Fiction – I Question bank with Answers

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SEMESTER –IV, FICTION –I
ELECTIVE CORE PAPER- 4 (ENG/ IV/ EC/4)
Unit – 1: ROBINSON CRUSOE – DANIEL DEFOE
1. Robinson Crusoe‟s parents wanted him to become :-
a. A doctor
b. A teacher
c. A lawyer
d. A sailor

2. Crusoe is able to survive on the island for :-
a. 25 years
b. 28 years
c. 30 years
d. 32 years

3. Crusoe saves Friday on his :-
a. 20
th
year on the island
b. 23
rd
year on the island
c. 25
th
year on the island
d. 30
th
year on the island

4. Crusoe teaches Friday to eat:-
a. Fruits
b. Cooked food
c. Animal flesh
d. Sea food

5. Crusoe is a man at peace with :-
a. Himself
b. Those around him
c. Cannibals
d. Nature

6. The novel Robinson Crusoe is set in the :-
a. 16
th
century
b. 17
th
century
c. 18
th
century
d. 19
th
century
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7. The English mutineers who landed on Crusoe‟s island are just as dangerous to him as
:-
a. Any wild animal
b. Any shark
c. Any native
d. Any cannibal
8. Crusoe was born in
a. Brazil
b. City of York
c. London
d. New York
9. Crusoe's father wanted him to be
a. a soldier
b. a businessman
c. a lawyer
d. a teacher
10. What according to Crusoe pushed him on?
a. his friends
b. his parents
c. his hobby
d. his ill fate
11. Crusoe made an oven out of
a. clay
b. wood
c. stones
d. iron
12. Crusoe was born in the year
a. 1632
b. 1633
c. 1634
d. 1635
13. Crusoe was rescued by
a. a pirate ship
b. a Spanish ship
c. a Turkish ship
d. a Portuguese ship
14. Robinson Crusoe serves as a slave for two years in
a. Brazil
b. Morocco
c. America
d. Spain
15. Crusoe named the savage Friday to commemorate the day
a. he saved the savage‟s life
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b. he found footprints
c. he landed on the island
d. he left the island

16. The cross that Crusoe erects on the island serves as a
a. religious icon
b. compass
c. calendar
d. scarecrow
17. In the first entry of his journal Crusoe called the island
a. island of hope
b. island of fear
c. horrid island
d. island of despair
18. When Crusoe revisited the island he was pleased to see how the ________
established a successful colony with the English mutineers.
a. Spaniards
b. Portuguese captain
c. Cannibals
d. Caribbean natives
19. Crusoe‟s father wishes his son to go into which profession?
a. Law
b. Medicine
c. Business
d. Farming
20. How does Crusoe impress the natives on the African coast?
a. Showing them his watch
b. Killing a leopard
c. Giving them run
d. Sailing the boat in circles
21. In Europe Crusoe encounters ravenous wolves in which country?
a. England
b. Africa
c. Spain
d. Belgium
22. Crusoe names the servant Friday in honour of what?
a. Good Friday
b. The day on which the native life was saved
c. The last work day before the weekend
d. The day on which Crusoe life was saved
23. When Crusoe departs on his second voyage, with whom does he leave some of his
money?
a. A London merchant
b. His sister
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c. A widow friend
d. His father
24. According to Crusoe‟s father, peace of mind and prosperity attended upon a _______
in life
a. upper station
b. lower station
c. middle station
d. upper-middle station
25. Without asking God‟s blessing, nor of his father‟s consent, Crusoe boarded a ship
bound for London on
a. September 1, 1651
b. September 1, 1659
c. September 30, 1651
d. September 30, 1659
26. Crusoe was kept as a slave by the Turkish Captain for
a. a year
b. two years
c. four years
d. five years
27. How did Crusoe mark the one year anniversary of his shipwreck on the Island of
Despair?
a. He grew both barley and rice on the island
b. He devised a method of making pots from clay
c. He spent a day in prayer and fasting
d. He built a boat and tried to get off the island
28. What does Crusoe see on the island that fills him with fear?
a. A terrible lion
b. A dead shark
c. Wild wolves
d. A human footprint
29. Crusoe left the island after 28 years on
a. June 11, 1687
b. June 11, 1688
c. December 19, 1686
d. December 19, 1687
30. Crusoe‟s father wanted him to be a
a. Doctor
b. Lawyer
c. Sailor
d. Teacher
31. Robinson Crusoe celebrated his first anniversary in the island on
a. September 30, 1661
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b. September 30, 1662
c. September 30, 1660
d. September 30,1663
32. The first ship Robinson Crusoe boarded was going to
a. Brazil
b. London
c. Guinea
d. America
33. Den Wild Zee is a
a. French phraseology
b. Spanish phraseology
c. Dutch phraseology
d. English phraseology
34. How many canoes did Friday see on the seashore?
a. Three
b. Four
c. Five
d. Six
35. What did Crusoe give to the widow?
a. One hundred pounds
b. Two hundred pounds
c. Three hundred pounds
d. Four hundred pounds

Answer Keys:
1. (c)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (c)
5. (d)
6. (b)
7. (d)
8. (b)
9. (c)
10. (d)
11. (a)
12. (a)
13. (d)
14. (b)
15. (a)
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16. (c)
17. (b)
18. (d)
19. (a)
20. (d)
21. (b)
22. (c)
23. (b)
24. (c)
25. (b)
26. (b)
27. (a)
28. (d)
29. (c)
30. (a)
31. (a)
32. (d)
33. (c)
34. (c)
35. (b)

Unit – 2: WUTHERING HEIGHTS – EMILY BRONTE
1. Nelly tells Lockwood that she has lived at Thrushcross Grange for :-
a. 12 years
b. 15 years
c. 18 years
d. 20 years

