1. Who is the poet of the poem “Our Casuarina Tree’?
(A) Rabindranath Tagore (B) Toru Dutt (C) Sarojini Naidu (D) Kamala Das.
Ans: b) Toru Dutt.
2. What is the source of the poem “Our CasuarinaTree”?
(A) A Sheaf Gleaned in French Fields (B) The Broken Wing (C) Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan (D)The Golden Threshold
Ans: c) Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan.
3. Who is the speaker in the poem? (A) A gardener tending the Casuarina tree (B) A bird singing in the branches of the tree (C) a person reminiscing about childhood memories under the tree (D) a traveller admiring the beauty of the free.
Ans: c) a person reminiscing about childhood memories under the tree.
4. What feeling(s) does the speaker associate with the Casuarina tree? A) Fear and danger B) Indifference and boredom C) Comfort, security, and happy memories D) Loneliness and isolation
Ans.C) Comfort, security, and happy memories.
5. What is the tone of the poem “Our Casuarina Tree’?
A) Angry and resentful B) Sacrcastic and mocking C) Bittersweet and nostalgic D) Playful and lighthearted.
Ans. C Bittersweet and nostalgic.
6. The Casuarina tree symbolizes – a) strength b) death c) loneliness d) friendship.
Ans: a) strength.
7. The speaker’s memory is tied to the – a) seasons b) tree c) sky d) ocean.
Ans. b) tree.
8. The casuarina tree is described in a way that suggests it is – a) young and vibrant b) weak and frail c) old and wise d) diseased.
Ans. c) old and wise
9. The poet desires from the tree – a) shelter b) company c) memories d) guidance.
Ans: c) memories.
10. The casuarina tree appears in the poem as – a) tall and majestic b) tall but weak c) short and bushy d) abandoned.
Ans: a) tll and majestic.
11. In the expression “The giant wears the scarf”, the ‘giant’ stands for the – a) selfish person b) woodcutter c) casuarina tree d) python.
Ans: c) casuarina tree.
12. The scenes that the poet visualizes at dawn are – a) opening the casement wide open b) standing on the corridor c) sitting in the arm-chair on the verandah d) lying in her bed
Ans. a) opening the casement wide open.
13. “Like a huge Python, winding round and round” – What is the effect of the simile used in this line? – a) it creates a sense of danger and fear b) it creates a sense of beauty and wonder c) it creates a sense of size and scale d) it creates a sense of movement and energy.
Ans: d)
14. How does the creeper wind around the tree? – a) twisting to and fro b) winding up and down c) winding round and round d) wrapping left and right.
Ans: c)
15. What does the image of the creeper winding round the tree trunk suggest? – a) a struggle for survival b) a harmonious relationship c) a destructive force d) a static entity.
Ans: b)
16. What literary device is used in the phrase “winding round and round”? – a) Simile b) Personification c) Metaphor d) Repetition.
Ans: d)
17. What is the condition of the trunk? – a) smooth and unblemished b) weak and fragile c) rugged and indented deep with scars d) strong and sturdy.
Ans: c)
18. What does the word “rugged” suggest about the trunk? – a) it is smooth and unblemished b) It is weak and fragile c) it is rough and weathered d) It is strong and sturdy.
Ans: c)
19. “The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars.” What literary device is used to describe the trunk’s texture? – a) Foreshadowing b) Irony c) Symbolism d) Imagery.
Ans: d)
20. Where does the creeper climb up to? – a) the base of the tree b) the middle of the trunk c) the very summit near the stars d) the branches of the tree.
Ans: c)
21. What does the phrase “near the stars” suggest? – a) the tree is short and stumpy b) the tree is tall and majestic c) the tree is in a low-lying area d) the tree is in a mountainous region.
Ans: b)
22. The phrase “the tears of the past” refers to – a) beauty b) happiness c) nostalgia d) sorrow.
Ans: d) sorrow.
23. The most important element in the tree’s description is its – a) colour b) size c) age leaves.
Ans: b) size.
24. The poet confesses that the tree has a great significance in her – a) surrounding grown up days c) childhood days d) education.
Ans: c) childhood days.
25. The poet describes the tree’s appearance in the morning as – a) bathed in sunlight b) covered in dew c) adorned with flowers d) shrouded in mist.
Ans: a) bathed in sunlight.
26. In the poem, the casuarina tree symbolises – a) childhood memories b) nature’s beauty c) strength and resilience d) all of these.
Ans: d) all of these.
27. What type of poem is “Our Casuarina Tree”? – a) sonnet b) ode c) elegy d) free verse.
Ans: d) free verse.
28. How does the tree relates to the theme of memory in the poem? – a) it distracts from memory b) it represents lost memory c) it has no relation to memory d) it evokes cherished memories.
Ans: d) it invokes cherished memories.
