🌹BASIC INFORMATION🌹
👉 Essayist: Charles Lamb
• English essayist and critic
• Known for: personal essays, nostalgic tone
• Part of the Romantic movement in prose
Birth: 10th February, 1775, London, England
Death: 27th December, 1834, Edmonton, England
Father: John Lamb
Mother: Elizabeth Field
👉 First Title: Dream Children: A Reverie
👉 Source/Background:
• Originally published in Essays of Elia (1823)
• Reflects Lamb’s personal life—especially his unfulfilled dreams and familial losses
• A reverie blending imagination with memory
👉 Written: Around 1821
👉 First Published: 1822, London Magazine
👉 Published in Collection: Essays of Elia(1823)
👉 Type:
• Personal Essay / Lyric Essay/Autobiographical Essay.
• A reflective, nostalgic prose piece
👉 Setting:
• Imaginative domestic scene
• Narrator at home with two imagined children
• Shifts between dreamlike imagination and emotional reality
👉 Themes:
• Illusion vs. Reality
• Unfulfilled Desires and Regret
• Childhood and Memory
• Loss and Longing
• The Power of Imagination
👉 Character List:
Narrator (Elia) – A fictional persona of Charles Lamb; reflects on personal memories, dreams, and losses
Alice and John – Imaginary children of the narrator and his dream love, Alice Winterton; symbolic of what might have been
Alice Winterton – Represents Ann Simmons, Lamb’s unfulfilled love
Mrs. Field (Mary Field) – The narrator’s grandmother; remembered with great admiration for her piety and strength
Bridget (Mary Lamb) – The narrator’s devoted sister and companion; symbol of sacrifice and familial love
James Elia (John Lamb) – The narrator’s elder brother; portrayed as gallant and adventurous, but also remembered with melancholy affection
Children (Listeners) – Dream-like figures who vanish at the end, revealing the narrator's deep yearning and solitude
👉 Stanza/Language Style:
• Prose
• Gentle, lyrical, and reflective tone
• Rich in imagery and emotional depth
• Personal and conversational voice
👉Technique:
. Stream of Consciousness.
👉 Important Facts:
• "Dream Children" is one of Lamb’s most beloved and poignant essays
• Entire essay reveals a dream—a bittersweet meditation on love, loss, and imagination
• The children disappear, symbolizing unfulfilled dreams and Lamb’s solitary life
• Deeply autobiographical: reflects his lifelong care for Mary (Bridget), and the loss of both love and family
• Blends tender nostalgia with subtle melancholy
✍️MCQ QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS:
1. Who wrote Dream Children: A Reverie?
A. William Hazlitt B. Charles Lamb C. Thomas De Quincey D. Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Answer: B. Charles Lamb.
2. When was Charles Lamb born?
A. 10th February, 1774 B. 10th December, 1775 C. 10th February, 1775 D. 27th December, 1834.
Answer: C. 10th February, 1775.
3. When did Charles Lamb die?
A. 10th February, 1855 B. 27th December, 1834 C. 26th July, 1856 D. 2nd November, 1850.
Answer: B. 27th December, 1834.
4. What is the title of the essay discussed?
A. Dream Tales B. A Reverie C. Dream Children: A Reverie D. Elia and His Dreams.
Answer: C. Dream Children: A Reverie.
5. What is the literary type of Dream Children: A Reverie?
A. Drama B. Social Comedy C. Personal Essay D. Narrative Poem.
Answer: C. Personal Essay.
6. What is the tone of the essay?
A. Witty and sarcastic B. Gentle, lyrical, and reflective C. Humorous and ironic D. Dark and suspenseful.
Answer: B. Gentle, lyrical, and reflective.
7. Who is Elia in the essay?
A. A servant B. Lamb’s fictional persona C. A schoolteacher D. Lamb’s father.
Answer: B. Lamb’s fictional persona.
8. Where was Charles Lamb born?
A. Dublin, Ireland B. London, England C. Ayot St. Lawrence D. Edinburgh, Scotland.
Answer: B. London, England.
9. Where did Charles Lamb die?
A. Dublin, Ireland B. Edinburgh C. Edmonton, England D. London, England.
Answer: C. Edmonton, England.
