My Grandmother's House 8

Who was Kamala Das's mother-substitute?

• Aunt

• Grandmother

• Cousin

• Sister

What is the poet's first loved one according to the text?

• Father

• Mother

• Grandmother

• Sister

What emotion does the poem 'Captive' evoke?

• Joy

• Nostalgia

• Jealousy

• Anger

What contrast does the poet present in the poem?

• Rich and Poor

• Past and Future

• Childhood and Grown-up stages

• Love and Hate

What do the images of 'snakes moving among books' and 'blood turning cold like the moon' evoke?

• Happiness

• Death and Despair

• Success

• Love and Affection

What does the house symbolize in the poem?

• A marketplace

• A haunted place

• A cradle of love and joy

• A prison

What is the poet's poetic retreat in the poem?

• Becoming a warrior

• Escape to a new city

• Retreat to a world of innocence

• Joining a monastery

What does the poet yearn for in the poem?

• A big mansion

• A world of innocence, purity, and simplicity

• A new car

• A successful career

What is the overall impact of the poem according to the text?

• Peaceful

• Angry

• Forcefully moving fraught with nostalgia and anguish

• Joyful

What does the poet intensify in the poem?

• Indifference

• Hate

• Emotion

• Love