Our Casuarina Tree

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'Our Casuarina Tree’ MCQ:

1. 'Our Casuarina Tree’ is written by

(a) Anita Desai

(b) Toru Dutt

(d) Edwin Muir

Ans: (b) Toru Dutt

2. Toru Dutt wrote poems both in

(a) English and Hindi

(b) Hindi and Latin

(d) English and Kannada

Ans: (c) English and French

3. ‘Our Casuarina Tree’ is a poem published in

(a) 1881

(b) 1889

(d) 1882

Ans: (a) 1881

4. What kind of a poem is ‘Our Casuarina Tree’?

(a) Ode

(b) Ballad

(d) Epic

Ans: (a) Ode

5. What is the form of the poem?

(a) Lyric

(b) Epic

(d) Mock epic

Ans: (a) Lyric

6. Who is the speaker in the poem?

(a) A gardener tending the Casuarina tree

(b) A bird singing in the branches of the tree

(d) A traveller admiring the beauty of the tree

Ans: (c) A person reminiscing about childhood memories under the tree

7. Where is the tree located according to the poem?

(a) In a forest by the poet’s childhood home

(b) By a river

(d) By the sea shore

Ans: (c) In the garden of the poet’s childhood home

8. The poet’s attitude towards the tree can be called

(a) indifference

(b) affection

(d) anger

Ans: (b) affection

9. What does the poem reveal about the poet’s childhood?

(a) It was marked by poverty and hardship.

(b) It was spent in a hostel.

(d) It was spent in a foreign country.

Ans: (c) It was happy and carefree.

10. The huge python here is-

(a) the tree

(b) the creeper

(d) the poet’s siblings.

Ans: (b) the creeper

11. How does a creeper wind up the Casuarina tree?

(a) Round and round like a python making deep wounds up to its summit

(b) Like a squirrel making its track

(d) None of these.

Ans: (a) Round and round like a python making deep wounds up to its summit

12. Which figure of speech is employed in the following line – “Like a huge python, winding round and round…”?

What literary device does the poet use to describe the creeper?

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(d) Metonymy.

Ans: (a) Simile

(simile is comparison using words - "like" and "as")

13. The trunk of the tree is

(a) smooth

(b) thin

(d) rugged.

Ans: (d) rugged

14. On the trunk of the tree the creeper makes-

(a) deep scars

(b) deep holes

(d) no mark.

Ans: (a) deep scars

15. The Casuarina tree’s creeper climbs up to its very-

(a) lower branches

(b) summit

(d) crest.

Ans: (b) summit

16. The poet imagines that the summit of the tree has reached the

(a) clouds

(b) rainbow

(d) horizon.

Ans: (c) stars

17. “Up to its very summit near the stars.” – What does this line indicate?

(a) The tree shines like the stars.

(b) The tree cannot be seen in darkness.

(d) The tree cannot stand without support.

Ans: (c) The tree is very tall.

18. Due to the embrace of the creeper, the other tree would have-

(a) lived longer

(b) grown taller

(d) looked beautiful.

Ans: (c) died

19. “A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound / No other tree could live.” What does this line tell us about the Casuarina tree?

(a) The tree is bent.

(b) The tree is very strong.

(d) The tree is imaginary.

Ans: (b) The tree is very strong.

20. How does the poet describe the tree’s appearance?

(a) Tall and strong

(b) Small and delicate

(d) Young and vibrant.

Ans: (a) Tall and strong

21. What hangs from the boughs of the Casuarina tree?

(a) Fruits

(b) Leaves

(d) Monkeys.

Ans: (c) Flowers

22. What is the colour of the clusters of flowers hanging from the boughs of the Casuarina tree?

(a) Yellow

(b) Crimson

(d) Pink.

Ans: (b) Crimson

23. The ‘giant’ in the poem is the-

(a) poet

(b) creeper

(d) Casuarina tree.

Ans: (d) Casuarina tree.

24. The tree wears the creeper as a-

(a) scarf

(b) shawl

(d) robe.

Ans: (b) shawl

25. The tree wears the scarf-like creeper-

(a) unwillingly

(b) gallantly

(d) sadly.

