travel”?
98. Strong Roots’ is written by -
99. Kalam normally ate with -
100. How was the night when the story begins?
101. Kalam and his family lived in their -
102. The narrator returned to the plains
103. What is the significance of ‘this still hearth’ in the context of Ulysses’ life?
104. ‘Strong Roots’ is taken from -
105. “Unequal laws unto a savage race” – Here “unequal laws” mean -
106. Most of the guests found capital punishment unfitted to -
107. What was the girl doing at Deoli station?
108. How does the poet describe the tree’s appearance?
109. Kalam’s parents were widely regarded as -
110. Which item, as mentioned in Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’, is an unusual item in an Irish kitchen?
111. ‘Strong Roots’ is part of
112. After stopping for ten minutes at the Deoli station a bell would sound and
113. Where in Dehra did the narrator spend his summer vacations?
114. What is Cathleen doing when Synge’s ‘Riders to the Sea’ opens?
115. What did the platform of Deoli boast of?
116. What was Maurya’s suggestion to Bartley regarding the rope?
117. What is implied by Ulysses’ description of his wife as “aged” in the third line?
120. For Kalam’s father, his mother was an ideal -
