Our Casuarina Tree MCQS
1. Our Casuarina Tree was first published in the year
A. 1880
B. 1881
C. 1882
D. 1883
Our Casuarina Tree was first published in the volume
A. Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
B. Modern Poems of India
C. Tales of Hindustan
D. Songs of Casuarina Tree
Our Casuarina Tree is an example of a/an _________
A. Metaphysical poetry
B. Elegy
C. Ode
D. Sonnet
The setting of the poem is
A. A serene garden of the poet's childhood home
B. A vast desert near the poet's childhood home
C. A vast valley near the poet's childhood home
D. A hilltop near the poet's childhood home
Our Casuarina Tree has ______ lines
A. 50
B. 55
C. 60
D. 65
Our Casuarina Tree has ______stanzas
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 7
Our Casuarina Tree by Toru Dutt has
A. Historical significance
B. Political message
C. Autobiographical nostalgic tone
D. Spiritual guidance
The poet is ________ attitude
towards the tree.
A. Respectful
B. Ignorant
C. Antagonistic
D. Affectionate
The Casuarina Tree symbolizes
A. Poet's childhood memory of her siblings
B. The strength of Indian culture and philosophy
C. The poet's sense of belongingness to her native land
D. All of the above
How the childhood of the poet was described ?
A. Emotionally secured
B. It was full of the challenges of poverty
C. It was happy and carefree
D. It was more spiritually inclined
What is the primary theme explored in ‘Our Casuarina Tree’?
A. The passage of time and childhood memories
B. The importance of tradition
C. The attachment to native land
D. All of the above
How does the poem reveal about the poet’s relationship with nature?
A. She attributes immortality to nature
B. She sees nature as a source of inspiration.
C. She uses nature to bridge her past happy childhood days and her present state of reflection
D. She is indifferent to nature.
The poem Our Casuarina Tree begins with a
A. Symbol
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Allusion
"...a huge Python" here refers to a
A. Crest
B. Flower
C. Creeper
D. Trunk
The creeper of the tree is compared to a _________
A. Scarf
B. Python
C. Both A and B
D. A casement
The creeper winds round the _____ of the tree
A. Crest
B. Trunk
C. Flower
D. Root
The trunk of the tree is described as
A. Smooth
B. Snow emersed
C. Rugged
D. Rough
The word 'rugged' means
A. Smooth
B. Savage
C. Dewy
D. Rough
On the trunk of the tree there are
A. Indented Scars
B. Blooming buds
C. Green leaves
D. Crimson flowers
The scars are created by the
A. Flowers
B. Jab
C. Creeper
D. Rope
The time of day mentioned in the first stanza is
A. Dawn
B. Morning
C. Night
D. Afternoon
The creeper is stretched upto the
A. Root of the tree
B. Crest of the tree
C. Trunk of the tree
D. Summit of the tree
The summit of the tree is upto
A. The sun
B. The moon
C. The stars
D. The sky
In whose embraces bound no other tree could live ?
A. Creeper
B. Crimson Flowers
C. The baboon
D. The puny of the baboon
"The giant wears the scarf," the giant here refers to
A. The creeper
B. The waterlilies
C. The baboon
D. The Casuarina Tree
The tree wears the creeper as
A. The python
B. The scarf
C. The flower bough
D. The garland
The tree wears the creeper
A. Sorrowfully
B. With fatigue
C. Gallantly
D. Loosely
The word "gallantly" means
A. Chivalrously
B. Foolishly
C. Feebly
D. Ignorantly
Flowers are hung in the ______
A. Crest
B. Creeper
C. Boughs
D. Trunk
The colour of the flowers are referred to as
A. Crimson
B. Purple
C. Red
D. Blue
"Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee; " Where do these bird and bee gather?
A. Creeper
B. Crest
C. Boughs
D. Trunk
At nights the garden is overflowed with
A. The chirping of birds
B. The buzzing of bees
C. One sweet song
D. The silence around
How is the song of the night described?
A. Sweet and seems to have no close
B. Pungent and piercing
C. Calm and repose
D. Jovial and meditative
"Sung darkling from our tree," What does "darkling" refer to here ?
