Memories of Childhood MCQ Chapter 8 Class 12 English Vistas

MCQ’s For All Chapters – Vistas Class 12th

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

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Question 1 of 30

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

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Question 2 of 30

3. Bama’s elder brother was studying at

(a) school

(b) college

(c) university

(d) medical college

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Question 3 of 30

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

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Question 4 of 30

5. The man was carrying

(a) pakoras

(b) samosas

(c) jalebis

(d) vadai or green banana bhaji

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Question 5 of 30

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

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Question 6 of 30

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

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Question 7 of 30

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

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Question 8 of 30

9. The author Bama felt she already had experienced the humiliation due to

(a) dark skin

(b) short height

(c) poverty

(d) untouchability

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Question 9 of 30

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

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Question 10 of 30

11. We have to submit because they are strong’. These words were said by

(a) Zitkala-Sa

(b) Judewin

(c) Marry-Ann

(d) Christine

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Question 11 of 30

12. Short hair, in the author’s tribe, was worn only by

(a) mourners

(b) old people

(c) young kids

(d) elderly women

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Question 12 of 30

13. While others ate, the author

(a) laughed

(b) watched them

(c) cried

(d) frowned

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Question 13 of 30

14. Everyone kept standing except

(a) the teacher

(b) the matron

(c) the caretaker

(d) the author

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Question 14 of 30

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

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Question 15 of 30

16. The Indian girls wore

(a) clinging dresses

(b) nightgowns

(c) trousers

(d) skirts

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Question 16 of 30

17. Zitkala was being constantly observed by a woman who had

(a) a pale face

(b) fair complexion

(c) dark complexion

(d) angry look

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Question 17 of 30

18. Rama was a

(a) Bengali writer

(b) a Tamil Dalit

(c) an NRI

(d) a politician

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Question 18 of 30

19. Zitkala-Sa was a victim of

(a) racial prejudice

(b) serious crime

(c) rape

(d) a car accident

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Question 19 of 30

20. The lesson ‘Memories of Childhood’ is

(a) an autobiographical episode

(b) a fable

(c) a legend

(d) a play

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Question 20 of 30

21. Which family did Bama belog to?

(a) A jewish family

(b) a rich family

(c) a poor catholic family

(d) all

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Question 21 of 30

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

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Question 22 of 30

23. What was the author’s original name?

(a) Zitkala

(b) Zitkala sa

(c) Zitkala Bama

(d) Gertrude Simmons Bonnin

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Question 23 of 30

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

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Question 24 of 30

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

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Question 25 of 30

26. What sort of shows attracted Bama?

(a) shows by jugglers

(b) shows by monkeys

(c) shows by shopkeepers

(d) shows by political people

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Question 26 of 30

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

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Question 27 of 30

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

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Question 28 of 30

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

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Question 29 of 30

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

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Question 30 of 30