Ans: (b) gallantly

26. The flowers of the tree attract-

(a) python

(b) birds

(d) both birds and bees.

Ans: (d) both birds and bees.

27. At night, the garden gets overflowed by a sweet song which actually refers to the-

(a) song of birds

(b) smell of flowers

(d) song of cricket.

Ans: (c) buzzing sound of beetles

28. The sweet song is heard-

(a) at night

(b) in the morning

(d) at the sea shore.

Ans: (a) at night

29. The darkling’s song seems—

(a) hoarse

(b) temporary

(d) none of these.

Ans: (c) to have no close

30. ‘Sung darkling from our tree,’ – Here ‘darkling’ refers to

(a) a beetle

(b) a bird

(d) a baboon.

Ans: (a) a beetle

31. The poet looks at the Casuarina tree through her casement-

(a) at dusk

(b) in the morning

(d) at dawn.

Ans: (d) at dawn

32. What is the first thing the poet is delighted to look at in the morning when she opens her window?

(a) The Casuarina tree

(b) The cows grazing in the fields

(d) The water lilies.

Ans: (a) The Casuarina tree

33. How does the poet feel when her casement is thrown wide open in the morning?

(a) Angry

(b) Excited

(d) Disgusted.

Ans: (c) Delighted

34. The baboon is seen mostly in-

(a) summer

(b) autumn

(d) spring.

Ans: (c) winter

35. The poet discovers on the top of the tree a-

(a) bird

(b) darkling

(d) baboon.

Ans: (d) baboon

36. The colour of the baboon is-

(a) black

(b) gray

(d) brown.

Ans: (b) gray

37. The gray baboon sits on the crest of the tree-

(a) with his friends

(b) with his family

(d) alone.

Ans: (d) alone

38. How does the gray baboon sit on the top of the tree?

(a) Like a hero

(b) Like a statue

(d) Like a soldier.

Ans: (b) Like a statue

39. Sitting on the top of the tree, the baboon watches the-

(a) sunrise

(b) sunset

(d) Casuarina tree.

Ans: (a) sunrise

40. On the lower branches, are found the-

(a) beetles

(b) baboon’s offspring

(d) ants.

Ans: (b) baboon’s offspring

41. The adjective used to describe the offspring of the baboon is

(a) puny

(b) sweet

(d) shrivelled.

Ans: (a) puny

42. What do the baboon’s offspring do?

(a) Sleep

(b) Sit

(d) Sing and dance.

Ans: (c) Leap about and play

43. Which of the following birds is mentioned in the poem?

(a) Bulbul

(b) Kokila

(d) Falcon.

Ans: (b) Kokila

44. In the poem, ‘kokilas’ mean-

(a) Crows

(b) Cuckoos

(d) Parrots.

Ans: (b) Cuckoos

45. In the poem ‘Our Casuarina Tree’, who are singing?

(a) Cuckoos

(b) The poet and her friends

(d) Sparrows.

Ans: (a) Cuckoos

46. Who hails the day?

(a) Cows

(b) Kokilas

(d) Baboons.

Ans: (b) Kokilas

47. The sleepy cows go to the-

(a) shed

(b) pastures

(d) river

Ans: (b) pastures

48. The tree’s shadow falls on the-

(a) broad tank

(b) field

(d) river

Ans: (b) field

49. Toru Dutt describes the hoar tree-

(a) vast

(b) beautiful

(d) both (a) & (b)

Ans: (d) both (a) & (b)

