MCQs - "Old Play house" by Kamala Das
- What is the central theme of Kamala Das's poem "Old Play House"? a) Love b) Marriage c) Divorce d) Betrayal
Answer: c) Divorce
- What is the tone of the poem "Old Play House"? a) Melancholic b) Happy c) Nostalgic d) Ironic
Answer: a) Melancholic
- Who is the speaker of the poem "Old Play House"? a) Kamala Das b) Her husband c) Her lover d) Her friend
Answer: a) Kamala Das
- What is the significance of the title "Old Play House"? a) It refers to the speaker's childhood memories b) It symbolizes the crumbling of a relationship c) It represents the speaker's desire for a new life d) It suggests the passing of time and change
Answer: b) It symbolizes the crumbling of a relationship
- Which of the following lines from the poem suggests the speaker's desire for a new life? a) "The toys are yours, the house is yours, everything is yours" b) "I can smell the stove fuming with your chapatis" c) "This is a rented house and you cannot stay here forever" d) "I am tired of loving as people choose"
Answer: d) "I am tired of loving as people choose"
- What does the speaker mean when she says "I am like a tree / splitting through the middle" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) She feels emotionally torn apart by her failed marriage b) She is physically splitting apart from her husband's abuse c) She is comparing herself to a tree that is dying d) She is using a metaphor to describe her husband's infidelity
Answer: a) She feels emotionally torn apart by her failed marriage
- What does the speaker mean when she says "I must bring / A white Sari for my mother" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) She is getting married to someone else b) She is reconciling with her estranged husband c) She is planning to attend a funeral d) She is seeking her mother's forgiveness
Answer: c) She is planning to attend a funeral
- What is the effect of the repetition of the phrase "I am tired" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) It emphasizes the speaker's weariness and frustration with her situation b) It suggests that the speaker is physically exhausted from moving out c) It implies that the speaker is suffering from a medical condition d) It indicates that the speaker is mentally unstable
Answer: a) It emphasizes the speaker's weariness and frustration with her situation
- In the poem "Old Play House," what is the significance of the line "I must forget the map / Of that journey from love to possessiveness"? a) It suggests that the speaker is trying to move on from her failed marriage b) It implies that the speaker is regretful for her past actions c) It highlights the speaker's desire to find a new partner d) It shows the speaker's anger towards her ex-husband
Answer: a) It suggests that the speaker is trying to move on from her failed marriage
- What is the central conflict in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker's desire for independence vs. her love for her husband b) The speaker's past memories vs. her present reality c) The speaker's desire for a new life vs. her fear of the unknown d) The speaker's anger towards her husband vs. her desire for reconciliation
Answer: a) The speaker's desire for independence vs. her love for her husband
- What is the meaning of the line "I would like to be a stream and carry / Your words and songs all along" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker wants to reconcile with her husband and start afresh b) The speaker wishes to forget the pain of her failed marriage and move on c) The speaker still loves her husband and wants to be close to him d) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't want anything to do with her husband
Answer: c) The speaker still loves her husband and wants to be close to him
- What is the significance of the line "I have no house now; call me a drifter / Who drifts with the wind" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) It suggests that the speaker is homeless and has nowhere to go b) It shows the speaker's acceptance of her new life and identity c) It highlights the speaker's uncertainty and confusion about her future d) It implies that the speaker is willing to travel and explore new places
Answer: b) It shows the speaker's acceptance of her new life and identity
- What is the main message of the poem "Old Play House"? a) Love can be fleeting and painful b) Marriage can be suffocating and restrictive c) Divorce is the only solution to a failed relationship d) Time heals all wounds
Answer: b) Marriage can be suffocating and restrictive
- What does the speaker mean when she says "I must learn to live without tenderness" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) She has lost the ability to feel emotions after her failed marriage b) She is no longer capable of showing affection to others c) She must learn to be independent and not rely on others for love d) She is being sarcastic and doesn't want to be vulnerable again
Answer: c) She must learn to be independent and not rely on others for love
- What literary device is used in the line "I must gather my selves and make them all one" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) Alliteration b) Metaphor c) Personification d) Repetition
Answer: b) Metaphor
- What is the significance of the title "Old Play House" in the poem? a) It symbolizes the speaker's nostalgia for the past b) It represents the facade of the speaker's failed marriage c) It highlights the speaker's desire to move on and start anew d) It implies that the speaker's marriage was nothing more than a game