A. The chirping of birds
B. The buzzing of beetles
C. The rustling of leaves
D. All of the above
The "darkling" sound is heard from
A. The garden
B. The Casuarina Tree
C. The nearby wood from the poet's house
D. The hilltop
During the darkling song men used to
A. Meditate
B. Rest/Repose
C. Work
D. Ignore it
The poet looks at the Casuarina tree through her casement-
A. at dawn
B. in morning
C. at night
D. at dusk
The word 'casement' means
A. an underground space in a house
B. a balcony
C. a sash window
D. a wooden door
The poet sees the tree when her casement is
A. Open
B. wide open thrown
C. Half-shut
D. Shut
The first thing the poet is delighted to look at in the morning when she opens her window is_____
A. The birds singing on the tree
B. The water lilies
C. The Casuarina tree
D. The cows grazing in the fields
How does the poet feel when her casement is thrown wide open in the morning?
A. Excited
B. Angry
C. Delighted
D. Overwhelmed
The poet looks at the Casuarina Tree when
A. She goes to her house garden
B. Opens her window
C. Goes to the roof along with her siblings
D. In her vision while in abroad
The baboon is seen mostly in-
A. spring
B. summer
C. autumn
D. winter
The poet used to see the baboon on the
A. Lower boughs of the Casuarina Tree
B. On the crest of the Casuarina Tree
C. On the creeper of the Casuarina Tree
D. Beside the tank of the Casuarina Tree
The meaning of the word "crest" in the poem is
A. The lower bough of a tree
B. The root of the tree
C. The highest branch of a tree
D. The surface area of the tree
The colour of the baboon is-
A. black
B. gray
C. white
D. brown.
The baboon sits on the crest of the tree-
A. with his offspring
B. with his family
C. with his friends
D. alone
The gray baboon sits on the top of the tree like a _______?
A. child
B. shadow
C. statue
D. man
Sitting on the top of the tree, the baboon watches the-
A. sunrise
B. sunset
C. Kokilas
D. The sleepy cows
On the lower branches, are found the-
A. baboon’s offspring
B. beetles
C. birds
D. bees
The offspring of the baboon is described as
A. Active and agile
B. Strong and active
C. Small and weak
D. Healthy and small
The adjective used to describe the offspring of the baboon is
A. Puny
B. sweet
C. little
D. shrivelled
What do the baboon’s offspring do?
A. Sleep
B. Sit
C. Leap about and play
D. Sing and dance
The offspring of the baboon are on the ______
A. Crest
B. lower boughs
C. Summit of the tree
D. On the top of the tree
The bird described in the second stanza is ______
A. Cuckoo
B. Sparrow
C. Nightingale
D. Skylark
The use of the name "kokilas" instead of cuckoos suggests the poet's
A. Lack of English vocabulary
B. Indianness
C. Interest in birds
D. All of the above
The cows are described as _____
A. Ignorant
B. Active
C. Mothering
D. Sleepy
The cows were going to the _______
A. Field
B. Village
C. Pasture
D. Poet's house
The word "wend" means
A. Roaming
B. Going slowly in a specified direction
C. Whimsically moving here and there
D. Travel
The word wend suggests ______
A. The leaping of the babonn's offspring
B. The movement of the cows
C. The slumber of the gray baboon
D. The cooing of the cuckoos
The shadow of the tree is cast upon
A. The nearby pond
B. The broad field
C. The house of the poet
D. Broad tank
Why did the poet call the Casuarina Tree as "hoar tree"?
A. Because the tree is ancient
B. Because the tree is huge
C. Because the tree is beautiful
D. Because the tree is new
How did the poet describe the hoar tree?
A. Vast
B. Beautiful
C. Both A and B
D. Rugged
Where do the water-lilies spring ?
A. Nearby pond
B. Brook beside the poet's house
C. Broad tank
D. Both A and C
According to the poet the water-lilies looks like
A. Garland
B. Enmassed snow
C. Powder dust
D. White sand
The word "enmassed" means
A. covered
B. Scattered
C. fragrant
D. all together
Who hails the day according to the poet ?
