The Ball poem
1. What was the reaction of the boy at the loss of his ball ?
(a) Happy
(b) Sad
(c) Confused
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (b) Sad
2. How does the child react at the loss ?
(a) trembles
(b) stares
(c) stands rigid
(d) all of them
Ans: (d) all of them
3. Name the literary device used in "And no one buys a ball back."
(a) Anaphora
(b) Metaphor
(c) Simile
(d) Alliteration
Ans: (d) Alliteration
4. Who is the poet of the ball poem ?
(a) John Berryman
(b) Carolyn Wells
(c) Robert Frost
(d) Leslie Norris
Ans: (a) John Berryman
5. Why is Money called external ?
(a) It is made from artificial way.
(b) We need to earn money through hardworker .
(c) We can replace the lost things with its help.
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (c) We can replace the lost things with its help.
6. Where does the ball go ?
(a) house
(b) Water
(c) drain
(d) Well
Ans: (b) Water
7. What does 'in the world of possessions' means ?
(a) Materialistic things
(b) Love
(c) Lust
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (a) Materialistic things
8. What has the boy lost in the water ?
(a) his bat
(b) his wicket
(c) his gloves
(d) his ball
Ans: (d) his ball
9. Why is the boy's eyes desperate ?
(a) Because he has lost his ball
(b) Because he has lost his gloves
(c) Because he has lost his money.
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (a) Because he has lost his ball
10. Explain the expression 'shaping grief'.
(a) crying in grief
(b) feeling unhappy and very sad
(c) trembling in grief
(d) not able to move
Ans: (b) feeling unhappy and very sad
11. How are the boy's eyes ?
(a) desperate
(b) happy
(c) sparkling
(d) dull
Ans: (a) desperate
12. Why does a ball cost ?
(a) 10 dimes
(b) 1 dime
(c) 4 dimes
(d) 5 dimes
Ans: (b) 1 dime
13. Who would not intrude the boy ?
(a) The ball
(b) The Gloves
(c) The poet
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (c) The poet
14. Name the literary device used in "Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then merrily over --- there it is in the water !"
(a) Anaphora
(b) Alliteration
(c) Metaphor
(d) Simile
Ans: (a) Anaphora
15. Does the poet condole the boy ?
(a) can't say
(b) no
(c) yes
(d) All of them
Ans: (b) no
16. Why does the poet decide not to condole the boy ?
(a) He is Happy
(b) He is busy
(c) He is indifferent
(d) It will be of no use
Ans: (d) It will be of no use
