Memories of Childhood Class 12 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding!

I cried aloud, shaking my head all the while until I felt the cold blades of the scissors against my neck, and heard them gnaw off one of my thick braids. Then I lost my spirit. Since the day I was taken from my mother I had suffered extreme indignities. People had stared at me. I had been tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet. And now my long hair was shingled like a coward’s! In my anguish I moaned for my mother, but no one came to comfort me. Not a soul reasoned quietly with me, as my own mother used to do; for now I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder.

How would you describe the author’s tone when she says, “I was only one of many little animals driven by a herder”?

What is the theme of the story "We Too Are Human Beings"?

“At times, people from various political parties would arrive put up a stage, and harangue us through their mikes.” In which of the following options is the word ‘harangue’ NOT used correctly?

Do you think children who have a difficult childhood become even more resolute than children who have a comfortable one?

“Among our people, short hair was worn by mourners, and shingled hair by cowards!” This statement is an example of

When I heard this, I didn’t want to laugh anymore, I felt terribly sad. How could they believe that it was disgusting if one of us held that package in his hands, even though the vadai had been wrapped first in a banana leaf, and then parcelled in paper? I felt so provoked and angry that I wanted to touch those wretched vadais myself straightaway. Why should we fetch and carry for these people, I wondered. Such an important elder of ours goes meekly to the shops to fetch snacks and hands them reverently, bowing and shrinking, to this fellow who just sits there and stuffs them into his mouth. The thought of it infuriated me.

Based on the given context, choose the option that illustrates when a person can be provoked, out of the examples given below.

How does the author portray the relationship between the Native American students and the school authorities?

What is the significance of the title "We Too Are Human Beings"?

What does the statement "Where there is oppression, there will be resistance" mean in the context of the story?

The chapter ‘We Too are Human Beings’ is __________ the book named ‘Karukku’ by Bama.

How did the speaker feel by the time the third bell rang?

What indignities did Zitkala-Sa suffer for being from a marginalized community?

Select the suitable option to complete the following.

The metaphor of being ‘tossed about in the air like a wooden puppet’ contribute to the reader's understanding of Zitkala-Sa's feelings of being _____ .

How does Bama's experience reflect the social reality of her time?

When I heard this, I didn’t want to laugh anymore, I felt terribly sad. How could they believe that it was disgusting if one of us held that package in his hands, even though the vadai had been wrapped first in a banana leaf, and then parcelled in paper? I felt so provoked and angry that I wanted to touch those wretched vadais myself straightaway. Why should we fetch and carry for these people, I wondered. Such an important elder of ours goes meekly to the shops to fetch snacks and hands them reverently, bowing and shrinking, to this fellow who just sits there and stuffs them into his mouth. The thought of it infuriated me.

Pick an idiom that DOES NOT describe how the author felt about this incident.