10 Questions
What did people say about the narrator's grandmother?
She had once been young and pretty.
What did the narrator's grandfather look like in his portrait?
All of the above.
What did the narrator's grandmother accept with resignation?
Her seclusion.
What did the narrator's grandmother's portrait look like?
It was old and wrinkled.
What did the narrator's grandfather's portrait hang above?
The mantelpiece in the drawing room.
What did people say about the narrator's grandmother's appearance?
Hard to believe that she had once been young and pretty.
What did the narrator's grandfather's portrait look like?
He wore a big turban and loose-fitting clothes.
How did the narrator's grandmother accept her seclusion?
With resignation.
What did the dilapidated drum have?
The sagging skins.
What did the narrator's grandmother's portrait hang above?
The mantelpiece in the drawing room.
Test your knowledge of the short story "The Portrait of a Lady" by Khushwant Singh. Identify the meanings of key expressions and understand their significance in the text.
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