10. Who are the imaginary children in the essay?
A. Mary and Paul B. Alice and John C. Ann and James D. Catherine and Bluntschli.
Answer: B. Alice and John.
11. Who is Mrs. Field in the essay?
A. Lamb’s wife B. Lamb’s sister C. The narrator’s grandmother D. The narrator’s daughter.
Answer: C. The narrator’s grandmother.
12. Who is Bridget in the essay?
A. Lamb’s aunt B. Lamb’s cousin C. Lamb’s sister D. Lamb’s mother.
Answer: C. Lamb’s sister.
13. What is Bridget’s real name?
A. Ann Simmons B. Mary Lamb C. Alice Winterton D. Mary Field.
Answer: B. Mary Lamb.
14. Who is James Elia in real life?
A. Lamb’s father B. Lamb’s uncle C. Lamb’s brother D. Lamb’s friend.
Answer: C. Lamb’s brother.
15. What is James Elia’s real name?
A. George Lamb B. John Lamb C. Charles Lamb D. William Lamb.
Answer: B. John Lamb.
16. Who is Alice Winterton based on?
A. Mary Lamb B. Mary Field C. Ann Simmons D. Catherine Petkoff.
Answer: C. Ann Simmons.
17. What is the dominant language style of the essay?
A. Blank verse B. Satirical prose C. Witty dialogue D. Prose with rich imagery and emotional depth
Answer: D. Prose with rich imagery and emotional depth.
18. In which collection was the essay published?
A. Essays of Elia B. Plays Pleasant C. Lyrical Ballads D. Essays and Dialogues.
Answer: A. Essays of Elia.
19. What do the children in the essay symbolize?
A. Future hopes B. Social roles C. Unfulfilled dreams D. Political ideals.
Answer: C. Unfulfilled dreams.
20. What happens at the end of the essay?
A. The narrator marries B. The children fall asleep C. The narrator wakes up from a dream D. The children leave for school.
Answer: C. The narrator wakes up from a dream.
21. What do children love to listen to, according to the passage?
A. Songs about nature B. Stories of their elders’ childhood C. Lessons about science D. Tales of adventure in books
Answer: B. Stories of their elders’ childhood.
Supporting Statement: “Children love to listen to stories about their elders, when they were children…”
22. How do children respond to such stories?
A. They become confused B. They get bored C. They stretch their imagination D. They fall asleep
Answer: C. They stretch their imagination.
Supporting Statement: “…to stretch their imagination to the conception of a traditionary great-uncle or grand-dame…”
23. Who did the children want to hear about from the narrator?
A. Their grandfather B. Their aunt Mary C. Their great-grandmother Field D. Their teacher
Answer: C. Their great-grandmother Field.
Supporting Statement: “…to hear about their great-grandmother Field…”
24. Where did great-grandmother Field live?
A. In London B. In Norfolk C. In Dublin D. In Edinburgh
Answer: B. In Norfolk.
Supporting Statement: “…who lived in a great house in Norfolk…”
25. How did the house of great-grandmother Field compare to the children’s house?
A. Smaller B. About the same C. Slightly larger D. A hundred times bigger
Answer: D. A hundred times bigger.
Supporting Statement: “…a hundred times bigger than that in which they and papa lived…”
26. What tragic story was generally believed in that part of the country?
A. The story of the Redbreasts B. The ballad of the Children in the Wood C. The tale of the cruel uncle only D. The legend of the great-grandmother Field
Answer: B. The ballad of the Children in the Wood.
Supporting Statement: “...the tragic incidents which they had lately become familiar with from the ballad of the Children in the Wood.”
27. Where was the story of the children and their cruel uncle depicted?
A. Painted on the walls B. Written in a book C. Carved out in wood upon the chimney-piece D. Told only in oral tradition
Answer: C. Carved out in wood upon the chimney-piece.
Supporting Statement: “...the whole story of the children and their cruel uncle was to be seen fairly carved out in wood upon the chimney-piece of the great hall...”
28. What was included in the carving besides the children and their uncle?
A. A robin redbreast B. A marble statue C. A great-grandmother D. A fashion mansion
Answer: A. A robin redbreast.