A. Baboon
B. Cow
C. Hen
D. Kokilas
The word "hail" means in the second stanza
A. Welcome
B. Curde
C. Greet
D. Ignore
The poet loves the Casuarina Tree not because of its
A. Significance
B. Magnificence
C. Importance
D. Vastness
The word 'magnificence' suggests
A. The beauty and grandeur of the tree
B. The roughness of the tree
C. The antiquity of the tree
D. All of the above
The tree is dear to the poet because of
A. Because of beauty and grandeur of the tree
B. Her memory of playing with her siblings
C. The antiquity of the tree
D. All of the above
The tree is very dear to the poet's _____
A. Heart
B. Memory
C. Life
D. Soul
The poet and her companions played
A. Near the tree
B. Beneath the tree
C. On the tree
D. On the crest of the tree
The phrase "years may roll" means
A. Many years before
B. Many years after
C. With her growing years
D. Both A and C
The companions of the poet here refers to her siblings
A. Apu and Durga
B. Abju and Toru
C. Abju and Aru
D. Aru and Toru
The poet's emotion towards her companions was
A. Hostile
B. Love
C. Care
D. Ignorance
The adjective that describes the poet's love for her companions was
A. Pure
B. Intense
C. Unalloyed
D. Satisfactory
"For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear." Here " your" refers to
A. The poet's parents
B. The poet's friend
C. The poet's siblings
D. The poet's relatives
"it shall arise /In memory". Here it refers to
A. The poet's siblings
B. The poet's friend
C. The Casuarina Tree
D. The poet's relatives
The tree arises in the poet's memory blent with
A. The images of her companions
B. Her childhood trauma
C. Her love for nature
D. Both A and C
Thinking of the tree the poet's eyes were blinded by
A. Sorrow
B. Hot tears
C. Sadness
D. Anger
What makes the poet shed tears ?
A. The memory of the time she spent with her beloved siblings
B. The distance from her homeland
C. The memory of the magnificent casuarina tree
D. All of the above
Why are the tears describe as "hot" ?
A. It is mixed with anger
B. The tears are mingled with the warmth of affection for her beloved siblings
C. The tears are caused by the pain of separation from her homeland
D. The tears made her remember about the magnificent casuarina tree
The Casuarina Tree shall arise in the memory of the poet till_____
A. Her old age
B. Her last breath
C. The hot tears blind her eyes
D. Both A and B
Whose murmur does the poet can hear ?
A. Her siblings'
B. The baboon's
C. Her own
D. Casuarina Tree's
The murmur was like a
A. Carol
B. A playful song
C. A dirge
D. A poetry
How did the poet compare the dirge like murmur ?
A. Like sea breaking on a shingle-beach
B. Like sea breaking on a sand-beach
C. Like the tears of her eyes
D. Like the memory of her siblings
What is a dirge ?
A. A religious song
B. A romantic song
C. A song sung in recollection of happy memories
D. A funeral song to appease the souls of the dead persons
The tree sings the dirge ______
A. For the poet
B. For the poet's siblings
C. For the poet's house
D. For the birds and bees
What can reach to the unknown land ?
A. The tree's lament for the dead siblings of the poet
B. The tree's lamebt for the memories the three children spending time together under its shade
C. Both A and B
D. The lament of the tree for the poet's death
What does the word "haply" mean ?