50. What springs in the tank?

(a) Roses

(b) Lotuses

(d) Daffodils

Ans: (c) Water-lilies

51. The water-lilies in the tank look like-

(a) enmassed snow

(b) flying clouds

(d) black smoke

Ans: (a) enmassed snow

52. The Casuarina tree is dear to the poet not because of its-

(a) strength

(b) magnificence

(d) dullness

Ans: (b) magnificence

53. The Casuarina tree is dear to the poet’s-

(a) friend

(b) parents

(d) existence

Ans: (c) soul

54. The Casuarina tree is dear to the poet because-

(a) it gives shelter to many creatures

(b) it is enormous and magnificent

(d) it has its summit near the stars in the sky

Ans: (c) she has many fond memories of the tree

55. Under the tree the poet played with-

(a) her sweet companions

(b) other players

(d) other poets

Ans: (a) her sweet companions

56. The poet has played with her companions under the Casuarina tree-

(a) few days ago

(b) few months ago

(d) many years ago

Ans: (d) many years ago

57. Who are the ‘sweet companions’ referred to in the poem?

(a) The poet’s friends

(b) The poet’s neighbours

(d) The poet’s cousins

Ans: (c) The poet’s siblings

58. How did the poet love her sweet companions?

(a) Sweetly

(b) Passionately

(d) Fiercely

Ans: (c) Intensely

59. The Casuarina tree will be dear to the poet forever for her-

(a) sweet companions

(b) childhood memories

(d) both (a) & (b)

Ans: (d) both (a) & (b)

60. ‘Blent with your images’ – Whose images are being referred to here?

(a) The Casuarina tree

(b) The poet’s siblings

(d) The poet’s parents

Ans: (b) The poet’s siblings

61. ‘…it shall arise’ – What is referred to as ‘it’?

(a) The poem

(b) The Casuarina tree

(d) The love for the homeland

Ans: (b) The Casuarina tree

62. What makes the poet cry?

(a) The memory of her paternal house

(b) The memory of only her companions

(d) The memory of the time spent with her companions under the Casuarina tree

Ans: (d) The memory of the time spent with her companions under the Casuarina tree

63. Thinking of the tree, the poet’s eyes are blinded by-

(a) anger

(b) jealousy

(d) hot tears.

Ans: (d) hot tears.

64. The poet could think of the tree until-

(a) her eyes were drenched with hot tears

(b) she fell asleep

(d) she became happy.

Ans: (a) her eyes were drenched with hot tears.

65. What sound does the tree make, according to the poem?

(a) A dirge-like murmur

(b) A sweet song

(d) The baboon’s cry.

Ans: (a) A dirge-like murmur.

66. The ‘dirge-like murmur’ is-

(a) the song of the birds

(b) the sound of the sea

(d) the tree’s lament.

Ans: (d) the tree’s lament.

67. What does the poet compare the murmur of the tree to?

(a) The sound of wind on a summer day

(b) The sound of drums

(d) The sound of a whistle.

Ans: (c) The sound of sea waves breaking on a rocky beach.

68. The ‘eerie speech’ refers to the-

(a) lament of the tree

(b) sound of the wind

(d) song of the birds.

Ans: (a) lament of the tree.

69. The Casuarina tree laments for-

(a) the poet

(b) the poet’s companions who are alive

(d) the future.

Ans: (c) the poet’s companions who are dead.

70. The poet feels that the tree’s lament reaches to the-

(a) unknown lands

(b) known lands

(d) villages.

Ans: (a) unknown lands.

71. The ‘eye of faith’ refers to-

(a) the tree

(b) the poet’s belief

(d) death.

Ans: (b) the poet’s belief.

72. What has the poet heard far, far away?

(a) The wail

(b) The speech

(d) The song.

Ans: (a) The wail.

73. The ‘wail’ signifies-

(a) the poet’s lament

(b) the tree’s lament

(d) the sound of the birds.

Ans: (b) the tree’s lament.

74. In the poem, ‘water-wraith’ means-

(a) waves

(b) ships

(d) a water spirit.

Ans: (d) a water spirit.

75. The water-wraith slumbers-

(a) in his cave

(b) in his den

(d) on the seabed.

Ans: (a) in his cave

76. What do the waves do?

(a) They break fiercely on the shore.

(b) They make a roaring sound.

(d) They drown boats and ships.

Ans: (c) They gently kiss the classic shore.

77. Which figure of speech is employed in the following line – “And the waves gently kissed the classic shore”?

(a) Simile

(b) Metaphor

(d) Metonymy.

Ans: (c) Personification.

78. Toru Dutt describes the shore of France or Italy as-

(a) beautiful

(b) sandy

(d) classic.

Ans: (d) classic.