Supporting Statement: “…the whole story down to the Robin Redbreasts…”
29. What happened to the wooden carving eventually?
A. It was carefully preserved B. It was painted over C. A foolish rich person pulled it down D. It was stolen
Answer: C. A foolish rich person pulled it down.
Supporting Statement: “…till a foolish rich person pulled it down to set up a marble one…”
30. What replaced the wooden carving?
A. A wooden sculpture B. A marble one of modern invention C. A painting D. A brass plaque
Answer: B. A marble one of modern invention.
Supporting Statement: “…to set up a marble one of modern invention in its stead…”
31. What was missing from the new marble installation?
A. The story B. The robin redbreast C. The carving of children D. The figure of the uncle
Answer: A. The story.
Supporting Statement: “…with no story upon it.”
32. How did Alice react when the story of the Children in the Wood was discussed?
A. She laughed B. She looked reproachful C. She gave a tender look like her mother D. She remained silent
Answer: C. She gave a tender look like her mother.
Supporting Statement: “Here Alice put out one of her dear mother's looks, too tender to be called upbraiding.”
33. How is the character of great-grandmother Field described?
A. Cruel and selfish B. Religious and good C. Rich and proud D. Fashionable and vain
Answer: B. Religious and good.
Supporting Statement: “…how religious and how good their great-grandmother Field was…”
34. Was great-grandmother Field the mistress of the great house?
A. Yes, completely B. No, she had only charge of it C. No, she never lived there D. Yes, but only in name
Answer: B. No, she had only charge of it.
Supporting Statement: “…though she was not indeed the mistress of this great house, but had only the charge of it…”
35. Who was the actual owner of the house?
A. The cruel uncle B. The narrator C. The one who preferred a newer mansion nearby D. The ballad singer
Answer: C. The one who preferred a newer mansion nearby.
Supporting Statement: “…who preferred living in a newer and more fashionable mansion which he had purchased somewhere in the adjoining county.”
36. How did great-grandmother Field live in the house?
A. As if it was her own B. Reluctantly C. Only for a short time D. Without respect for it
Answer: A. As if it was her own.
Supporting Statement: “…she lived in it in a manner as if it had been her own…”
37. What happened to the great house after her death?
A. It was expanded B. It came to decay and was nearly pulled down C. It was sold to a stranger D. It was converted into a museum
Answer: B. It came to decay and was nearly pulled down.
Supporting Statement: “…which afterward came to decay, and was nearly pulled down…”
38. What was done to the old ornaments of the great house?
A. They were destroyed B. They were sold in a market C. They were stripped and carried away to the owner’s other house D. They remained in place
Answer: C. They were stripped and carried away to the owner’s other house.
Supporting Statement: “…and all its old ornaments stripped and carried away to the owner's other house…”
39. How did the old ornaments look in their new location?
A. Perfectly suited B. Beautiful and elegant C. Awkward and out of place D. Hidden from view
Answer: C. Awkward and out of place.
Supporting Statement: “…looked as awkward as if someone were to carry away the old tombs … and stick them up in Lady C's tawdry gilt drawing-room.”
40. What was John’s reaction to the comparison of the ornaments in the new place?
A. He frowned B. He smiled C. He laughed loudly D. He was angry
Answer: B. He smiled.
Supporting Statement: “Here John smiled, as much as to say, ‘that would be foolish indeed.’”
41. Who attended the funeral of great-grandmother Field?
A. Only the gentry B. Only the poor C. Both the poor and some gentry D. Only family members
Answer: C. Both the poor and some gentry.
Supporting Statement: “…her funeral was attended by a concourse of all the poor, and some of the gentry too…”
42. Why did so many people attend her funeral?
A. Because she was wealthy B. Because she was religious and good C. Because she was a famous dancer D. Because she was a rich landowner
Answer: B. Because she was religious and good.
Supporting Statement: “…to show their respect for her memory, because she had been such a good and religious woman.”
43. What was great-grandmother Field especially knowledgeable about?
A. History and geography B. Psaltery and Testament C. Poetry and drama D. Science and mathematics
Answer: B. Psaltery and Testament.
Supporting Statement: “…she knew all the Psaltery by heart, aye, and a great part of the Testament besides.”
