Top 50+ Solved Shadow Lines MCQ Questions Answer
Q. __________ is set against the backdrop of major historical events such as- Freedom movement in Bengal, Second World War, partition of India in 1947 and Communal riots in Bangladesh and India
a. Tara
b. The Shadow Lines
c. Untouchables
d. Hayavadana
Q. Through her characteristic pose Ila’s mother earned a nickname of
a. Queen Elizabeth
b. Princess Camilla
c. Queen Victoria
d. Lady Windsor
Q. The Shadow Lines takes the form of
a. bildungsroman tradition
b. historical fiction
c. gothic tradition
d. romanticism
Q. The Shadow Lines spans around
a. Two generations
b. Three generations
c. Four generations
d. Five generations
Q. The Upside Down House in The Shadow Lines represent
a. Polarising power of borders
b. The backward movement of the family
c. Binary representation of power
d. None of the above.
Q. Jatin marries a woman affectionately known as
a. Queen Priya
b. Queen Victoria
c. Queen Lakshmi
d. Queen Rita
Q. The main setting of The Shadow Lines takes place in two cities. What are they?
a. Dhaka-Delhi
b. London-Dhaka
c. Calcutta-Delhi
d. Calcutta-London
Q. What memory does Robi want to be free of?
a. The memory of travelling everywhere with his parents
b. The memory of Tridib’s death
c. The memory of his college life
d. The memory of the war
Q. What is the relationship between Tridib and the narrator?
a. Friends
b. Cousins
c. Uncle-Nephew
d. Father-son
Q. In her youth, what did Tha’mma want to do in order to gain freedom?
a. Fight in a war
b. Join a terrorist group
c. Kill an English diplomat
d. Start a riot
Q. Ila chose to live in London because she ____________.
a. Wanted to be free
b. Wanted to have all the comfort and luxury
c. Wanted to marry an Englishman
d. Wanted to be away from her family