MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO –POETS AND PANCAKES (PROSE)
SL NO	QUESTIONS	ANSWER	TYPE
1	Where was the make-up department of Gemini Studio believed to be situated?  (A) Robert Clive’s stables     (B) St. Mary’s Church (C ) The British Library premises  (D) Saint George Fort	(A) Robert Clive’s stables	Recalling
2	Who headed the make-up department of Gemini Studios initially? (A) A Maharastrian (B) A Bengali (C ) A Tamilian   (D) An Anglo-Burmese	(B) A Bengali	Recalling
3	Who used to do the make-up of main actors and actresses? (A) Chief make-up man  (B) Senior Assistant  (C ) Junior Assistant  (D) Office Boy	(A) Chief make-up man	Recalling
4	Which of the following  , Mr. Vasan was the editor of? (A )The London Times (B) The Hindu  (C ) ) Ananda Vikatan  (D) The Manchester Guardian	(C) Ananda Vikatan	Recalling
5	Who was called to make a speech in Gemini Studios? (A) Louis Fischer (B) Richard Wright  (c)  Arthur Koestler  (D) Stephen Spender	(D) Stephen Spender	Recalling
6	Why did the author say that there was a great deal of national integration in the make-up department? (A) People from different parts of India headed it. (B) They got their potion and lotions from different parts of India (C)  They were inspired by AIR and Doordarshan Programmes on national integration	(A) People from different parts of India headed it.	Understanding
7	Why was K. Subbu famous in Gemini Studios? (A) He was well educated  (B) His name appeared in story Department register (C) He ignored the office boy   (D) He was No.2 after Mr. S.S. Vasan	(D) He was No.2 after Mr. S.S. Vasan	Understanding
8	Why did the actress lose her career at Gemini Studios? (A)  She made a statement against the lawyer  (B)  She had become old  (C)  She was from urban area  (D) Her statement against the producer got recorded	(D) Her statement  against the producer got recorded	Understanding
9	What does the word in ‘The God that failed’ refer to? (A) Communism  (B) Democracy  (C ) English Poetry  (D) Tamil Films	(A) Communism	Understanding
10	Why was the legal advisor at Gemini Studios referred to as the opposite by others? (A) He made people do illegal things  (B) He advised how to do an illegal thing legally (C) He dressed differently  (D) His only movie was a big flop	(B) He advised how to do an illegal thing legally	Understanding
11	“Nothing short of it could save me from his epics” Why did the author refer to the office boy’s rants as epics? (A) They were very long and disturbing  (B) They had poetic quality to them (C ) They were religious in nature  (D) They were intended to cultivate his taste for poetry	(A) They were very long and disturbing	Application
12	Wh  What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up? (A) They had to sit for long hours  (B) Weather was very hot (C ) They had to sit under bright lights that radiated heat (D) Make –up material was of low quality	(C ) They had to sit under bright lights that radiated heat	Application
13	Why did the staff at the Gemini Studios not have appreciation for political thought of any kind ?  (A) They were communists  (B) Politics was a dirty game  (C ) It was unfashionable to hate communists  (D) Politics for them was wearing Khadi and praising Gandhi	(D) Politics for them was wearing Khadi and praising Gandhi	Application
14	The boss of Gemini Studios had a lot to do with communism? (A) He invited Stephen Spender who was then a communist  (B) He invited MRA to Gemini Studios  (C ) He wrote a book called ‘The God that Failed’? (D) He advocated politics	(A) He invited Stephen Spender who was then a communist	Application
15	Why wasn’t ‘The Encounter’ a known commodity among the Gemini Literati? (A) Only Asokamitran was into reading and writing there (B)  They used to read Wordsworth and Lord Tennyson only (C ) They were all into films only  (D) They were solely poem writers	(A) Only Asokamitran was into reading and writing there	Application

FILL UPS/SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO - POETS AND PANCAKES(PROSE)
SL NO	QUESTIONS	ANSWER	TYPE
1	Rati Agnihotri may not have even heard of………………………………….	Pancake	Remember
2	K. Subbu was grouped under a department called………………………….	The story Department	Remember
3	The speech made by Stephen Spender was peppered with words like freedom and………………………………….	Democracy	Remember
4	The name of the book written by Stephen Spender and others was …………………………	The God that Failed	Remember
5	The Gemini Studios had…………………………………who could be seen mixing his paint in a giant vessal and slapping it on crowd players.	An  Office Boy	Remember
6	The office boy directed his anger and frustration towards Subbu because…………………………………	He felt  ,he didn’t get a chance to show his talent because of Subbu	Understanding
7	Beinga   Brahmin proved to be a virtue for Subbu…………………………	He must have had exposure to more affluent situations than the office boy	Understanding
8	Asokamitran was interested in a short story contest organized by the Encounter because………………………………	He was interested in getting published	Understanding
9	Subbu was disliked by many in spite of many qualities because ……………….	He was a sycophant and people were jealous of his position	Understanding
10	The Englishman’s visit referred to as unexplained mystery …………………………….	Nobody could understand his speech due to  his accent	Understanding
11	Subbu was considered to be an improvident man because……..	He was charitable and would feed and support many	Application
12	Asokamitran did not like sitting in a cubicle which had French windows…………	Anyone could disturb him and give an extended lecture on work ethics	Application
13	Actress’s acting career ended abruptly …………………………………..	She was intimidated by the lawyer’s act of recording her statement against the  producer	Application
14	The staff of Gemini Studios enjoyed hosting two hundred of people from MRA …………………….	It  was a change from the monotony	Application
15	Asokmitran was attracted towards books at less price even years later because………………………..	Although he didn’t have much money yet his interest in writing and reading made him do so.	Application