44. What gesture did little Alice make when hearing about great-grandmother Field’s knowledge?
A. She nodded B. She spread her hands C. She clapped D. She smiled
Answer: B. She spread her hands.
Supporting Statement: “Here little Alice spread her hands.”
45. How was great-grandmother Field described in her youth?
A. Tall, upright, and graceful B. Short and shy C. Quiet and reserved D. Plain and awkward
Answer: A. Tall, upright, and graceful.
Supporting Statement: “…what a tall, upright, graceful person their great-grandmother Field once was.”
46. What was great-grandmother Field known as in her youth?
A. Best singer B. Best dancer C. Best painter D. Best storyteller
Answer: B. Best dancer.
Supporting Statement: “…in her youth she was esteemed the best dancer…”
47. What involuntary movement did Alice make during the story?
A. She clapped hands B. Her little right foot played a movement C. She jumped up D. She laughed out loud
Answer: B. Her little right foot played a movement.
Supporting Statement: “…Alice's little right foot played an involuntary movement…”
48. What serious illness affected great-grandmother Field later in life?
A. Tuberculosis B. Cancer C. Pneumonia D. Influenza
Answer: B. Cancer.
Supporting Statement: “…a cruel disease, called a cancer, came, and boxed her down with pain.”
49. How did the illness affect great-grandmother Field’s spirit?
A. It made her depressed B. It broke her spirit C. It never bent her good spirits D. It made her angry
Answer: C. It never bent her good spirits.
Supporting Statement: “…but it could never bend her good spirits, or make them stoop…”
50. Why were her spirits still upright despite her illness?
A. Because she had good friends B. Because she was religious and good C. Because she was wealthy D. Because she ignored the pain
Answer: B. Because she was religious and good.
Supporting Statement: “…they were still upright, because she was so, good and religious.”
51.Where did great-grandmother Field sleep?
A. In a large room with family members B. In a lone chamber of the great house C. In a shared room with her maid D. In a small cottage by herself
Answer: B. In a lone chamber of the great house.
Supporting Statement: “…she was used to sleep by herself in a lone chamber of the great lone house…”
52.What did great-grandmother Field believe she saw at midnight?
A. A ghostly figure of a man B. Two infants gliding up and down the staircase C. Her own reflection in the mirror D. A shadowy figure in the garden
Answer: B. Two infants gliding up and down the staircase.
Supporting Statement: “…she believed that an apparition of two infants was to be seen at midnight gliding up and down the great staircase near where she slept…”
53.What was great-grandmother Field’s attitude towards the infants she saw?
A. She was afraid of them B. She thought they were a danger C. She believed they would do her no harm D. She tried to communicate with them
Answer: C. She believed they would do her no harm.
Supporting Statement: “…but she said 'those innocents would do her no harm'…”
54.Why was the narrator frightened, despite having a maid to sleep with them?
A. Because they had seen the ghosts themselves B. Because they were not as good or religious as great-grandmother Field C. Because they were too young to sleep alone D. Because they were afraid of the dark
Answer: B. Because they were not as good or religious as great-grandmother Field.
Supporting Statement: “…because I was never half so good or religious as she—and yet I never saw the infants.”
55.What did John do when hearing the story about the great-grandmother?
A. He laughed B. He cried C. He expanded his eyebrows and tried to look courageous D. He became scared
Answer: C. He expanded his eyebrows and tried to look courageous.
Supporting Statement: “Here John expanded all his eyebrows and tried to look courageous.”
56.How was great-grandmother Field described in her treatment of her grandchildren?
A. Strict and demanding B. Indifferent and distant C. Good and kind to all her grandchildren D. Harsh and critical
Answer: C. Good and kind to all her grandchildren.
Supporting Statement: “Then I told how good she was to all her grandchildren…”
57.What would the narrator often do in the great house during the holidays?
A. Play games with cousins B. Spend hours gazing at the busts of the Twelve Cæsars C. Read books D. Help with chores
Answer: B. Spend hours gazing at the busts of the Twelve Cæsars.
Supporting Statement: “…where I in particular used to spend many hours by myself, in gazing upon the old busts of the Twelve Cæsars…”
58.How did the narrator feel when looking at the busts of the Twelve Cæsars?
