MCQ Questions for Class 12 English Vistas Chapter 8 Memories of Childhood with Answers
Question 1.
Bama’s brother told her that if she wanted to make progress, she had to
(a) learn to cook
(b) study
(c) learn to stitch and knit
(d) learn to drive
Answer
Answer: (b) study
Question 2.
Bama was very rebellious and the thought of oppression at the hands of upper castes
(a) infuriated her
(b) provoked her to slap someone
(c) made her abusive
(d) made her want to murder someone
Answer
Answer: (a) infuriated her
Question 3.
Bama’s elder brother was studying at
(a) school
(b) college
(c) university
(d) medical college
Answer
Answer: (c) university
Question 4.
She had thought that the man carrying the bag was only
(a) making a game out of carrying the parcel
(b) trying to make her laugh
(c) obeying orders
(d) not touching it because it was hot
Answer
Answer: (a) making a game out of carrying the parcel
Question 5.
The man was carrying
(a) pakoras
(b) samosas
(c) jalebis
(d) vadai or green banana bhaji
Answer
Answer: (d) vadai or green banana bhaji
Question 6.
One day the author was attracted by the sight of
(a) two riders on a horse
(b) a monkey performing tricks
(c) cattle treading out the grain from straw
(d) dogs fighting with cats
Answer
Answer: (c) cattle treading out the grain from straw
Question 7.
There would always be some kind of entertainment
(a) in the school
(b) in the church
(c) in the bazaar
(d) in the house
Answer
Answer: (c) in the bazaar
Question 8.
Bama used to dawdle along from school because she was
(a) too slow
(b) crippled
(c) distracted by lots of things on the way
(d) unable to wait for the school bus
Answer
Answer: (c) distracted by lots of things on the way
Question 9.
The author Bama felt she already had experienced the humiliation due to
(a) dark skin
(b) short height
(c) poverty
(d) untouchability
Answer
Answer: (d) untouchability
Question 10.
The author was being stared at by people and she felt she
(a) looked pretty
(b) looked terrible
(c) had suffered extreme indignities
(d) looked like a model
Answer
Answer: (c) had suffered extreme indignities
Question 11.
We have to submit because they are strong’. These words were said by
(a) Zitkala-Sa
(b) Judewin
(c) Marry-Ann
(d) Christine
Answer
Answer: (b) Judewin
Question 12.
Short hair, in the author’s tribe, was worn only by
(a) mourners
(b) old people
(c) young kids
(d) elderly women
Answer
Answer: (a) mourners
Question 13.
While others ate, the author
(a) laughed
(b) watched them
(c) cried
(d) frowned
Answer
Answer: (c) cried
Question 14.
Everyone kept standing except
(a) the teacher
(b) the matron
(c) the caretaker
(d) the author
Answer
Answer: (d) the author
Question 15.
As the bell rang, the whole group of pupils
(a) sat on the floor
(b) drew a chair from under the table
(c) sat on the stools
(d) knelt down on the ground
Answer
Answer: (b) drew a chair from under the table
Question 16.
The Indian girls wore
(a) clinging dresses
(b) nightgowns
(c) trousers
(d) skirts
Answer
Answer: (a) clinging dresses
Question 17.
Zitkala was being constantly observed by a woman who had
(a) a pale face
(b) fair complexion
(c) dark complexion
(d) angry look
Answer
Answer: (a) a pale face
Question 18.
Rama was a
(a) Bengali writer
(b) a Tamil Dalit
(c) an NRI
(d) a politician
Answer
Answer: (b) a Tamil Dalit
Question 19.
Zitkala-Sa was a victim of
(a) racial prejudice
(b) serious crime
(c) rape
(d) a car accident
Answer
Answer: (a) racial prejudice
Question 20.
The lesson ‘Memories of Childhood’ is
(a) an autobiographical episode
(b) a fable
(c) a legend
(d) a play
Answer
Answer: (a) an autobiographical episode
Question 21.
Which family did Bama belog to?
(a) A jewish family
(b) a rich family
(c) a poor catholic family
(d) all
Answer
Answer: (c) a poor catholic family
Question 22.
What was the name of the school where Zitkala studied?
(a) Carlisle Indian school
(b) Carlisle Western school
(c) Carlisle Indonesian school
(d) Carlisle American school
Answer
Answer: (a) Carlisle Indian school
Question 23.
What was the author’s original name?
(a) Zitkala
(b) Zitkala sa
(c) Zitkala Bama
(d) Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
Answer
Answer: (d) Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
Question 24.
Why did Zitkala hide herself?
