"Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden

"Those Winter Sundays" is a poem by _________________.

Written from an _____________ perspective, the poem sees the speaker reflecting on the parenting style of his father.

• teenager

• child

• adult

• none of the above

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On Sundays (traditionally a day of rest), the father is always the __________ to rise.

• first

• last

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On these harsh winter mornings, he gets up early even though he is tired from his week of hard work outside to ______________________.

• go to work.

• wake up everyone in order to get all the household chores done.

• light a fire and bring warmth to the house.

The poem showcases _______________ acts that the father performs for his son.

• selfish

• selfless

• pitiful

• regretful

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"lonely offices"- in this, 'offices' refers to-

• parental duties

• place of work

• regretful behaviour of the son

• regretful behaviour of the father

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The poem talks about ____________________ relationship.

• mother-son

• mother-daughter

• father-son

• father-daughter

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The speaker regrets his ______________ behaviour towards his father.

• indifferent

• loving

• selfless

• possessive

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"blueblack cold" is trying to convey that-

• his skin was blue in colour.

• it was extremely cold.

• his father used to beat him up.

• the sky is blueblack in colour.

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In line 5, the sentence " No one ever thanked him", suggests the poem explores the theme of

• uninformed judgement
• domestic problems
• suppressed excitement
• belated gratitude

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