Important MCQ on Our Casuarina Tree” by Toru Dutt.

 Important MCQ on Our Casuarina Tree” by Toru Dutt. 

 Line-by-line MCQ of Our Casuarina Tree by Toru Dutt.


1. What kind of tree is central to the poem?

 a) Banyan

b) Mango

c) Casuarina

d) Neem

2. What does the poet associate the tree with? 

a) Nature’s destruction

b) Childhood memories

c) Political freedom

d) Religious practices

3. Which time of day is often mentioned in the poem? a) Morning

b) Afternoon

c) Evening

d) Night

4. What animal is often seen on the tree? a) Cow

b) Lion

c) Monkey

d) Monkey and bee

5. What does the poet hear at dawn? a) Laughter

b) Music

c) Birdsong

d) Roaring

6. What season is referred to in the poem? a) Summer

b) Spring

c) Monsoon

d) Winter

7. What kind of bird is mentioned in the poem? a) Owl

b) Eagle

c) Koel

d) None

8. Where did the poet’s siblings play in childhood? a) Garden

b) Forest

c) By the Casuarina Tree

d) House

9. What emotion does the poet feel remembering her siblings? a) Joy

b) Anger

c) Sorrow

d) Jealousy

10. Where is the poet residing while writing the poem? a) France

b) England

c) Italy

d) India

11. What does the tree wear like a ‘giant scorpion’?

a) A rope

b) A creeper

c) A garland

d) A shawl



12. What does the creeper have on it?

a) Thorns

b) Scarlet flowers

c) Leaves

d) Fruits



13. What animal is tied under the tree?

a) Cow

b) Horse

c) Elephant

d) Goat



14. What kind of sound is made by the bird in the tree?

a) Loud cries

b) Melodious notes

c) Screeching

d) Roaring



15. What covers the ground around the tree in the morning?

a) Snow

b) Fog

c) Water

d) Dew



16. What is the poet reminded of by the morning scene?

a) Her mother

b) Her childhood

c) Her school

d) Her garden



17. What kind of memories are linked with the tree?

a) Joyful

b) Painful

c) Boring

d) Scary



18. How many siblings did the poet mention?

a) One

b) Two

c) Three

d) Four



19. What does the poet say about her siblings?

a) They are playing

b) They are ill

c) They are dead

d) They are in school



20. Which place is filled with the poet’s past memories?

a) Garden

b) Field

c) Sea

d) Forest



21. Where does the poet wish to carry the image of the tree?

a) To the grave

b) To her room

c) To foreign lands

d) To her dreams



22. What does the poet call the tree in relation to her soul?

a) Guardian

b) Image

c) Companion

d) Protector



23. What does the poet do for the tree?

a) Sings a song

b) Prays

c) Writes a poem

d) Performs rituals



24. What kind of immortality does the poet want for the tree?

a) Scientific

b) Historical

c) Poetic

d) Religious



25. What does the poet say about Nature’s future?

a) It is fearful

b) It is bright

c) It will forget the tree

d) It will remember the tree



26. Which poetic device is used in “like a huge Python”?

a) Metaphor

b) Simile

c) Alliteration

d) Hyperbole



27. Which flower is described as “crimson”?

a) Lotus

b) Lily

c) Creeper flower

d) Hibiscus



28. What does the “rugged trunk” symbolize?

a) Strength and age

b) Weakness

c) Beauty

d) Softness



29. Which foreign land is mentioned in the poem?

a) England

b) France

c) Italy

d) Spain



30. Which literary form is the poem?

a) Sonnet

b) Ode

c) Ballad

d) Lyric



31. What does the poet long to do with memories?

a) Forget them

b) Sell them

c) Immortalize them

d) Bury them



32. Who are the “lov’d companions” in the poem?

a) Parents

b) Animals

c) Friends

d) Siblings



33. What does “dear departed” refer to?

a) Old books

b) Past time

c) Dead siblings

d) Lost village



34. What kind of music is mentioned?

a) Church music

b) Bird music

c) Forest music

d) Bee music



35. What does the tree represent in the poet’s life?

a) Wealth

b) Suffering

c) Emotional strength

d) Success



36. What does the poet wish for the tree?

a) To be worshipped

b) To be cut down

c) To be remembered forever

d) To be forgotten



37. What kind of devotion does the poet express?

a) Religious

b) Artistic

c) Personal and emotional

d) Political



38. What is “softly gleaming” in the poem?

a) Moonlight

b) The creeper

c) The flowers

d) Dew



39. What aspect of nature does the poet celebrate?

a) Destruction

b) Industrialization

c) Personal memory in nature

d) Scientific nature



40. What does the poet believe about memories and nature?

a) Both fade

b) Both stay forever

c) Both are useless

d) Both are boring


Here are the final MCQs 41 to 100 based on “Our Casuarina Tree” by Toru Dutt — easy, line-by-line type, questions and options only:


