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23 questions · auto-graded multiple-choice test.

MCQ 11 Mark
Who said this “I thought that no one had come back”?
  • A
    Author
  • Mrs Dorling
  • C
    Mrs S
  • D
    Mrs Dorling’s daughter
Answer
Correct option: B.
Mrs Dorling
B
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MCQ 21 Mark
Why author want to forget her mother’s belongings after coming from Mrs Dorlings’s house?
  • Things lost its value because Mrs Dorling treated them badly
  • B
    Because now there was no hope of getting them
  • C
    Because it was expensive to visit Mrs Dorling’s home so frequently
  • D
    Because Mrs Dorling’s daughter told her not to come again
Answer
Correct option: A.
Things lost its value because Mrs Dorling treated them badly
A
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MCQ 31 Mark
How did Mrs Dorling’s daughter treat the author?
  • Cordial welcome
  • B
    As her mother did to author
  • C
    Did not respect
  • D
    Greeted as elder sister
Answer
Correct option: A.
Cordial welcome
A
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MCQ 51 Mark
Why author could not meet Mrs Dorling in her second visit to 46, Marconi Street?
  • A
    Mrs Dorling refused to meet her
  • Mrs Dorling was out for some work
  • C
    Mrs Dorling’s daughter does not call her mother
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: B.
Mrs Dorling was out for some work
B
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MCQ 61 Mark
Why does the author decide to return to Mrs Dorling after her failed first meeting with her, though she was leading her normal life?
  • She wanted to touch and get the things that belonged to her mother
  • B
    She wanted to take revenge on Mrs Dorling
  • C
    This time she didn’t want to return empty handed
  • D
    None of the above
Answer
Correct option: A.
She wanted to touch and get the things that belonged to her mother
A
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MCQ 71 Mark
What’s the meaning of the word ‘jingling’?
  • A
    Screaming sound
  • B
    Sound of breaking
  • Metallic singing sound
  • D
    Sound of falling
Answer
Correct option: C.
Metallic singing sound
C
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MCQ 81 Mark
Name the street where Mrs Dorling had her house
  • A
    Walnut Avenue
  • B
    Lincoln Street
  • C
    Olive Street
  • Marconi Street
Answer
Correct option: D.
Marconi Street
D
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MCQ 91 Mark
What was Mrs Dorling wearing when she was introduced with Mrs S’s daughter?
  • A
    Black coat
  • Brown coat
  • C
    Blue Jeans
  • D
    White coat
Answer
Correct option: B.
Brown coat
B
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MCQ 101 Mark
What’s the meaning of the word ‘pityingly’?
  • A
    Disdain
  • B
    Apathy
  • Empathy
  • D
    Discord
Answer
Correct option: C.
Empathy
C
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MCQ 121 Mark
Who is the protagonist of “The Address”?
  • A
    Mrs Dorling’s daughter
  • B
    Mrs Dorling
  • C
    Mrs S
  • Mrs S’s daughter
Answer
Correct option: D.
Mrs S’s daughter
D
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MCQ 131 Mark
What did the author ask permission before leaving Mrs Dorling’s house?
  • A
    She’s getting late for airport
  • She should leave to catch train
  • C
    She should leave as someone waiting for her outside
  • D
    To take all the crockery with herself
Answer
Correct option: B.
She should leave to catch train
B
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MCQ 141 Mark
What change did author felt at her home in first half of the War?
  • A
    Household items were scattered
  • B
    Her mother was often away from home
  • C
    Both [A] and [B]
  • Some household items were missing
Answer
Correct option: D.
Some household items were missing
D
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MCQ 151 Mark
How did the author reach to collect her mother’s belongings?
  • A
    By air
  • By train
  • C
    By taxi
  • D
    On foot
Answer
Correct option: B.
By train
B
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MCQ 161 Mark
Who moved the curtain in this story?
  • A
    Author
  • B
    Spirit of Mrs S
  • Someone from Mrs Dorling’s house saw them talking
  • D
    Mrs Dorling’s daughter
Answer
Correct option: C.
Someone from Mrs Dorling’s house saw them talking
C
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MCQ 171 Mark
What excuse did Mrs Dorling make of not meeting?
  • Inconvenient time of the day
  • B
    She was ill
  • C
    She was leaving for urgent meeting
  • D
    Guests sitting at home
Answer
Correct option: A.
Inconvenient time of the day
A
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MCQ 181 Mark
Which of these items from her home the author did not find at Mrs Dorling’s house?
  • A
    Forks
  • Service spoons
  • C
    Knives
  • D
    Spoons
Answer
Correct option: B.
Service spoons
B
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MCQ 191 Mark
How does the author describe the living room of “The Address”?
  • A
    Lavish
  • Muggy smell
  • C
    Well arranged
  • D
    Pathetic
Answer
Correct option: B.
Muggy smell
B
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MCQ 211 Mark
Who refused to recognize the girl who went to collect her mother’s belongings?
  • A
    Mrs S
  • B
    Daughter of Mrs Dorling
  • C
    Marga Minco
  • Mrs Dorling
Answer
Correct option: D.
Mrs Dorling
D
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MCQ 221 Mark
What’s the meaning of the word ‘fleetingly’?
  • A
    Darkness
  • B
    Permanent
  • Momentary
  • D
    Photograph
Answer
Correct option: C.
Momentary
C
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MCQ 231 Mark
Who was Mrs S?
  • A
    One who became dishonest by taking someone’s goods
  • Who gave her belongings
  • C
    Who went to get her family belongings
  • D
    Who made the tea
Answer
Correct option: B.
Who gave her belongings
B
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