79. When does the earth lay tranced in a dreamless swoon?

(a) At night

(b) At dawn

(d) In the afternoon.

Ans: (a) At night.

80. What is meant by the phrase ‘dreamless swoon’?

(a) Unconsciousness

(b) An act of fainting

(d) Loss of memory.

Ans: (c) A state of sleep without dreams.

81. The memory of the Casuarina tree is aroused whenever the poet hears-

(a) the song of the birds

(b) the sound of the wind

(d) the music of the waves.

Ans: (d) the music of the waves.

82. Where did the sublime form of the tree rise?

(a) In front of the poet

(b) In the poet’s inner vision

(d) In the courtyard.

Ans: (b) In the poet’s inner vision.

83. When did the poet see the Casuarina tree?

(a) In her youth

(b) When she was at her deathbed

(d) After her siblings passed away.

Ans: (a) In her youth.

84. Where did the poet see the Casuarina tree?

(a) In France

(b) In Italy

(d) In a picture.

Ans: (c) In her own motherland.

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86. What is the meaning of the word ‘consecrate’?

(a) To declare something dangerous

(b) To declare something sacred

(d) To declare something fearful

Ans: (b) To declare something sacred.

87. “…beloved of those / Who now in blessed sleep, for aye, repose,” – Who are referred to as ‘those’?

(a) The birds

(b) The bees

(d) The poet’s parents.

Ans: (c) The poet’s siblings.

88. “…beloved of those” What is referred to as ‘beloved’ in this line?

(a) The poet’s house in India

(b) The poet’s room

(d) The Casuarina tree.

Ans: (d) The Casuarina tree.

89. What does the phrase ‘blessed sleep’ signify?

(a) Nap

(b) Rest

(d) Recess.

Ans: (c) Death.

90. Who were dearer to the poet than her own life?

(a) The Casuarina tree

(b) Her paternal house

(d) Her friends.

Ans: (c) Her dead siblings.

91. The beloved companions of the poet are now-

(a) in eternal sleep

(b) in distant lands

(d) sitting beside her in a circle.

Ans: (a) in eternal sleep.

92. “…when my days are done” – What is the hidden implication of this line?

(a) The poet realises that the Casuarina tree will die soon.

(b) The poet awaits her own death.

(d) The poet wishes to travel to faraway lands.

Ans: (b) The poet awaits her own death.

93. The deathless trees are seen in-

(a) France

(b) Borrowdale

(d) Rome.

Ans: (b) Borrowdale.

94. What is ‘Borrowdale’?

(a) A playground in Ireland

(b) A valley in England

(d) A country house in England.

Ans: (b) A valley in England.

95. The deathless trees in Borrowdale have seen-

(a) many deaths

(b) the poet

(d) the poet’s companions.

Ans: (a) many deaths.

96. “Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton, /And Time the shadow;” – From which poem did Toru Dutt take this line?

(a) Wordsworth’s ‘The Solitary Reaper’

(b) Wordsworth’s ‘Yew Trees’

(d) Shelley’s ‘Ode to the West Wind’.

Ans: (b) Wordsworth’s ‘Yew Trees’.

97. “…and though weak the verse” – Which ‘verse’ is being referred to here?

(a) The book of nature

(b) The poems of other poets

(d) The poem of Wordsworth.

Ans: (c) The poetry of Toru Dutt.

98. “That would thy beauty fain, oh fain rehearse,” What does this line indicate?

(a) Though the poet’s verse seems weak, it would gladly continue to beautify the Casuarina tree forever.

(b) The poet is sure that her verse will not be able to immortalise the Casuarina tree.

(d) The poet realises that the Casuarina tree has lost all its beauty with time.

Ans: (a) Though the poet’s verse seems weak, it would gladly continue to beautify the Casuarina tree forever.

99. What is meant by ‘Oblivion’s curse’?

(a) Feeling sleepy

(b) Being remembered for an achievement

(d) Being forgotten after death.

Ans: (d) Being forgotten after death.

100. What does the poet want to do at the end of the poem ‘Our Casuarina Tree’?

(a) She wants to leave her motherland.

(b) She wants to return to her motherland.