Answer: b) It represents the facade of the speaker's failed marriage
- What is the meaning of the line "I have forgotten the way to the country of used-to-be" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is trying to move on from her past memories b) The speaker is regretful for the choices she made in her marriage c) The speaker is struggling to find her way in her new life d) The speaker is nostalgic for the early days of her marriage
Answer: a) The speaker is trying to move on from her past memories
- What is the significance of the line "My children have become / Strangers" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker has lost custody of her children after the divorce b) The speaker's children have grown distant from her c) The speaker regrets having children with her ex-husband d) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't want anything to do with her children
Answer: b) The speaker's children have grown distant from her
- What is the meaning of the line "I must hold my hands / In an attitude of prayer" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is seeking forgiveness from a higher power b) The speaker is trying to calm herself down c) The speaker is mocking the idea of prayer d) The speaker is trying to express her gratitude
Answer: b) The speaker is trying to calm herself down
- What is the tone of the poem "Old Play House"? a) Nostalgic b) Angry c) Despairing d) Reflective
Answer: c) Despairing
- What does the line "I who have lost my way and beg now at strangers' doors to receive love" mean in the context of the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is seeking love and affection from new people after her failed marriage b) The speaker is lamenting the fact that she has lost the love of her children c) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't want anything to do with strangers d) The speaker is reminiscing about the past when she used to receive love from her husband
Answer: a) The speaker is seeking love and affection from new people after her failed marriage
- What is the theme of the poem "Old Play House"? a) The consequences of failed relationships b) The pain of lost love c) The struggle to move on from the past d) The role of marriage in shaping one's identity
Answer: c) The struggle to move on from the past
- What is the meaning of the line "Now that my ladder's gone, / I must lie down where all the ladders start" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker has lost her ambition and must start again from the beginning b) The speaker's life has fallen apart and she must rebuild it from scratch c) The speaker is comparing her situation to that of the biblical Jacob d) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't want to climb the social ladder anymore
Answer: c) The speaker is comparing her situation to that of the biblical Jacob
- What is the significance of the line "The walls are thin and the noises / From the adjoining room penetrate my thoughts" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is struggling with loneliness and isolation b) The speaker is trying to focus on her thoughts but is distracted by the noises c) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't want to be alone with her thoughts d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: b) The speaker is trying to focus on her thoughts but is distracted by the noises
- What is the meaning of the line "I cannot take you back now / That your feet have turned the other way" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker has lost her chance to reconcile with her ex-husband b) The speaker is regretful for not trying harder to save her marriage c) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't want to have anything to do with her ex-husband d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker has lost her chance to reconcile with her ex-husband
- What is the meaning of the line "But when you turned, your face / A sunset, in a sad gold, / Came up to me" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is comparing her ex-husband's departure to a sunset b) The speaker is reminiscing about the happy times she shared with her ex-husband c) The speaker is regretful for not appreciating her ex-husband when she had him d) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't actually find her ex-husband attractive
Answer: a) The speaker is comparing her ex-husband's departure to a sunset
- What is the significance of the line "My mind's a room with walls / Of pain and gloom where blood / Colours all" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts b) The speaker is experiencing physical pain as a result of her failed marriage c) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't actually feel any pain or gloom d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker is struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts
- What is the meaning of the line "I who am too loud and too eager" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't actually think she's too loud or eager b) The speaker is aware that her personality is off-putting to others c) The speaker is proud of her loud and eager personality d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: b) The speaker is aware that her personality is off-putting to others
