1. The poem, I know why the Caged Bird Sings" is written by____________.
Robert Browning
William Wordsworth
Maya Angelou
Ruskin Bond

2. There is an allusion to a Greek myth of_______________ in "Alack it was I who leaped at the sun".
Iris
Icarus
Aphrodite
Andromeda

3. "Oh how wonderful that was! " What is the little match girl talking about here?
The table full of food
The weather that afternoon
The warmth of fire
The sight of her grandmother

4. The little match girl was scrawny and had___________hair.
golden
brown
black
white

5. Sibia is___________ years old in the story, 'The Blue Bead'
10
12
14
16

6. The travelling merchant in The Blue Bead hailed from which of these states?
Kerala
Andhra Pradesh
Kashmir
Punjab

7. Who quotes the adage "the sins of the father are to be laid upon the children"?
Launcelot
Gratiano
Balthasar
Lorenzo

8. As Solanio departs, Antonio prays desperately that Bassario will arrives to:
see him (Antonio) pay his (Bassanio's) debt
see him (Antonio) lose his life for his (Bassanio's) debt
see him (Antonio) pay his (Bassanio's) extravagance
see him (Antonio) pay his (Bassanio's) rent

9. Who attempts to comfort Antonio by suggesting that the Duke will never allow such a ridiculous contract to stand?
Bassanio
The Jailer
Solanio
Portia (disguised)

10. Shylock is learned that Jessica took away a______________gifted to him by his late wife in his bachelor days.
bracelet
ring
monocle
pocket watch