The Portrait of a Lady by Khushwant Singh Quiz

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How does the author and others treat the grandmother's stories of childhood games?

They question their authenticity

They dismiss them as absurd (correct)

They believe and cherish them

They find them entertaining

How is the grandmother described in the text?

Young and slim

Tall and graceful

Short, fat, and slightly bent (correct)

Middle-aged and elegant

What does the author find hard to believe about the grandmother?

That she used to tell fables of the Prophets

That she was once young and pretty (correct)

That she played games as a child

That she had a husband

What is the main focus of the portrait hanging above the mantelpiece?

The long, white beard covering the chest Signup and view all the answers

What is the general perception of the grandmother's age?

She could not have grown older Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the portrait hanging above the mantelpiece?

The grandfather's turban and loose-fitting clothes Signup and view all the answers

How is the grandmother described in the text?

Old, fat, slightly bent, and criss-crossed with wrinkles Signup and view all the answers

What did people say about the grandmother's past?

She was once young, pretty, and had a husband Signup and view all the answers

What is the general perception of the grandmother's age?

She has been old and wrinkled for twenty years Signup and view all the answers

What is the author's perception of the grandmother's youth?

He finds it hard to believe that she was once young and pretty Signup and view all the answers

The Portrait of a Lady by Khushwant Singh Quiz

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How does the author and others treat the grandmother's stories of childhood games?

How is the grandmother described in the text?

What does the author find hard to believe about the grandmother?

What is the main focus of the portrait hanging above the mantelpiece?

What is the general perception of the grandmother's age?

What is the main focus of the portrait hanging above the mantelpiece?

How is the grandmother described in the text?

What did people say about the grandmother's past?

What is the general perception of the grandmother's age?

What is the author's perception of the grandmother's youth?

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