2. Catherine was engaged to Edgar for :-
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 2 years
d. 3 years

3. Wuthering Heights opens in :-
a. 1800
b. 1801
c. 1802
d. 1803

4. The diary that Lockwood found in the room at Wuthering Heights was:-
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a. 20 years old
b. 22 years old
c. 24 years old
d. 25 years old

5. Mr Earnshaw brought Heathcliff from :-
a. New York
b. Liverpool
c. Edinburgh
d. London

6. Linton is the son of :-
a. Isabella and Heathcliff
b. Catherine and Heathcliff
c. Hindley and Frances
d. Linton and Catherine
7. Catherine gives birth to a daughter :-
a. 4 weeks prematurely
b. 6 weeks prematurely
c. 1 month prematurely
d. 2 months prematurely

8. Heathcliff told Nelly that Catherine‟s ghost had tormented him every night for the last
:-
a. 15 years
b. 16 years
c. 17 years
d. 18 years
9. Where did Heathcliff live?
a. Thushcross Grange
b. Lowood
c. Wuthering Heights
d. The Chase
10. Who is the narrator of Wuthering Heights?
a. Lockwood
b. Nelly Dean
c. Both a & b
d. Only a
11. What is inscribed above the entrance of Wuthering Heights?
a. "Hindley Earnshaw 1729"
b. "1623"
c. "Abandon all Hope, ye who enter here"
d. "HaretonEarnshaw 1500"
12. Over the course of the novel, which characters claimed to see Catherine's ghost?
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a. Heathcliff, Hareton, young Catherine and Joseph
b. Edgar Linton and Heathcliff
c. Joseph and Nelly Dean
d. Lockwood and Heathcliff
13. To which Shakespearan hero does Lockwood compare himself after Joseph and
Heathcliff accuse him of stealing?
a. Hamlet
b. Othello
c. King Lear
d. Romeo
14. Whom does Catherine Earnshaw marry?
a. Edgar Linton
b. Hareton
c. Heathcliff
d. Hindley
15. What is the name of Mr.Earnshaw‟s adopted son?
a. Hindley
b. Edgar
c. Heathcliff
d. Hareton
16. In the middle of the night, Lockwood is awakened by a ghostly child who calls
herself_____
a. Mary Earnshaw
b. Cathy Grange
c. Catherine Linton
d. None of the above
17. What is the name of the housekeeper at Thrushcross Grange?
a. Nelly Lockwood
b. Nelly Dean
c. Nelly Grange
d. Nelly Linton
18. When Nelly takes over the narration of Wuthering Heights, how many years had
passed?
a. Thirty years
b. Thirty two years
c. Twenty seven years
d. Twenty five years
19. When Mr.Earnshaw set off for Liverpool, what did Hindley ask for to bring back to
him?
a. A horse
b. A pony
c. A fiddle
d. A whip
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20. In Wuthering Heights, what is the name of Hindley‟s wife who died not long after her
son‟s birth?
a. Jane
b. Isabella
c. Cathy
d. Frances
21. When Hindley gambled away all his money, to whom did the mortgage of Wuthering
Heights went entirely to?
a. Catherine
b. Nelly
c. Hareton
d. Heathcliff
22. Why does Lockwood visit Heathcliff in chapter one of Wuthering Heights?
a. To inquire about his health
b. To sell him a Bible
c. He and Heathcliff were friends in their school days
d. To rent property from him
23. To which Shakespearean hero does Lockwood compare himself after Joseph and
Heathcliff accuse him of stealing?
a. Hamlet
b. Romeo
c. King Lear
d. Othello
24. Who intercedes in the argument in Chapter two and ensures that Lockwood can spend
the night at Wuthering Heights?
a. Cathy Linton
b. Zillah
c. HaretomEarnshow
d. Joseph
25. Why do most of the servants leave Wuthering Heights after Frances dies?
a. The Earnshaws can no longer afford them
b. Hindley becomes a cruel master
c. They are disgusted by Hindley's treatment of Heathcliff
d. They loved Frances, and working Wuthering Heights reminds them too much
of her tragic death.
26. What gift did Mr.Earnshaw promise to bring Nelly Dean from Liverpool?
a. Fruit
b. A set of Paints
c. A bridle for her horse
d. A fiddle
27. Why does Ellen stay in the room when Edgar Linton visits Cathy?
a. She is worried about Cathy's Honor
b. She didn't have time to tidy the room before Edgar arrived
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c. She is trying to avoid Heathcliff
d. Hindley asked her to
28. Who plans to live at Thrushcross Grange at the end of the novel, Wuthering Heights?
a. Young Catherine and Hareton
b. Lockwood
c. Heathcliff
d. Young Catherine and Linton Heathcliff
29. Over the course of Wuthering Heights, which character claim to see Catherine‟s
ghost?
a. Heathcliff, Hareton and Joseph
b. Edgar Linton and Heathcliff
c. Joseph and Nelly Dean
d. Lockwood and Heathcliff.
30. Who raises Hareton during the early years of his life?
a. Hindley
b. Catherine
c. Heathcliff
d. Nelly
31. Young Catherine and Hareton plan to be married on
a. New Year‟s Day
b. Christmas Day
c. New Year‟s Eve
d. Christmas Eve
32. Where is Catherine buried?
a. In a Churchyard overlooking the moors
b. In a Chapel
c. Under a stone wall
d. She is not buried but cremated
33. What happens to Catherine the first time she goes to Thrushcross Grange?
a. She catches a cold
b. A dog bites her
c. She falls down a rocky hill
d. She cuts her arm

34. The novel Wuthering Heights begins with the year
a. 1801
b. 1802
c. 1803
d. 1804
35. Emily Bronte was a
a. Restoration novelist
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