A. They were frightened by them B. The marble heads seemed to come to life or they felt like marble themselves C. They wanted to touch them D. They became bored with them
Answer: B. The marble heads seemed to come to life or they felt like marble themselves.
Supporting Statement: “…till the old marble heads would seem to live again, or I to be turned into marble with them;”
59.What did the narrator enjoy doing in the old mansion?
A. Talking to the servants B. Roaming about the vast empty rooms C. Resting in the large garden D. Playing with other children
Answer: B. Roaming about the vast empty rooms.
Supporting Statement: “…I never could be tired with roaming about that huge mansion, with its vast empty rooms…”
60.What was the condition of the rooms in the mansion?
A. Clean and well-kept B. Empty with worn-out hangings and fluttering tapestry C. Bright and modern D. Full of treasures and ornaments
Answer: B. Empty with worn-out hangings and fluttering tapestry.
Supporting Statement: “…with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels, with the gilding almost rubbed out…”
61.What did the narrator find in the old-fashioned gardens?
A. Fruit trees and flowers B. Nectarines and peaches hanging on the walls C. A fountain and statues D. An abandoned shed
Answer: B. Nectarines and peaches hanging on the walls.
Supporting Statement: “…the nectarines and peaches hung upon the walls…”
62.Why did the narrator avoid picking the nectarines and peaches?
A. They were too high up B. They were forbidden fruit C. They were rotten D. They were not ripe
Answer: B. They were forbidden fruit.
Supporting Statement: “…because they were forbidden fruit, unless now and then…”
63.What did the narrator prefer to do instead of picking the fruit?
A. Rest in the garden B. Stroll among the old melancholy-looking yew trees or the firs C. Play with other children in the mansion D. Talk to the gardeners
Answer: B. Stroll among the old melancholy-looking yew trees or the firs.
Supporting Statement: “…I had more pleasure in strolling about among the old melancholy-looking yew trees, or the firs…”
64.What did the narrator do with the red berries and fir apples?
A. Ate them B. Sold them C. Picked them up, as they were good for nothing but to look at D. Gave them to family members
Answer: C. Picked them up, as they were good for nothing but to look at.
Supporting Statement: “…and picking up the red berries, and the fir apples, which were good for nothing but to look at.”
65.What was the overall atmosphere in the mansion, as described by the narrator?
A. Cheerful and lively B. Dark and depressing C. Spacious and old-fashioned with a sense of melancholy D. Cold and eerie
Answer: C. Spacious and old-fashioned with a sense of melancholy.
Supporting Statement: “…with its vast empty rooms, with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels…”
66.What did the narrator think of the large mansion?
A. It was too big to explore B. It was a little scary C. It was a place full of memories and history D. It was uncomfortable to live in
Answer: C. It was a place full of memories and history.
Supporting Statement: “…with its vast empty rooms, with their worn-out hangings, fluttering tapestry, and carved oaken panels…”
67.What did the narrator feel about the solitude of the mansion?
A. Lonely and bored B. At peace and reflective C. Fearful and anxious D. Overwhelmed by its size
Answer: B. At peace and reflective.
Supporting Statement: “…I never could be tired with roaming about that huge mansion…”
68.What did the narrator compare the marble heads of the Twelve Cæsars to?
A. Statues in the garden B. The old tombs in the Abbey C. Pictures in the mansion D. Sculptures of Greek gods
Answer: B. The old tombs in the Abbey.
Supporting Statement: “…and looked as awkward as if someone were to carry away the old tombs they had seen lately at the Abbey…”
69.What was the narrator’s attitude toward the forbidden fruit in the mansion?
A. Curious and tempted to pick them B. Indifferent to the fruit C. Resentful of not being allowed to pick them D. Appreciative of their beauty
Answer: D. Appreciative of their beauty.
Supporting Statement: “…and because I had more pleasure in strolling about among the old melancholy-looking yew trees, or the firs, and picking up the red berries, and the fir apples, which were good for nothing but to look at.”
70.What would the narrator do when they felt afraid in the mansion?