41. What does the poet want to preserve through poetry?

a) Her childhood toys

b) The memory of the tree

c) Her books

d) Her garden



42. Which emotion is most strongly expressed in the poem?

a) Hatred

b) Fear

c) Nostalgia

d) Anger



43. What does the word “crimson” in the poem signify?

a) Purity

b) Danger

c) Bright beauty

d) Darkness



44. What does the poet associate with the tree’s image?

a) Nightmares

b) Ghosts

c) Her siblings

d) Her teacher



45. What time of day is described as having dew?

a) Noon

b) Morning

c) Evening

d) Night



46. The tree is admired by the poet mainly because of its —

a) Height

b) Fruits

c) Association with memories

d) Strength



47. What is “deathless” in the poet’s prayer?

a) Her name

b) The tree’s image

c) Her garden

d) Her soul



48. What are “phantoms of the past” in the poem?

a) Ghosts

b) Memories

c) Animals

d) Shadows



49. What does the poet say about the song of the bird?

a) It is disturbing

b) It is musical and joyful

c) It is too loud

d) It is meaningless



50. What does the poet want the tree to gain?

a) Riches

b) Long life

c) Immortality

d) Peace



51. The tree is a symbol of —

a) Suffering

b) Lost hopes

c) Childhood and memory

d) Death



52. What literary device is used in “Like a huge Python”?

a) Hyperbole

b) Simile

c) Irony

d) Metaphor



53. “Rugged trunk” suggests the tree is —

a) Soft and gentle

b) Weak and broken

c) Strong and aged

d) Small and fresh



54. What does the creeper wrap around?

a) The ground

b) The sky

c) The Casuarina Tree

d) The roof



55. The flowers of the creeper are described as —

a) Yellow

b) Crimson

c) White

d) Pink



56. What kind of sleep does the poet mention about her siblings?

a) Afternoon sleep

b) Eternal sleep

c) Light sleep

d) No sleep



57. What makes the poet emotional in the poem?

a) Bird sounds

b) Garden work

c) Childhood memories

d) Rainfall



58. Who does the poet call “companions”?

a) Her pets

b) Her plants

c) Her siblings

d) Her friends



59. What is “leafless” in the poem?

a) A tree

b) A creeper

c) A vine

d) A shrub



60. What emotion is tied to “dear departed”?

a) Joy

b) Anger

c) Love and loss

d) Fear



61. What season is mostly described in the poem?

a) Summer

b) Monsoon

c) Winter

d) Spring



62. Why does the poet love the Casuarina Tree?

a) Because of its looks

b) Because of its flowers

c) Because of her memories

d) Because of the animals



63. The phrase “deathless tree” means —

a) Ever-growing tree

b) A tree that gives fruits

c) A tree that lives in memory

d) A tree in a dream



64. The poem is dedicated to —

a) The poet’s parents

b) The tree

c) The poet’s dead siblings

d) Her friends



65. The poet asks for what kind of reward for the tree?

a) Golden fruit

b) Poetic immortality

c) Water

d) New leaves



66. What kind of tone does the poem end with?

a) Sad

b) Frightening

c) Hopeful

d) Confused



67. “It is the tree’s lament” refers to —

a) Joyful sound

b) Sadness of the tree

c) Anger of the poet

d) Silence of the garden



68. How does the poet treat nature in the poem?

a) As a teacher

b) As a burden

c) As a friend and guide

d) As a stranger



69. The poet remembers her siblings as —

a) Enemies

b) Ghosts

c) Beloved companions

d) Unkind people



70. Why is the tree important to the poet?

a) For its timber