- What is the significance of the line "I am the one you turned from" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't actually care about being turned away b) The speaker is hurt and rejected by her ex-husband c) The speaker is proud of the fact that she was able to move on from her failed marriage d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: b) The speaker is hurt and rejected by her ex-husband
- What is the meaning of the line "My mind is a kind of old house" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is comparing her mind to an old and rundown house b) The speaker is saying that her mind is filled with memories of the past c) The speaker is proud of the fact that her mind is full of experiences d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: b) The speaker is saying that her mind is filled with memories of the past
- What is the speaker's attitude towards the past in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker longs for the past and wishes she could relive it b) The speaker is angry and resentful towards the past c) The speaker is resigned to the fact that the past is over and can't be changed d) The speaker is nostalgic and enjoys reminiscing about the past
Answer: a) The speaker longs for the past and wishes she could relive it
- What is the significance of the line "Your eyes are bolder than your words" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is intimidated by her ex-husband's gaze b) The speaker is aware that her ex-husband is not being truthful with her c) The speaker is impressed by her ex-husband's confidence d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: b) The speaker is aware that her ex-husband is not being truthful with her
- What is the meaning of the line "This bed is strange and cold, and I / Who have been used to warmth / Lie uncovered and cannot sleep" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is physically uncomfortable in her new bed b) The speaker is feeling lonely and misses the warmth of her ex-husband's presence c) The speaker is being sarcastic and doesn't actually find the bed strange or cold d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: b) The speaker is feeling lonely and misses the warmth of her ex-husband's presence
- What is the significance of the line "And I hear always the same from your lips, / About the women who take too much or give too much / Or are not, or are never enough" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is frustrated with her ex-husband's constant complaints about other women b) The speaker is hurt by her ex-husband's accusations of not being enough for him c) The speaker is envious of the women her ex-husband talks about d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker is frustrated with her ex-husband's constant complaints about other women
- What is the meaning of the line "And I, who have been almost loved, / Need love more terribly / Than when I was young and full of virgin pride" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is regretful for not accepting love when she had the chance b) The speaker is aware of her own flaws and believes she doesn't deserve love c) The speaker is seeking love and affection to fill the void left by her failed marriage d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: c) The speaker is seeking love and affection to fill the void left by her failed marriage
- In the poem "Old Play House", what is the meaning of the line "I feel your shadow on my sleep, your breath on my life, / Your passing in the morning like an angel of death"? a) The speaker is haunted by the memory of her ex-husband b) The speaker feels her ex-husband's presence in her dreams c) The speaker is afraid of her ex-husband's anger and violence d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker is haunted by the memory of her ex-husband
- What is the significance of the line "I do not know how to leave you, / Even after you have left me" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is unable to move on from her failed marriage b) The speaker is still in love with her ex-husband c) The speaker is angry and resentful towards her ex-husband for leaving her d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker is unable to move on from her failed marriage
- What is the meaning of the line "Now I see your eyes / Looking up at me / In the silence of your death" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is imagining her ex-husband's death b) The speaker is grieving for her failed marriage c) The speaker is regretful for not appreciating her ex-husband when he was alive d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker is imagining her ex-husband's death
- What is the significance of the line "I have swept the memories / Under the carpet / So as not to be reminded / Of how love walked out of the door" in the poem "Old Play House"? a) The speaker is trying to forget her ex-husband and their failed marriage b) The speaker is angry with her ex-husband for leaving her c) The speaker is regretful for not fighting harder for her marriage d) The line has no significant meaning
Answer: a) The speaker is trying to forget her ex-husband and their failed marriage
- What is the overall mood or tone of the poem "Old Play House"? a) Hopeful and optimistic b) Melancholic and nostalgic c) Angry and resentful d) Humorous and lighthearted
Answer: b) Melancholic and nostalgic
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