A. Sleep in a different room B. Call for help C. Stroll in the garden to calm down D. Try to distract themselves by focusing on the surroundings
Answer: D. Try to distract themselves by focusing on the surroundings.
Supporting Statement: “…I never could be tired with roaming about that huge mansion…”
◼️ 71. What natural setting did the speaker enjoy lying in?
(a) A flower bed (b) A field of wheat (c) Fresh grass with garden smells. (d) Beside a lake.
✅ Answer: (c) Fresh grass with garden smells.
📘 Supporting Statement: “or in lying about upon the fresh grass, with all the fine garden smells around me—”
◼️ 72. What effect did basking in the orangery have on the speaker?
(a) He felt sleepy (b) He imagined himself ripening like the fruits (c) He wanted to climb the orange trees (d) He became ill.
✅ Answer: (b) He imagined himself ripening like the fruits.
📘 Supporting Statement: “till I could almost fancy myself ripening, too, along with the oranges and the limes…”
◼️ 73. What kind of fish darted to and fro in the pond?
(a) Pike (b) Carp (c) Dace (d) Salmon.
✅ Answer: (c) Dace.
📘 Supporting Statement: “or in watching the dace that darted to and fro in the fish pond…”
◼️ 74. What was the attitude of the pike in the pond?
(a) Playful (b) Scared (c) Sulky and mocking (d) Hungry.
✅ Answer: (c) Sulky and mocking.
📘 Supporting Statement: “a great sulky pike… as if it mocked at their impertinent friskings,”
◼️ 75. What type of pleasures did the speaker prefer over fruits?
(a) Running and shouting (b) Daydreaming (c) Busy-idle diversions like watching fish (d) Climbing trees.
✅ Answer: (c) Busy-idle diversions like watching fish.
📘 Supporting Statement: “I had more pleasure in these busy-idle diversions…”
◼️ 76. What common baits of children did the speaker refer to?
(a) Ice cream and chocolates (b) Books and toys (c) Peaches, nectarines, and oranges (d) Swings and balls.
✅ Answer: (c) Peaches, nectarines, and oranges.
📘 Supporting Statement: “all the sweet flavors of peaches, nectarines, oranges…”
◼️ 77. What did John do with the grapes?
(a) Ate them silently (b) Hid them in his pocket (c) Placed them back on the plate (d) Gave them to Alice.
✅ Answer: (c) Placed them back on the plate.
📘 Supporting Statement: “John slyly deposited back upon the plate a bunch of grapes…”
◼️ 78. Why did John and Alice not eat the grapes?
(a) They were overripe (b) They seemed irrelevant to the moment (c) They had already eaten (d) They wanted to save them for later.
✅ Answer: (b) They seemed irrelevant to the moment.
📘 Supporting Statement: “both seemed willing to relinquish them for the present as irrelevant.”
◼️ 79. Who was especially loved by great-grandmother Field?
(a) Alice (b) The speaker (c) Uncle John L- (d) A cousin.
✅ Answer: (c) Uncle John L-.
📘 Supporting Statement: “she might be said to love their uncle, John L-…”
◼️ 80. Why was Uncle John L- admired?
(a) He was studious and shy (b) He was rich (c) He was handsome and spirited (d) He was the youngest.
✅ Answer: (c) He was handsome and spirited.
📘 Supporting Statement: “because he was so handsome and spirited a youth…”
◼️ 81. How did Uncle John behave compared to others?
(a) Shy and quiet (b) Mischievous and troublesome (c) Adventurous and bold (d) Lazy and sleepy.
✅ Answer: (c) Adventurous and bold.
📘 Supporting Statement: “instead of moping… he would mount the most mettlesome horse…”
◼️ 82. What kind of horse did Uncle John choose to ride?
(a) A calm old mare (b) The most mettlesome horse (c) A pony (d) A lame horse.
✅ Answer: (b) The most mettlesome horse.
📘 Supporting Statement: “he would mount the most mettlesome horse he could get…”
◼️ 83. How far would Uncle John ride in the morning?
(a) Across the garden (b) Just around the house (c) Half over the county (d) A few paces.
✅ Answer: (c) Half over the county.
📘 Supporting Statement: “make it carry him half over the county in a morning…”
◼️ 84. What other activity did Uncle John take part in?