A. Happily
B. Happening
C. Halfway
D. Perhaps
"Unknown land" refer to _____
A. The land one reaches after death
B. The lands that the poet had not travelled yet
C. The land where nobody can reach
D. The land of dreams
The eerie speech refers to the
A. Lament of the poet
B. The lament of the poet's siblings
C. The lament of the poet's friend
D. The lament of the tree
The "eye of faith" refers to
A. The poet's belief that her siblings are in an after death land that she imagines
B. The supernatural belief of the poet on spirit
C. The tree
D. All of the above
The wail is made by _____
A. Poet's siblings
B. Poet
C. The Casuarina Tree
D. The waves
The poet can hear the wail in
A. England
B. France
C. Italy
D. Both B and C
In the poem, ‘water-wraith’ means-
A. waves
B.a water spirit
C. Water lilies
D. ships
The distant land refers to
A. England
B. France
C. Italy
D. Both B and C
Italy and France are characterized in the poem as having
A. Sea shore
B. Shingle beach
C. Sheltered bay
D. Rocky islnds
The phrase "sheltered bay" means
A. A land by the sea
B. a type of bay that is partially enclosed by land on three sides, making it protected from strong waves, currents, and wind
C. A distant land
D. A dreamy land
The water-wraith slumbers-
A. in his den
B. on the shore
C. in his cave
D. in the tank with the water lilies
What do the waves do?
A. They gently kiss the classic shore of France and Italy
B. They make a roaring sound
C. They break fiercely on the shore
D. They drown boats and ships
Identify the figure of speech in the following line – “And the waves gently kissed the classic shore”?
A. Simile
B. Vision
C. Personification
D. Both B and C
Toru Dutt describes the shore of France or Italy as-
A. Classic
B. Sheltered bay
C. Shingle beach
D. Beautiful
When does the earth lay tranced in a dreamless swoon?
A. At dawn
B. At night
C. In the morning
D. In the afternoon
The poet imagines the shore of France and Italy in
A. In the light of the dawn
B. Broad day light
C. Twilight
D. Moonlight
What is meant by the phrase ‘dreamless swoon’?
A. Dreaminess
B. No sense of reality
C. A state of sleeping without dreams
D. Loss of memory
What is the meaning of the word "swoon" ?
A. Sleeping
B. Fainting
C. Hallucination
D. Dreaminess
The earth is described in a _____ state
A. Dreamy
B. Chaotic
C. Fainting
D. Trance-like
Water-wraith- symbolically refers to the _____
A. Sea
B. Sea shore
C. Waves
D. Casuarina Tree
Calm waves cater to the image of
A. Tranquility
B. Sadness
C. Loss
D. Memory
The memory of the Casuarina tree is aroused whenever the poet hears-
A. the moo of the cows
B. the sound of the wind
C. the song of the birds
D. the music of the waves
" And every time the music rose,—" The music refers to the
A. the moo of the cows
B. the sound of the wind
C. the song of the birds
D. the music of the waves
Where did the sublime form of the tree rise?
A. In front of the Casuarina Tree
B. In the poet’s inner vision
C. Upon the sea-shore
D. In the native house of the poet
"Thy form, O Tree" is an example of
A. Allusion
B. Alliteration
C. Apostrophe
D. Vision
"my happy prime" refers to
A. The poet's happy childhood
B. The poet's happy adulthood
C. The poet's happy old age
D. Both A and B
"my happy prime" is an example of
A. Alliteration
B. Metaphor
C. Periphrasis
D. Simile
The poet will visualise the tree as she saw it
A. In her native clime
B. In her vision
C. In her dream
D. In her poetry
The fourth stanza gives a picture of the
A. Dawn
B. Morning
C. Night
D. Evening
The word "fain" means
A. Faint
B. Shadow
C. Willing
D. Vivid
What is the meaning of the word ‘consecrate’?
A. To make important announcement
B. To declare something sacred
C. To negotiate
D. To promise
“…beloved of those / Who now in blessed sleep, for aye, repose,” – Who are referred to as ‘those’?
A. The poet’s parents
B.The poet’s siblings
C. The birds and bees
D. The waterlilies
“…beloved of those” What is referred to as ‘beloved’ in this line?
A. The poet’s memory
B. The poet’s siblings
C. The landscapes of France and Italy
D. The Casuarina tree.
What does the phrase ‘blessed sleep’ signify?