(d) She wants to cut down the Casuarina tree.

Ans: (c) She wants to immortalise the memory of the Casuarina tree.

101. What will the poet’s love protect the Casuarina tree from?

(a) Death

(b) Being forgotten

(d) Both (a) & (b).

Ans: (d) Both (a) & (b).

102. The Casuarina tree symbolises the ancient and venerable culture of-

(a) France

(b) Italy

(d) the United Kingdom.

Ans: (c) India.

103. What feeling(s) does the poet associate with the Casuarina tree?

(a) Fear and danger

(b) Indifference and boredom

(d) Loneliness and isolation.

Ans: (c) Comfort, security and happy memories.

104. The Casuarina tree in the poem is a symbol of-

(a) strength and resilience

(b) beauty and serenity

(d) loneliness and isolation.

Ans: (a) strength and resilience.

105. What is the main theme explored in ‘Our Casuarina Tree’?

(a) The power of nature

(b) The importance of tradition

(d) The passage of time and childhood memories.

Ans: (d) The passage of time and childhood memories.

106. How does the poet describe the tree’s presence in her life?

(a) As a distant memory.

(b) As a source of inspiration.

(d) As a reminder of her past.

Ans: (d) As a reminder of her past.

107. The tree is important to the poet because-

(a) it is tall

(b) it provides her with fruits

(d) she planted it.

Ans: (c) it brings back her childhood memories.

108. What kind of imagery is prominently used in the poem?

(a) Urban imagery

(b) Pastoral and natural imagery

(d) Industrial imagery

Answer: (b) Pastoral and natural imagery

109. What is the tone of the poem Our Casuarina Tree?

(a) Light and humorous

(b) Nostalgic and melancholic

(d) Romantic and passionate

Answer: (b) Nostalgic and melancholic

110. What does the poet associate the tree with?

(a) Childhood memories and lost loved ones

(b) The struggles of life

(d) The horrors of colonial rule

Answer: (a) Childhood memories and lost loved ones

111. Which season is vividly described in the poem?

(a) Summer

(b) Autumn

(d) Spring

Answer: (c) Winter

112. Why does the poet wish to immortalize the casuarina tree?

(a) To preserve its beauty for future generations

(b) To honour its connection to her childhood and loved ones

(d) To express her desire to protect the environment

Answer: (b) To honour its connection to her childhood and loved ones

113. Which classical allusion does Toru Dutt use in the poem?

(a) Greek gods and myths

(b) Italian landscapes

(d) Biblical references

Answer: (c) The immortal yew trees of literature

114. What is the significance of the tree in the poet’s childhood?

(a) It was a source of shade during hot days.

(b) It was a silent witness to her childhood joys and losses.

(d) It provided fruits and resources.

Answer: (b) It was a silent witness to her childhood joys and losses.

115. Why does the poet refer to the tree as “giant”?

(a) To emphasize its physical size and grandeur

(b) To symbolize its strength and timelessness

(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above

116. How does the poet describe the casuarina tree’s flowers?

(a) They are small and red.

(b) They are large and fragrant.

(d) They are golden and glowing.

Answer: (c) They are tiny and clustered.

117. What significance does the casuarina tree hold for the poet’s siblings?

(a) They used to play around it during their childhood.

(b) It provided them with shade while they studied.

(d) They never interacted with it.

Answer: (a) They used to play around it during their childhood.

