English Literature: Anees Jung and 'Lost Spring'
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Where was Anees Jung born?

  • Mumbai
  • Kolkata
  • Delhi
  • Rourkela (correct)

What is the title of Anees Jung's book referred to in the text?

  • The Garbage Dumps of My Neighbourhood
  • Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood (correct)
  • The Begging Boy
  • The Green Fields of Dhaka

What is the main focus of Anees Jung's book 'Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood'?

  • Romantic Relationships
  • Cooking Recipes
  • Child Labor and Poverty (correct)
  • Space Exploration

What does Saheb do in the text?

<p>Scavenges in garbage dumps (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where is Saheb's home according to the text?

<p>Dhaka (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is described as a 'perpetual state' in the text?

<p>Living in dark hutments (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did William Douglas decide to learn when he was ten or eleven years old?

<p>Swimming (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did William Douglas nearly drown as a young boy?

<p>In a swimming pool (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did William Douglas do to overcome his fear of water?

<p>Subdued his pride (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which word best describes the Yakima River in the text?

<p>Treacherous (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who did William Douglas meet at Yale and later become an adviser to?

<p>Franklin D. Roosevelt (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where did William Douglas spend two years teaching high school before pursuing a legal career?

<p>Yakima (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes William Douglas's stance on individual rights?

<p>Advocate (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

For how many years did William Douglas serve as Justice, making him the longest-serving in history?

<p>36 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What river is described as treacherous in the text?

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