Hornbill Chapter 1: The Portrait of a Lady MCQs

1. What change occurred in the relationship between the author and his grandmother when they moved to the city?

The grandmother moved back to the village

They had frequent arguments

They grew closer

Their bond weakened as they spent less time together

2. How did the author describe his grandmother?

Tall and graceful

Young and beautiful

Weak and ill

Short, fat, and slightly bent

3. What did the sparrows do when the grandmother died?

They sat silently around her dead body

They chirped loudly

They flew away

They attacked the house

4. What did the sparrows do the next morning?

Sat quietly and mourned her death

Flew around noisily

Ate the food offered to them

Attacked the author

5. How did the grandmother react when the author returned from abroad?

She scolded him

She became sad and stopped eating

She was very happy and celebrated by singing and playing the drum

She ignored him

6. Where did the author’s grandmother spend most of her time in the village?

Gardening

Teaching the children

Cooking in the kitchen

Spinning the wheel and praying

7. What kind of relationship did the author share with his grandmother in his early childhood?

Full of fights

Friendly and loving

Disrespectful

Formal and distant

8. What was the cause of the grandmother’s illness?

She was old and weak

She suffered from an infection

She believed her end was near and stopped talking and eating

She caught a cold

9. Who is the author of ‘The Portrait of a Lady’?

Mulk Raj Anand

Ruskin Bond

R.K. Narayan

Khushwant Singh

10. How does the story depict the grandmother’s faith and devotion?

She only prayed when necessary

She was skeptical about religion

She was not interested in religious matters

She spent her entire life in religious activities and prayers