The Snake and the Mirror – Important MCQs with Answers
1. Who is the author of "The Snake and the Mirror"?
A. Ruskin Bond
B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
C. Katherine Mansfield
D. Deborah Cowley
Answer: B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
2. What was the narrator's profession?
A. Teacher
B. Lawyer
C. Homoeopathic Doctor
D. Engineer
Answer: C. Homoeopathic Doctor
3. Where did the doctor live?
A. In a bungalow
B. In a rented room
C. In a hostel
D. In a flat
Answer: B. In a rented room
4. How much money did the doctor have?
A. Rs. 100
B. Rs. 60
C. Rs. 500
D. Rs. 20
Answer: B. Rs. 60
5. What was the familiar sound heard by the doctor?
A. Cat's sound
B. Rat's movement
C. Snake's hiss
D. Bird's chirping
Answer: B. Rat's movement
6. What was hanging on the wall above the table?
A. A photograph
B. A calendar
C. A mirror
D. A clock
Answer: C. A mirror
7. Why was the doctor looking into the mirror?
A. To comb his hair
B. To admire himself
C. To shave
D. To clean it
Answer: B. To admire himself
8. What was the first earth-shaking decision taken by the doctor?
A. To buy a car
B. To become rich
C. To shave daily and grow a moustache
D. To change his room
Answer: C. To shave daily and grow a moustache
9. What was the second earth-shaking decision?
A. To go abroad
B. To marry a rich doctor
C. To leave medicine
D. To buy a house
Answer: B. To marry a rich doctor
10. Why did the doctor want to marry a fat woman doctor?
A. She would be rich
B. She would cook well
C. She could not run after him and beat him
D. She was beautiful
Answer: C. She could not run after him and beat him
11. What suddenly fell on the doctor's shoulder?
A. A rat
B. A lizard
C. A snake
D. A rope
Answer: C. A snake
12. Where did the snake finally coil itself?
A. Around the neck
B. Around the waist
C. Around the left arm
D. Around the leg
Answer: C. Around the left arm
13. What happened to the doctor's arm?
A. It became stronger
B. It was drained of strength
C. It was injured
D. It became numb with pain
Answer: B. It was drained of strength
14. How did the doctor feel when the snake coiled around him?
A. Happy
B. Excited
C. Terrified
D. Relaxed
Answer: C. Terrified
15. What did the doctor think about at that moment?
A. Marriage
B. Wealth
C. Death and God
D. Studies
Answer: C. Death and God
16. Why did the snake move away from the doctor?
A. It heard a sound
B. It saw another snake
C. It saw its reflection in the mirror
D. It became frightened
Answer: C. It saw its reflection in the mirror
17. What did the doctor do when the snake moved towards the mirror?
A. He attacked it
B. He ran away
C. He caught it
D. He shouted for help
Answer: B. He ran away
18. When did the doctor return to the room?
A. Immediately
B. The next morning
C. After an hour with friends
D. After a week
Answer: C. After an hour with friends
19. What did the doctor find when he returned?
A. The snake sleeping
B. The room locked
C. Most belongings stolen
D. A dead snake
Answer: C. Most belongings stolen
20. What was left behind by the thief?
A. A shirt
B. A book
C. The dirty vest
D. The mirror
Answer: C. The dirty vest
21. Why did the thief leave the vest behind?
A. It was torn
B. It was dirty
C. It was expensive
D. It belonged to the snake
Answer: B. It was dirty
22. The doctor was a ______.
A. Married man
B. Bachelor
C. Student
D. Teacher
Answer: B. Bachelor
23. Which quality of the doctor is shown when he looks into the mirror?
A. Humility
B. Pride in his appearance
C. Anger
D. Laziness
Answer: B. Pride in his appearance
24. What lesson did the doctor learn from the snake incident?
A. Importance of money
B. Importance of education
C. Human life is fragile and pride is meaningless before danger
D. Snakes are friendly
Answer: C. Human life is fragile and pride is meaningless before danger
25. What type of story is "The Snake and the Mirror"?
A. Historical Story
B. Humorous Story with suspense
C. Detective Story
D. Science Fiction
Answer: B. Humorous Story with suspense
26. Why is the story humorous?
A. Because the snake talks
B. Because of the contrast between the doctor's dreams and reality
C. Because the doctor is rich
D. Because the thief returns the money
Answer: B. Because of the contrast between the doctor's dreams and reality
27. What attracted the snake towards the mirror?
A. Light
B. Heat
C. Its own reflection
D. Food
Answer: C. Its own reflection
28. Which word best describes the doctor at the beginning of the story?
A. Proud
B. Fearless
C. Wise
D. Rich
Answer: A. Proud
29. Which word best describes the doctor when the snake coiled around him?
A. Confident
B. Proud
C. Helpless
D. Cheerful
Answer: C. Helpless
30. What is the central theme of the story?
A. Importance of wealth
B. Human vanity and humility before danger
C. Friendship
D. Medical science
Answer: B. Human vanity and humility before danger
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