(a) to save herself
(b) to save herself from a woman
(c) to save herself from other children
(d) to stop people from cutting her hair
Answer
Answer: (d) to stop people from cutting her hair
Question 25.
What was common between Bama and Zitkala?
(a) belonged to minority
(b) victims of cultural differences
(c) were struggling because of class
(d) all these
Answer
Answer: (d) all these
Question 26.
What sort of shows attracted Bama?
(a) shows by jugglers
(b) shows by monkeys
(c) shows by shopkeepers
(d) shows by political people
Answer
Answer: (d) shows by political people
Question 27.
What did Judewin tell Zitkala?
(a) A new dress is comming
(b) she will meet her mother
(c) she will go to a new place
(d) her hair would be cut
Answer
Answer: (d) her hair would be cut
Question 28.
Why did the Landlord’s man ask Bama’s brother on which street did they live?
(a) to know his class
(b) to know his background
(c) to know his work
(d) to know his caste
Answer
Answer: (d) to know his caste
Question 29.
Why did Zitkala feel oppressed in her new establishment?
(a) because of indignities shown to her
(b) because she didn’t like the place
(c) she wanted to be with her mother
(d) none
Answer
Answer: (a) because of indignities shown to her
Question 30.
Why did Zitkala find Eating by formula a hard trial?
(a) because of her inability to follow the bell taps
(b) because of too many rules
(c) because of restrictions
(d) none
Answer
Answer: (a) because of her inability to follow the bell taps
Question 31.
Which community does Bama belong to?
(a) rich
(b) Brahmins
(c) Untouchable low caste
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (c) Untouchable low caste
Question 32.
Who told Bama that untouchability is a crime?
(a) her mother
(b) Zitkala and Sa
(c) her sister
(d) Her brother Annan
Answer
Answer: (d) Her brother Annan
Question 33.
What did Zitkala mean by Eating By Formula?
(a) Set pattern of sitting
(b) set pattern of standing in lines
(c) set pattern of rules
(d) set pattern of eating decorum
Answer
Answer: (d) set pattern of eating decorum
Question 34.
What was Bama victim of?
(a) gender prejudice
(b) violence
(c) child abuse
(d) caste system
Answer
Answer: (d) caste system
Question 35.
Why did Bama reach home in one hour in place of 10 minutes?
(a) she was watching shows on the road
(b) she was stopping at every shop
(c) she was enjoying all fun on the roads
(d) all these
Answer
Answer: (d) all these
Question 36.
How much time did Bama take to reach home?
(a) 2 hours
(b) 3hours
(c) 4hours
(d) 1 hour
Answer
Answer: (d) 1 hour
Question 37.
What did the cutting of long hair of Zitkala Sa symbolise in the lesson?
(a) subjection to the rulers
(b) her wish to dominate
(c) her wish to get justice
(d) her wish to look modern
Answer
Answer: (a) subjection to the rulers
Question 38.
Who was Zitkala Sa?
(a) A tamilian
(b) A protester
(c) A native American
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (c) A native American
Question 39.
What are the names of the two women?
(a) Zitkala Sa a Native American and Bama Tamilian Dalit
(b) Zitkala and Sa
(c) Ba and Ma
(d) Annan and Bama
Answer
Answer: (a) Zitkala Sa a Native American and Bama Tamilian Dalit
Question 40.
Who is the author of the lesson Memories of childhood?
(a) Zitkala-Sa and Bama
(b) Emily Brontë
(c) Charles Dickens
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (a) Zitkala-Sa and Bama
Question 41.
What had hurt Bama in the society?
(a) Political plays
(b) class students
(c) Road shows
(d) Practice of untouchability
Answer
Answer: (d) Practice of untouchability
Question 42.
What is Belfry?
(a) part of a bell tower
(b) part of a tower
(c) part of a music tower
(d) part of a silver tower
Answer
Answer: (a) part of a bell tower
Question 43.
What did the story showcase?
(a) Discrimination on the basis of casteism specially with Indians in western culture
(b) difference of Indian and Western culture
(c) views of minorities
(d) none
Answer
Answer: (a) Discrimination on the basis of casteism specially with Indians in western culture
Question 44.
How did the scene in the market change Bama’s life?
(a) because of that she decided to study hard and stand against discrimination
(b) she became fearful
(c) she became stubborn
(d) she was irritated
Answer
Answer: (a) because of that she decided to study hard and stand against discrimination
Question 45.
Why did Zitkala start crying at the dining table ?
(a) she didn’t like the food
(b) she was a stranger
(c) because of eating by formula
(d) all these
Answer
Answer: (c) because of eating by formula