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story writer. She was awarded Sahitya Akademy Award in 1985 and short listed for The Noble Prize for, literature in 1984. His important works are Summer in Kolkata, Sirens, The Descendents etc., , Lyrics of My Grandmother House, , There is a house now far away where once, , I received love……. That woman died,, , The house withdrew into silence, snakes moved, , Among books, I was then too young, , To read, and my blood turned cold like the moon, , How often I think of going, , There, to peer through blind eyes of windows or, , Just listen to the frozen air,, , Or in wild despair, pick an armful of
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Darkness to bring it here to lie, , Behind my bedroom door like a brooding, , Dog…you cannot believe, darling,, , Can you, that I lived in such a house and, , Was proud, and loved…. I who have lost, , My way and beg now at strangers' doors to, , Receive love, at least in small change?, , Word Power of My Grandmother House, , 1) Peer= झाकना, 2) Wild= जंगली, 3) Brooding= सोच / चचंता, 4) Despair= ननराशा, 5) Received=प्राप्पप्पत ककया
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24) Verse= कववता, 25) Passion= जूनून / जोश, 26) Greed= लालच, 27) Hunger= भूख, 28) Beg= मााँगना, , Summary of My Grandmother House, The poem “My grandmother’s house” is written by Kamala Das. In this chapter, Kamala Das has described about her childhood. When Kamala Das was small, she used to live with her grandmother at her home. Her grandmother used to, love her very much. When she was there everything around the home was very, beautiful both Kamala Das and her grandmother used to live, happily., One day her grandmother died and she started living at different place. But, whenever she gets time she comes at her grandmother’s house and feel the, same love as she used to get but at same time she is also very sad to see the, condition of home. It is damage from all the sides., , MCQs of My Grandmother House, 1) My grandmother’s house is written by______, A. Kamala Das, B. T.S. Eliot
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B. 2017, C. 2006, , 6) Kamala Das was short listed for the____for literature, A. Nobel Prize, B. Pulitzer Prize, C. Order of Merit Prize, D. Sahitya Academy Prize, , 7) Kamala Das lived with her______, A. Grand-Father, B. Grand-Mother, C. Uncle, D. Aunt, , 8) There is a __________now far away, A. Bunglaw, B. Hut, C. House, D. Palace, , 9) Grand Mother’s house withdrew into______, A. Lonilyness, B. Silence
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C. Noise, D. Peace, , 10) ________moved among the books., A. Snakes, B. Insects, C. Rats, D. Spiders, , 11) The poetess blood turned cold like the______, A. Moon, B. Cloud, C. Sun, D. Ice, , 12) She is known for_____adventure in her writing., A. Sexual, B. Spiritual, C. Thriller, D. Hot, , 13) The speaker beg at_____to receive love, A. Stranger’ door, B. Neighbour’s door
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C. Brother’s door, D. Grand-Mother’s door, , 14) According to the speaker love hardly goes, beyond________and_________, A. Sex | Lust, B. Sex | Love, C. Love | Happiness, D. Sex | Marriage, , 15) Kamala Das lived with her grand-mother’s house in her____, A. Childhood, B. Adulthood, C. Young age, D. Old age, , 16) The poetess died in__________, A. Pune, B. Goa, C. Banglore, D. Gujarat, , 17) Kamala Das adapted____religion, A. Muslim, B. Christian
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C. Hindu, D. Parsi, , 18) The speaker wished to peep through the_____, A. Window, B. Door, C. House, D. Hole, , 19) The speaker of ‚My grandmother’s House‛, received________at grand-mother’s house., A. Love, B. Happiness, C. Hateness, D. Letter, , 20) The woman of the house is_____, A. Dead, B. Alive, C. Crazy, D. Mad, , 21) Kamala Das embraced Islam religion at age of ___, A. 65, B. 84
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C. 75, D. 50, , 22) Kamala Das has changed her name as Kamala Das to____, A. Kamala Nair, B. Kamala Suraiya, C. Amar Sir, , 23) Whose death the speaker says, A. Her Husband, B. Her Grandmother, C. Her brother, D. Her father, , 24) Which figure of speech has been used in 'My Grandmother House'?, A. Metaphor, B. Epic Smile, C. Simile, D. Personification, , 25) My Grandmother House is ___, A. a sonnet, B. an ode
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C. a lyric, D. a ballad, , 26) "My Grandmother's House" published in __, A. Summer in Calcutta, B. Descendants, C. The Old Playhouse & Other Poems, D. None of these, , 27) She noticed a _____behind the door of the bedroom., A. Ox, B. Dog, C. Cat, D. Cow, , 28) My Grandmother's House" is an ____ poem by Kamala Das., A. Biographical, B. Auto- biographical, C. Bibliographical, D. None of these, , 29) The house went into silence due to the death of the ____, A. Woman, B. Man
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C. Girl, D. Boy, , 30) Kamala Das is talking about her _____who is dead now., A. Father, B. Mother, C. Grandmother, D. Grandfather, , Question Answer of My Grandmother House, 1) Who is "I" in the second line of the poem?, "I" is the speaker "Kamala Das" in the second line of the poem., , 2) Where did the speaker once receive love?, The Speaker once received the love in a house where she lived with her, Grandmother in the past., 3) Why did the house go into silence?, The house went into silence because the woman who used to live there was dead., , 4) Why was the speaker unable to read the book?, The speaker unable to read the books because at that time she was too young to read.
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5) Why did the speaker often wish to go to that house ?, The Speaker often wished to go to that house because in that house she felt her, grandmother's memory. Her grandmother lived there and died in the house. She, also loved with her grandmother in her childhood days., 6) Why was the speaker proud of living in that house ?, The Speaker was proud of living in that house because in that house she received, love for a long time. For love, she moved, but she got it in her old house., 7) Why does the speaker say that she has lost her way?, The speaker said that she had lost her way to receive love at that time at, stranger's door, at least at that time at stranger's door, at least in small change., 8) Is the speaker satisfied with her present life? If not, Why?, No, The speaker is not satisfied with her present life because at present she lost, her grandmother and the house where she received love.
