Top 50+ Solved Bend in the river - V.S.Naipaul MCQ Questions Answer
Q. In the novel, A Bend in the River, Salim starts an affair with the wife of Raymond named
a. Yvette
b. Georgina
c. Zabeth
d. Shoba
Q. Salim, starts narrating a story in the interior of an unnamed African country of what river?
a. The bend of the long river
b. The bend of the dead river
c. The bend of the great river
d. The bend of the black river
Q. When Salim finds out that Raymond was the ‘Big man’s white man’ why was he thrilled?
a. Because Salim thinks that Raymond could help him
b. Because Salim wants to be closer to Raymond’s wife
c. Because Salim thinks Raymond could take him away
d. Because Salim thinks Raymond to be the highest power in the land
Q. What does the river symbolise in The Bend in the River
a. Lifeline of the people
b. A connection between the past and present
c. The drinking water shared by the people
d. None of the above
Q. Who is the ‘big man’ in the novel, A Bend in the River?
a. Raymond
b. Nazruddin
c. The President
d. Théotime
Q. Why does Salim feel sorry for the president after returning from Europe
a. The President was attacked by the media in Europe
b. He knows the future he has seen in Europe could not compare to the President’s promise for Africa
c. Salim likes the President and does not want to see him suffer
d. The President was not as good a leader as the one in Europe.
Q. What is the name of the British Colonial policy Winterbottom is tasked withenforcing?
a. Direct Rule
b. Development
c. Indirect Rule
d. Protectorship
Q. ‘A Bend in the River’ is set in post-colonial
a. Europe
b. America
c. Africa
d. None of the above
Q. “The New Domain” covers several years during which the country is in a period of
a. Economic prosperity
b. Social prosperity
c. Political prosperity
d. Religious prosperity
Q. Salim is both the protagonist and the first-person
a. Business-man
b. Hero
c. President
d. Narrator
Q. Salim gets involved in the illegal smuggling of
a. Ivory and gold
b. Gold and silver
c. Gold and copper
d. Ivory and copper