29. The huge python here is – a) the tree b) the creeper c) the crimson flowers d) the poet’s siblings.
Ans: b)
30. What is the condition of the trunk? – a) weak and fragile b) strong and sturdy c) smooth and unblenished d) rugged and indented deep with scars.
Ans: d)
31. How does a creeper wind up the Casuarina tree? – a) round and round like a python making deep wounds up to its summit b) like a squirrel making its track c) like a hurricane devouring all the things on its way d) none of these.
Ans: a)
32. “No other tree could live” Why can no other tree live? – a) because of disease b) because of the creeper’s embrace c) because of the environment d) because of the tree’s weakness.
Ans: b)
33. Which figure of speech is employed in the following line – “Like a huge python, winding round and round…”? – a) Simile b) Personification c) Metaphor d) Metonymy.
Ans: a)
34. The trunk of the tree is -a) short b) smooth c) rugged d) thin.
Ans: c)
35. “No other tree could live.” – What is the implication of this line? – a) the creeper is harmful to other trees ) the creeper is neutral towards other trees c) the creeper is beneficial to other trees d) the creeper has no effect on other trees.
Ans: a)
36. The Casuarina tree’s creeper climbs up to its verry – a) lower branches b) height c) crest d) summit.
Ans: d)
37. On the trunk of the tree the creeper makes – a) deep holes b) no mark c) deep scars d) straight lines.
Ans: c)
38. “No other tree could live.” – What literary device is used to emphasize the creeper’s effect on the trees? – a) Hyperbole b) Irony c) Symbolism d) Understatement.
Ans: a)
39. What is the significance of the Casuarina tree inthe poem? – a) It represents the speaker’s lost loved ones b) It symbolizes the beauty and power of nature c) It serves as a reminder of the passage of time d) It embodies the speaker’s hopes and fears.
Ans: b)
40. “And Time the shadow:” – How is Time personified in this line, and what literary device is used? – a) Time is personified as a bright and shining light, using the literary device of metaphor b) Time is personified as a dark and ominous shadow, using the literary device of personification c) Time is personified as a powerful and overwhelming force, using the literary device of hyperbole d) Time is personified as a gentle and soothing breeze, using the literary device of simile.
Ans: b)
41. The poem underlines the importance of – a) memories in human life b) childhood c) both (a) and (b) d) none of these.
Ans: c)
42. What is meant by the phrase ‘dreamless swoon’? – a) act of fainting b) loss of memory c) unconsciousness d) a state of sleep without dreams.
Ans: d)
43. “Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton, / And Time the shadow,” – From what poem did Toru Dutt take this line? – a) Wordsworth’s “Yew Trees” b) Wordsworth’s “The Solitary Reaper”, c) Keats’ “To Autumn” d) Shelley’s “Ode to the West Wind”.
Ans: a)
44. “Who now in blessed sleep, for aye.” – The expression ‘for aye’ means – a) for never b) for anything c) often d) for ever.
Ans: d)
45. “Unknown, yet well-known to the eye of faith.” – The expression ‘eye of faith’ here means – a) the eyes of mind and memory b) the eye of pious man c) faithful men d) original eyes.
Ans: a)
The casuarina tree will be saved from going into oblivion by – a) the poet’s love for tree b) the people of the area c) the people of France and Italy d) the readers of the poem.
Ans: a)
The trunk of the casuarina tree is ‘rugged’ because- (a) it is diseased (b) It had attack of fungus (c) of its age (d) of the creeper.
Ans: (c) of its age
“The giant wears the scarf”. Here the word “giant” refers to- a) a big creeper b) the big casuarina tree c) a big demon d) a water ghost
Ans: b) the big casuarina tree.
“The giant wears the scarf”. The “scarf” here is- a) a colourful dress b) A big leaf of the tree c) a big colourful cloth d) the creeper winding round it
Ans: d) the creeper winding round it.
“And flowers are hung in crimson clusters”. The ‘flowers’ referred to here are the flowers of – a) the creeper b) the casuarina tree c) a big tree d) some wild plants.
Ans: a) the creeper
The garden overflows with one sweet song- a) all day long b) everyday c) often at nights d) at dawn.
Ans: c) often at nights.
The sweet song is sung – a) by bird b) in the darkness from the casuarina tree c) by the bees d) by the winds.
Ans: b) in the darkness from the casuarina tree.
When the poet opens her window first in the dawn and sees the casuarina tree she – a) is delighted b) is sad c) is reminded of her past days d) is in melancholy.
Ans: a) is delighted.
Sometimes, mostly in winter the poet finds sitting on the top of the casuarina tree – a) a bird b) a flying bee c) a man d) a baboon
Ans: d) a baboon.
How does the baboon sit on the top of the casuarina tree ? – a) swinging b) statue-like c) hanging d) sleepy.
Ans: b) statue-like.
Sitting on the top of the casuarina tree the baboon would- a) watch the sunrise b) watch the other trees c) watch his offspring d) watch the beauty.
Ans: a) watch the sunrise.