The portrait of a Lady MCQ 1

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) How long has the narrator known their grandmother?

a) 10 years

b) 20 years

c) 30 years

d) 40 years

Answer: b) 20 years

2) What is the narrator’s initial reaction to the idea that their grandmother was once young and pretty?

a) They are excited to hear about it

b) They find it hard to believe

c) They are curious to learn more

d) They dismiss it as a joke

Answer: b) They find it hard to believe

3) Where is the grandfather’s portrait located in the house?

a) In the bedroom

b) Above the mantelpiece in the drawing-room

c) In the kitchen

d) In the hallway

Answer: b) Above the mantlepiece

piece in the drawing-room

4)What feature of the grandfather’s appearance is emphasized in the portrait?

a) His tall stature

b) His long white beard

c) His sharp eyes

d) His broad shoulders

Answer: b) His long white beard

5) How does the narrator describe their grandfather’s appearance in the portrait?

a) Young and handsome

b) At least a hundred years old

c) Thin and frail

d) Modern and stylish

Answer: b) At least a hundred years old

6) What does the narrator find “almost revolting” about their grandmother?

a) Her stories of childhood games

b) The thought of her being young and pretty

c) Her habit of praying constantly

d) Her wrinkled face

Answer: b) The thought of her being young and pretty 

7) How does the narrator view their grandmother’s stories about her childhood games?

a) As fascinating and believable

b) As absurd and undignified

c) As inspiring and motivational

d) As boring and repetitive

Answer: b) As absurd and undignified

8) What simile is used to describe the grandmother’s beauty?

a) Like a blooming flower

b) Like a winter landscape in the mountains

c) Like a calm ocean

d) Like a bright summer day

Answer: b) Like a winter landscape in the mountains

9) What physical characteristic of the grandmother is NOT mentioned in the passage?

a) Her wrinkles

b) Her stooped posture

c) Her silver hair

d) Her piercing blue eyes

Answer: d) Her piercing blue eyes

10) What does the grandmother constantly do with her lips?

a) Sing softly

b) Move in inaudible prayer

c) Smile warmly

d) Speak loudly

Answer: b) Move in inaudible prayer

11) What does the grandmother use to balance her stoop?

a) A cane

b) One hand resting on her waist

c) A chair

d) Her rosary beads

Answer: b) One hand resting on her waist

12) What color is the grandmother’s attire described as?

a) Blue

b) Red

c) Spotless white

d) Black

Answer: c) Spotless white

13) What does the narrator compare their grandmother’s stories to?

a) Historical facts

b) Fables of the Prophets

c) Fairy tales

d) Modern novels

Answer: b) Fables of the Prophets

14) What does the narrator say about the grandmother’s age?

a) She has grown older over time

b) She has stayed the same age for twenty years

c) She is still young at heart

d) She is younger than she looks

Answer: b) She has stayed the same age for twenty years

15) What is the grandmother’s hair described as?

a) Neatly combed and black

b) Scattered untidily and silver

c) Long and braided

d) Short and curly

Answer: b) Scattered untidily and silver

16) What quality does the grandmother’s beauty evoke, according to the narrator?

a) Strength and power

b) Peace and contentment

c) Youth and vitality

d) Mystery and intrigue

Answer: b) Peace and contentment

17) What does the narrator imply about their grandfather’s role in the family?

a) He was a strict disciplinarian

b) He could only have lots of grandchildren

c) He was a loving husband

d) He was a successful businessman

Answer: b) He could only have lots of grandchildren

18) What literary device is used when the grandmother is compared to a winter landscape?

a) Metaphor

b) Simile

c) Personification

d) Hyperbole

Answer: b) Simile

19) What does the grandmother hold in her other hand while balancing her stoop?

a) A walking stick

b) A book

c) Rosary beads

d) A shawl

Answer: c) Rosary beads

20) How does the narrator describe the grandmother’s face?

a) Smooth and youthful

b) Pale and puckered with wrinkles

c) Rosy and cheerful

d) Stern and angular

Answer: b) Pale and puckered with wrinkles

21) What does the narrator find difficult to imagine about their grandfather?

a) That he was a kind person

b) That he had a wife or children

c) That he lived in the same house

d) That he was a storyteller

Answer: b) That he had a wife or children

22) What does the grandmother’s constant prayer suggest about her character?

a) Her fearfulness

b) Her deep faith

c) Her boredom

d) Her forgetfulness

Answer: b) Her deep faith

23) What is the tone of the passage when describing the grandmother’s beauty?

a) Sarcastic

b) Reverent

c) Critical

d) Humorous

Answer: b) Reverent 

24) What does the phrase “crisscross of wrinkles running from everywhere to everywhere” suggest?

a) A youthful appearance

b) A face marked by extensive aging

c) A face with few wrinkles

d) A face with a single prominent wrinkle

Answer: b) A face marked by extensive

 aging

25)What is the central theme reflected in the description of the grandmother?

a) The inevitability of aging and timeless beauty

b) The importance of physical appearance

c) The rejection of family traditions

d) The conflict between youth and old age

Answer: a) The inevitability of aging and timeless beauty