(a) Reading books (b) Chasing butterflies (c) Joining the hunters (d) Fishing.
✅ Answer: (c) Joining the hunters.
📘 Supporting Statement: “and join the hunters when there were any out—”
◼️ 85. Why could Uncle John not always stay within the garden boundaries?
(a) He disliked gardening (b) He had too much spirit (c) He was afraid of the house (d) He had chores elsewhere.
✅ Answer: (b) He had too much spirit.
📘 Supporting Statement: “but had too much spirit to be always pent up…”
◼️ 86. How did Uncle John grow up?
(a) Sickly and weak (b) Quiet and reserved (c) Brave and admired (d) Mischievous and reckless.
✅ Answer: (c) Brave and admired.
📘 Supporting Statement: “he grew up to man's estate as brave as he was handsome…”
◼️ 87. What did Uncle John do for the speaker as a child?
(a) Gave him fruit (b) Carried him on his back (c) Taught him to fish (d) Bought him a horse.
✅ Answer: (b) Carried him on his back.
📘 Supporting Statement: “he used to carry me upon his back when I was a lame-footed boy—”
◼️ 88. Why did the speaker feel guilty in later years?
(a) He forgot his uncle’s birthday (b) He teased his uncle (c) He failed to sympathize enough with his uncle’s later lameness (d) He left home early.
✅ Answer: (c) He failed to sympathize enough with his uncle’s later lameness.
📘 Supporting Statement: “I fear… nor remember sufficiently how considerate he had been…”
◼️ 89. What struck the speaker about his uncle’s death?
(a) That it came very suddenly (b) That it felt like he’d died long ago (c) That he died without pain (d) That he cried loudly.
✅ Answer: (b) That it felt like he’d died long ago.
📘 Supporting Statement: “though he had not been dead an hour, it seemed as if he had died a great while ago…”
◼️ 90. What did the speaker realize only after his uncle’s death?
(a) That he should have spoken more (b) That he didn’t miss him (c) How much he had loved him (d) That he would never ride horses again.
✅ Answer: (c) How much he had loved him.
📘 Supporting Statement: “yet I missed him all day long, and knew not till then how much I had loved him.”
◼️ 91. What conflicting emotions did the speaker feel about his uncle after his death?
(a) Only sorrow (b) Only regret (c) Mixed longing and remorse. (d) Indifference.
✅ Answer: (c) Mixed longing and remorse.
📘 Supporting Statement: “I missed his kindness, and I missed his crossness... rather than not have him again,”
◼️ 92. What comparison does the speaker make to describe his emotional pain after his uncle’s death?
(a) Like a storm (b) Like a lost child (c) Like the uncle’s physical suffering. (d) Like a long journey.
✅ Answer: (c) Like the uncle’s physical suffering.
📘 Supporting Statement: “was as uneasy without him, as he their poor uncle must have been when the doctor took off his limb.”
◼️ 93. How did the children react when they were reminded of their uncle?
(a) They became angry (b) They cried. (c) They ignored it (d) They laughed.
✅ Answer: (b) They cried.
📘 Supporting Statement: “Here the children fell a crying…”
◼️ 94. What did the children ask about their mourning clothes?
(a) If they could take them off (b) If they were new (c) If they were for Uncle John. (d) If they could wear them daily.
✅ Answer: (c) If they were for Uncle John.
📘 Supporting Statement: “and asked if their little mourning which they had on was not for uncle John,”
◼️ 95. What did the children request instead of hearing more about their uncle?
(a) To hear a story about school (b) To sleep (c) To hear about their dead mother. (d) To leave the room.
✅ Answer: (c) To hear about their dead mother.
📘 Supporting Statement: “but to tell them some stories about their pretty, dead mother.”
◼️ 96. How long did the speaker court Alice W—n?
(a) Three years (b) Five years (c) Seven years. (d) Nine years.
✅ Answer: (c) Seven years.
📘 Supporting Statement: “how for seven long years, in hope sometimes, sometimes in despair, yet persisting ever, I courted the fair Alice W—n;”
◼️ 97. What qualities of maidens did the speaker try to explain to the children?