b) For its fruits

c) For emotional value

d) For its shade



71. What helps the poet deal with loss?

a) Forgetting everything

b) Anger

c) Poetry and memory

d) Silence



72. The tree stands for —

a) The present

b) The future

c) The unchanging past

d) Uncertainty



73. What is “Nature’s night and day”?

a) A cycle of forgetting

b) A game

c) A form of punishment

d) A reward



74. The poet’s feeling toward her childhood is —

a) Hatred

b) Indifference

c) Longing

d) Confusion



75. The poem shows a strong connection between —

a) Man and machines

b) Tree and weather

c) Memory and nature

d) Animals and sounds



76. Why does the poet remember the garden?

a) For flowers

b) For playing

c) For its link with siblings

d) For its beauty



77. “Stands like a blessing” refers to —

a) The poet

b) The creeper

c) The Casuarina Tree

d) The garden



78. What does the poet want from God?

a) Money

b) Death

c) Memory to remain

d) A new house



79. What kind of imagery is strong in the poem?

a) War

b) Natural and personal

c) Religious

d) Political



80. The creeper’s embrace symbolizes —

a) Danger

b) Pain

c) Emotional bond

d) Weakness



81. “Shadow falls on the tank” implies —

a) No sun

b) Spread of tree’s influence

c) Nightfall

d) Dirty water



82. What is the setting of the poem?

a) Desert

b) Urban town

c) Village garden

d) Mountain



83. The tree has been growing since —

a) The poet’s birth

b) Ten years

c) Ancient times

d) Her grandparents’ time



84. What does the poet ask Nature to do?

a) Protect her home

b) Immortalize the tree

c) Plant more trees

d) Burn the garden



85. The poet sees the tree as a —

a) Stranger

b) God

c) Friend

d) Danger



86. The sounds of the bird suggest —

a) A haunted place

b) Death

c) Life and joy

d) Silence



87. What do “grave” and “soul” suggest in the poem?

a) Fear

b) Anger

c) Deep emotional reflections

d) Joy



88. What is the overall theme of the poem?

a) Nationalism

b) Nature and memory

c) Revenge

d) War



89. Why does the poet write the poem?

a) To describe nature

b) To ask for help

c) To save the tree through art

d) To teach a lesson



90. The “immortal tree” is immortal because —

a) It gives fruit

b) It is worshipped

c) It is remembered in poetry

d) It is large



91. “Dear is the Casuarina to my soul” expresses —

a) Disgust

b) Pride

c) Deep love

d) Boredom



92. The tree’s age is shown by —

a) Green leaves

b) Creeper wrapped on trunk

c) Rugged bark

d) Falling branches



93. “Lo! What a rush of wings” shows —

a) Monkeys jumping

b) Birds flying suddenly

c) Wind blowing

d) Fire starting



94. The tree stands as a —

a) Temple

b) Symbol of lost time

c) Modern idea

d) City icon



95. The poet wants to preserve the tree in —

a) Stone

b) Memory

c) History books

d) Paintings



96. The “tank” mentioned is —

a) A war tank

b) A pond

c) A storage room

d) A well



97. “Soft moonlight” falling is an example of —

a) Harsh image

b) War

c) Gentle nature imagery

d) Loud scene



98. “Poet’s song” means —

a) Real song

b) Prayer

c) Poetic creation

d) Noise



99. The poet compares her love to —

a) A burning fire

b) A shining diamond

c) A deathless tree

d) A warrior



100. The poem’s tone is —

a) Humorous

b) Serious and nostalgic

c) Angry

d) Playful



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