OLD MAN AT THE BRIDGE – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ICSE CLASS 9 AND 10 ENGLISH

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1. Who is the writer of the story?

1. Robert Southey 
2. Ernest Miller Hemingway
3. Ruskin Bond
4. O. Henry

2. When was the story first published?

1. 1910
2. 1958
3. 1938
4. 1902

3. What was the old man doing in his native town?

1. Looking after kids
2. Writing poems and painting
3. Taking care of old people
4. Taking care of animals

4. Where was the old man sitting?

1. On a park bench
2. On the porch of a house
3. By the side of the road
4. In a cafeteria

5. Where was the old man coming from?

1. Stockton
2. Oakland
3. Sacramento
4. San Carlos

6. What animals did the old man take care of back in his native town?

1. Two goats, a cat, and four pairs of pigeons
2. Three goats, a parrot, and four dogs
3. Five dogs, and a pair of doves
4. Four cows, and two cats

7. Why did the old man have to leave the animals behind?

1. He did not want to take responsibility of the animals anymore
2. He lost all the animals
3. Because of bankruptcy
4. Because of the artillery

8. How old was the old man?

1. Sixty-five
2. Seventy-six
3. Seventy
4. Eighty-nine

9. “I am without politics”- Who is the speaker?

1. The narrator
2. The narrator’s friend
3. The old man
4. The old man’s brother

10. How much has the old man covered already?

1. Ten kilometers
2. Six kilometers
3. Eighteen kilometers
4. Twelve kilometers

11. How does the old man describe himself?

1. Religious
2. Apolitical
3. Political
4. Atheist

12. “Where do the trucks go?”- Who is the speaker?

1. The old man
2. The narrator
3. An unidentified speaker
4. The author

13. Where were the trucks going?

1. Milan
2. Madrid
3. Barcelona
4. New York

14. What was the old man worried about?

1. The goats and the pigeons
2. His family back in San Carlos
3. His wife at home
4. The cat

15. Which animal is the old man least concerned about?

1. The pigeons
2. The cat
3. The cows
4. The sheep

16. What could the bridge metaphorically suggest?

1. Connection between two persons
2. Bridge to the heaven
3. The divide between war and peace, safety and danger, and life and death
4. The bridge literally separates the two cities

17. Which of the following figures of speech had been significantly used in the story?

1. Personification
2. Imagery
3. Transferred epithet 
4. Metaphor

18. When does the story take place?

1. Easter Sunday
2. The old man’s birthday
3. Christmas eve
4. Thanksgiving

19. Which of the following can best describe the old man?

1. Soldier in the war
2. War victim
3. A selfish person
4.  Someone who is responsible for the war

20. What is the meaning of the word ‘countenance’ in the story?

1. Peninsular War
2. Spanish-American War
3. Spanish Civil War
4. French Revolution

Answers:

1. B) Ernest Miller Hemingway.
2. C) 1938.
3. D) Taking care of animals.
4. C) By the side of the road.
5. D) San Carlos.
6. A) Two goats, a cat, and four pairs of pigeons.
7. D) Because of the artillery.
8. B) Seventy-six.
9. C) The old man.
10. D) Twelve kilometres.
11. B) Apolitical.
12. A) The old man.
13. C) Barcelona.
14. A) The goats and the pigeons.
15. B) The cat.
16. C) The divide between war and peace, safety and danger, and life and death.
17. D) Metaphor.
18. A) Easter Sunday.
19. B) War victim.
20. C) Spanish Civil War