REFERENCE TO CONTEXT TYPE QUESTION

FLAMINGO - POETS AND PANCAKES(PROSE)
SL NO	QUESTIONS	ANSWER	TYPE
1	All this shows that there was a great deal of national integration long before AIR and Doordarshan broadcasting programmes on National Integration? Questions: Name the chapter and the author. Why is the phrase ‘National Integration’ used here? What place does ‘there’ refer to?. Why have ‘AIR and Doordarshan’ been referred to here?	Answers: Poets and Pancakes and the author is Asokamitran . Over the time the make-up department was led  by people from different states. Make-up Department of Gemini Studios Generally they promote National Integration through their programmes.	Remembring Application  Understanding Application
2	So anyone who felt I should be given some occupation would barge into my cubicle and deliver an extended lecture. Questions: Who is ‘I’ here? What gave people an impression that he wasn’t doing anything? By whom was he lectured? Explain ‘Barge into’.	Answers: Asokamitran. He was seen only cutting newspapers. The office boy in the make-up department To rudely interrupt somebody.	a)Remembering b)Understanding c)Remembering                d)Application
3	‘Most of them wore khadi and worshipped Gandhiji but beyond that they had not the faintest appreciation for political thought of anykind. Naturally they were averse to the term communism.’ Questions: Name the chapter and the author. What does ‘most of them’ refer to? What political affiliation did they display? Why were they averse to communism?	Answers: Poets and Pancakes by Asokamitran Poets and people who use to gather at Gemini Studios’ mess. They loved Gandhi and wore Khadi. They thought that a communist is a godless man.	a)Remembering b)Understanding c)Understanding                d Applying
4	It seemed against Subbu’s nature to be even conscious that he was feeding and supporting so many of them. Such a charitable and improvident man,and yet he had enemies! Who is Subbu? What trait  of his personality has been displayed here? What does the word improvident means? What is ironical about the above mentioned extract?	Subbu was the second after the boss Mr. S.S Vasan at Gemini Studios. Charitable and generous man. Someone who spends freely The irony was that despite being charitable and generous man Subbu still had enemies.	Remembering Understanding Application  Application
5	A communist was a godless man; he had no filial or conjugal love ; he had no compunction about killing his own parents or his children; he was always out to cause and spread unrest and violence among innocent and ignorant people. Who is being referred in these lines? What impression do you form about him from these lines? What was the general attitude of people towards such a person? Name the chapter and the author.	A)A communist  B) A godless and a heartless man C) They thought that communists were hard-hearted and cruel D) Poet and Pancakes by Asokamitran	A) Remembering B) Application C) Application D) Remembering
6	I felt that he too would be singing the same song at the same time -long lost brothers of Indian films discover each other by singing the same in the first reel and final reel of the film. Who is ‘I’ here ? When did the bells ring in his heart? Why would he be singing the same song  at the same time? Why has the author made a reference to long last brothers of Indian films?	Asokamitran ,the author When he read the editor’s name on the magazine ,The Encounter When Stephen Spender would open envelope sent by him , he would also recognise him As it’s been customary in Indian films that brothers separate then meet again so also Asokamitran and speaker meet again	Remembering Understanding Application Application
7	One day the boss closed down the Story Department and this was perhaps the only instance in all human history where a lawyer lost his job because the poets were asked to go home. Name the chapter and the author. Whom did the story Department comprise of? What happened when it was closed down? What was strange about the lawyer losing his job?	Poets and Pancakes by Asokamitran Poets ,writers a lawyer and Subbu  The lawyer and all the poets lost their jobs First time a lawyer lost his job because the Story Department was closed  down .	Recalling Recalling Understanding Understanding
8	No one knew what he was talking about and his accent defeated any attempt to understand what he was saying. Name the chapter and the author. Who is he here? Who had invited him to Gemini Studios?  Why did no one know what he was talking about?	Poets and pancakes by Asokamitran He is Stephen spender Vasan ,the Boss of Gemini Studios His accent defeated any attempt of understanding	Recalling  Understanding Understanding Application
9	The great prose writers of the world may not admit it , but my conviction grows stronger and stronger day after day that prose writing is not and cannot be the true pursuit of a genius. Who is the speaker here? Why could writing not be the true pursuit of a genius in his opinion? What is  the tone of the speaker here? Why did his conviction grow stronger and stronger?	Asokamitran Because writers have to face multiple rejections and a genius can not face so many rejections Satirical Because he too might have faced repeated rejection	Recalling Application  Application Understanding
10	The poet looked pretty baffled too , for he must have felt the sheer incongruity of his talk about the thrills and trabails of an English poet. His visit remained an unexplained mystery.  Who is the poet being referred to here? Where does he deliver the talk? What does the word  ‘incongruity’ refer to? Why was his visit an unexplained mystery?	Stephen Spender Gemini Studios Not in accordance to/inappropriate Because nobody could understand the real purpose of his visit.	Recalling Understanding Application Application