Hornbill Poem 5 : Father to Son MCQs

1. What does the father mean by ‘I would have him prodigal, returning to his father’s house’?

He wants his son to return to him

He wants his son to earn money

He wants his son to leave forever

He wants his son to change his name

2. What is the major issue between the father and son?

They have financial problems

They have different interests

They do not communicate well

They live far apart

3. What does the phrase ‘we speak like strangers’ suggest?

They never met before

They share everything

They have no emotional connection

They are always fighting

4. What does the father want to do with his son?

Ignore him

Rebuild their relationship

Punish him

Send him away

5. What does the father express in the poem?

His joy at his son’s success

His inability to understand his son

His anger at society

His disappointment in himself

6. What does the father long for?

A chance to travel

A new house

More wealth and power

A closer bond with his son

7. How does the father feel about the situation?

Angry and aggressive

Indifferent and careless

Excited and hopeful

Helpless and regretful

8. What does the father ultimately want?

To leave his house

Love and understanding from his son

His son to obey him without question

To be alone

9. Who is the poet of ‘Father to Son’?

William Wordsworth

Elizabeth Jennings

Robert Frost

Walt Whitman

10. What is the main theme of the poem?

Love and romance

Friendship and trust

Nature and its beauty

Generation gap and lack of communication