Top 150+ Solved Literatures in English- American and Postcolonial MCQ Questions Answer
Q. Why does Willy decide to kill himself?
a. he can leave a lot of insurance money to biff if his death looks like an accident. then biff will have a chance to be successful.
b. he would rather die than face linda about his past indiscretions.
c. he is drunk and doesn't realize what he is doing.
d. he knew he had incurable cancer and didn't want to spend the rest of his life in pain.
Q. What does Biff want to tell Willy before he is ready to go?
a. he wants to tell willy he was really a good father.
b. he wants to tell willy he has decided to join the army.
c. he wants to tell willy that he (biff) is nothing, that he accepts that now, and that he has no hard feelings towards willy.
d. he wants to tell willy that he and happy have decided to go into business together so they can take care of willy and linda
Q. Biff says, "Will you take that phony dream and burn it before somethinghappens?" What is the significance of this line?
a. it shows that biff is losing his temper; he is about to explode.
b. it foreshadows willy's death.
c. it separates the dream/illusion motif from the "woods are burning" motif.
d. it is the final rift in the relationship between biff and happy.
Q. What is Willy's response to Biffs’ whole scene when Biff ends up crying?
a. he tells biff to dry up and act like a man.
b. he hugs linda and asks her where they have gone wrong.
c. he thinks it is remarkable that biff actually likes him.
d. he feels sorry for biff, and asks happy to talk to him.
Q. “Her dead body wears …………….. Complete.
a. feminist poetry
b. pitches of milk
c. night flowers
d. the smile of accomplishment
Q. Sylvia Plath’s poetry comes under the genre of
a. confessional poetry
b. romantic poetry
c. metaphysical poetry
d. feminist poetry
Q. Which poem she wrote 6 days prior to committing suicide
a. small houses
b. daddy
c. the bell jar
d. edge
Q. The poem ‘Edge’ gives the impression of
a. perfectness
b. a living and dying woman
c. male domination
d. offering a detached judgment of the dead woman
Q. To ‘perfect’ in the poem ‘Edge’ means
a. to complete ,to master or to make flow less
b. to be wealthy and healthy
c. to get a good family life
d. to be highly educated
Q. How the woman in the poem has achieved death
a. through accident
b. through suicide
c. through a murder
d. through her husband
Q. The term ‘Greek necessity’ in the poem ‘Edge’ stands for
a. greek civilization
b. ritual suicide demanded of disgraced individuals in the classical world
c. the woman
d. the poetess
Q. The poem ‘Edge’ has been viewed as a
a. suicidal note
b. as a work of art
c. feministic note
d. as an anecdote