118. How does the poet immortalize the casuarina tree?

(a) By planting more trees

(b) By dedicating her poem to it

(d) By writing about its fruit-bearing qualities

Answer: (b) By dedicating her poem to it

119. What does the poet describe as “a blessing on the landscape”?

(a) The sunlight falling on the fields

(b) The casuarina tree

(d) The baboon and its young

Answer: (b) The casuarina tree

120. What does the poet compare the casuarina tree to in the poem?

(a) A watchtower

(b) A giant sentinel

(d) A sheltering roof

Answer: (b) A giant sentinel

121. What does the poet mean by the phrase “my own loved dead”?

(a) Her ancestors who planted the tree

(b) Her siblings who passed away

(d) The animals who lived near the tree

Answer: (b) Her siblings who passed away

122. Who stands ‘gallantly’ on the ground?

(a) the Casuarina tree

(b) the Banyan tree

(d) flowers

Answer: (a) the Casuarina tree

123. What is climbing on the Casuarina Tree?

(a) A creeper

(b) A snake

(d) a baboon

Answer: (a) A creeper

124. Who gathers on the Casuarina tree?

(a) birds and worms

(b) birds and bees

(d) fly and honeybees

Answer: (b) birds and bees

125. The author is fond of the Casuarina tree because it reminds her of -

(a) sunrise in winter

(b) its magnificent size

(d) childhood days

Answer (d) childhood days

126. ‘Up to its very summit near the stars’ refers to the ______ of the tree.

(a) root of the tree

(b) trunk of the tree

(d) boughs of the tree

Answer: (c) high branches of the tree

127. What is ‘In crimson clusters all the boughs among…’ in the poem?

(a) orange -coloured flowers

(b) red coloured flowers

(d) yellow coloured flowers

Answer: (b) red coloured flowers

128. Where is the Casuarina tree situated?

(a) in the garden

(b) in the courtyard

(d) on the sea shore

Answer: (b) in the courtyard

129. Who are the men who ‘repose’ at the Casuarina Tree?

(a) Family of the poet

(b) all those who cross the tree

(d) other poets

Answer: (a) Family of the poet

130. When does the poet sees the Casuarina Tree?

(a) When she opens the window

(b) when she opens her door

(d) when she dreams

Answer: (a) When she opens the window

131. Who sits on the Casuarina tree like a statue?

(a) Gray Baboon

(b) Gray Monkey

(d) Gray crow

Answer: (a) Gray Baboon

132. Which animal hails the day?

(a) Parrots

(b) Kokila

(d) Crow

Answer: (b) Kokila

133. Whose children play on the branches of the tree?

(a) the Baboon

(b) the Kokila

(d) the birds

Answer: (a) the Baboon

134. ‘the hot tears blind mine eyes’ because the author has

(a) the smell of flowers

(b) her eyes are infected

(d) none of these

Answer: (c) the memories of the loved ones

135. Who is lamenting in the poem?

(a) the Casuarina Tree

(b) the Bees

(d) none of these

Answer: (a) the Casuarina Tree

136. Which countries are named in the poem?

(a) Germany, Italy

(b) France, Italy

(d) None of these

Answer: (b) France, Italy

137. What is the main theme of the poem?

(a) remembering childhood

(b) remembering the tree only

(d) remembering only motherland

Answer: (a) remembering childhood

138. ‘With one sweet song that seems to have no close…’ refers to _______ of the poet.

(a) songs of the birds

(b) songs of the men

(d) none of these

Answer: (a) songs of the birds

139. “My happy prime…” is the _________ of the author.

(a) death

(b) childhood

(d) none of these

Ans. (b) childhood

140. ‘Like the sea breaking on a shingle-beach?’ is an example of

(a) simile

(b) metaphor

(d) metaphor

Answer: (c) Personification

141. 'And every time the music rose….’whose music is referred to?

(a) music of childhood memories

(b) music of the leaves

(d) music of nature

Answer: (a) music of childhood memories

142. What does the phrase ‘native clime’ mean in the poem?

(a) Family members of the author

(b) Inhabitants of the region

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Family members of the author

143. ‘Therefore I fain would consecrate a lay’ What is the meaning of the word ‘lay’?

(a) Poem

(b) Flowers

(d) Casuarina tree

Answer: (a) Poem

144. Which flowers are mentioned in the poem?

(a) roses

(b) water-lilies

(d) tulip

Answer: (b) Water-lilies

145. Which animals are grazing on their pastures?

(a) cows

(b) goats

(d) baboon

Answer: (a) Cows

146. ‘Mayst thou be numbered when my days are done…’ whose days are numbered?

(a) the author

(b) the Casuarina tree

(d) None of these

Answer: (a) The author

147. What does the phrase ‘days are done…’ mean?

(a) inevitable death

(b) author leaving the place

(d) none of these

Answer: (a) Inevitable death

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