A. Solitude
B. Rest
C. Death
D. Meditation
The phrase ‘blessed sleep’ is an example of
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Pun
D. Periphrasis
The poet considered her siblings to be dearer than
A. The Casuarina tree
B. Her own life
C. Her homeland
D. Her fame
The beloved companions of the poet are now-
A. in blessed sleep
B.sitting beside her side
C. disconnected
D. in distant lands
"Mayst thou be numbered". Thou here refers to
A. The Casuarina Tree
B. Her siblings
C. Her native land
D. Herself
"Mayst thou be numbered". This line suggests
A. The poet's siblings will be existing in her memory even after the poet's death
B. The Casuarina tree will be existing even after the poet's death
C. The poet's siblings will be existing in her poetry even after the poet's death
D. The sea-shore will be existing even after the poet's death
“…when my days are done” – What is the hidden implication of this line?
A. The poet realises that the Casuarina tree will die soon.
B. The poet thinks of her own death.
C. The poet wishes to live her childhood again
D. The poet wishes to travel to faraway lands.
The deathless trees are seen in-
A. France
B. Borrowdale
C. Paris
D. Rome.
What is ‘Borrowdale’?
A. An abbey in Ireland
B. A valley in England
C. A lake in India
D. A abbey in England.
Borrowdale is an example of
A. Metaphor
B. Simile
C. Allusion
D. Both B and C
“Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the skeleton, /And Time the shadow;” – From which poem did Toru Dutt take this line?
A. Wordsworth’s ‘Upon Westminster Bridge'
B. Wordsworth’s ‘Yew Trees’
C. Keats’ ‘To Autumn’
D. Shelley’s ‘Ode to the West Wind’.
“…and though weak the verse” – Which ‘verse’ is being referred to here?
A. The poetry of earth
B. The poems of Wordsworth
C. The poetry of Toru Dutt on the Casuarina Tree
D. The poem of Toru Dutt on her siblings
“That would thy beauty fain, oh fain rehearse,” What does this line indicate?
A. Though the poet’s verse seems weak, it would gladly continue to beautify the Casuarina tree forever.
B. The poet is sure that her verse will not be able to immortalise the Casuarina tree.
C. The poet feels that the Casuarina tree will soon wither away.
D. The poet realises that the Casuarina tree has lost all its beauty with time.
What is meant by ‘Oblivion’s curse’?
A. Being immortal
B.Being remembered
C. Being mortal
D. Being forgotten after death.
What did linger under the awful branches of the trees of Borrowdale?
A. Fear
B. trembling Hope
C. Death, the skeleton and the shadow of Time
D. All of the above
What will protect the Casuarina tree from oblivion ?
A. Death
B. Poet’s love
C. Immortality
D. Poet's verse
The Casuarina tree symbolises the ancient and venerable culture of-
A. France
B. Italy
C. India
D. England
Which of the following country has not been mentioned in the poem "Our Casuarina Tree"
A. England
B. Italy
C. France
D. Germany
What feelings do the poet associate with the Casuarina tree?
A. Fear and insecurity
B. Indifference
C. Comfort, security and happy memories
D. Loneliness
The Casuarina tree in the poem is attributed with
A. strength and resilience
B. beauty and serenity
C. change and impermanence
D. loneliness and isolation.
What is the poet trying to convey through her poem "Our Casuarina Tree"?
A. A sense of belonging and the comfort of cherished moments from the past.
B. The beauty of the village where she was born.
C. The beauty and magnificence of the tree
D. Her lament for the death of her siblings
How does the poet describe the tree’s presence in her life?
A. As a distant memory.
B. As a source of inspiration.
C. As a constant companion.
D. As a reminder of her past happy childhood days.
Match column A with B
A B
1.Companions. I. CasuarinaTree
2. Magnificent. II. Water-lilies
3. Snow-emersed III. Abju & Aru
A. 1-III, 2-II, 3-I
B. 1-III, 2-I, 3-II
C.1-I, 2-III, 3-II
D. 1-I, 2-II, 3-III
Match column A with B
A B
1. Baboon I. Gray
2. Offspring II. Beetles
3. Sweet song III. Puny
A. 1-III, 2-II, 3-I
B. 1-III, 2-I, 3-II
C.1-I, 2-III, 3-II
D. 1-I, 2-II, 3-III