(a) Patience and loyalty (b) Coyness and denial. (c) Courage and wisdom (d) Humour and wit.
✅ Answer: (b) Coyness and denial.
📘 Supporting Statement: “what coyness, and difficulty, and denial meant in maidens—”
◼️ 98. What caused the speaker to become confused about reality?
(a) A sudden noise (b) Alice’s eyes reflecting the soul of another. (c) The sound of a clock (d) A whisper.
✅ Answer: (b) Alice’s eyes reflecting the soul of another.
📘 Supporting Statement: “the soul of the first Alice looked out at her eyes with such a reality of re-presentment,”
◼️ 99. What did the speaker begin to doubt during his vision?
(a) If he was dreaming (b) Who Alice really was. (c) If he had gone mad (d) If he was alive.
✅ Answer: (b) Who Alice really was.
📘 Supporting Statement: “that I became in doubt which of them stood there before me…”
◼️ 100. What happened to the children as the speaker kept gazing?
(a) They started crying again (b) They disappeared slowly. (c) They screamed (d) They sang.
✅ Answer: (b) They disappeared slowly.
📘 Supporting Statement: “both the children gradually grew fainter to my view, receding, and still receding”
◼️ 101. What remained visible at the end of the children’s fading away?
(a) Their clothing (b) Their laughter (c) Two mournful features. (d) Their shadows.
✅ Answer: (c) Two mournful features.
📘 Supporting Statement: “till nothing at last but two mournful features were seen…”
◼️ 102. How did the final vision of the children affect the speaker?
(a) It terrified him (b) It made him sleepy (c) It conveyed the impact of speech without words. (d) It encouraged him.
✅ Answer: (c) It conveyed the impact of speech without words.
📘 Supporting Statement: “which, without speech, strangely impressed upon me the effects of speech:”
◼️ 103. What startling revelation did the ghostly children declare?
(a) That they would return (b) That they were not real children. (c) That they missed Alice (d) That they hated the speaker.
✅ Answer: (b) That they were not real children.
📘 Supporting Statement: “We are not of Alice, nor of thee, nor are we children at all.”
◼️ 104. According to the vision, whose children did Alice have in reality?
(a) The speaker’s (b) Bartrum’s. (c) No one’s (d) A stranger’s.
✅ Answer: (b) Bartrum’s.
📘 Supporting Statement: “The children of Alice call Bartrum father.”
◼️ 105. How did the ghost children describe their existence?
(a) Illusory and dream-like. (b) Eternal and spiritual (c) Real and painful (d) Trapped in a house.
✅ Answer: (a) Illusory and dream-like.
📘 Supporting Statement: “We are nothing; less than nothing, and dreams.”
◼️ 106. What did the ghost children say they must do before they can exist?
(a) Be remembered in prayers (b) Wait on Lethe’s shores for ages. (c) Get justice (d) Return to earth.
✅ Answer: (b) Wait on Lethe’s shores for ages.
📘 Supporting Statement: “must wait upon the tedious shores of Lethe millions of ages before we have existence…”
◼️ 107. What is the significance of Lethe in the passage?
(a) It symbolizes rebirth (b) It represents forgetfulness and nonexistence. (c) It is a heavenly river (d) It is a place of rest.
✅ Answer: (b) It represents forgetfulness and nonexistence.
📘 Supporting Statement: “wait upon the tedious shores of Lethe…”
◼️ 108. Where was the speaker when he awoke?
(a) In bed (b) In the garden (c) In his bachelor armchair. (d) In the kitchen.
✅ Answer: (c) In his bachelor armchair.
📘 Supporting Statement: “I found myself quietly seated in my bachelor armchair…”
◼️ 109. Who was by the speaker’s side upon awakening?
(a) Alice (b) Bartrum (c) John L. (d) Bridget.
✅ Answer: (d) Bridget.
📘 Supporting Statement: “with the faithful Bridget unchanged by my side—”
◼️ 110. What is revealed about John L. at the end of the passage?
(a) He had gone missing (b) He was only imagined (c) He had died forever. (d) He returned as a ghost.
✅ Answer: (c) He had died forever.
📘 Supporting Statement: “but John L. (or James Elia) was gone forever.”
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