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Examination on Riders to the Sea Set -2,
MCQ Examination on Riders to the Sea
WBCHSE CLASS XII EXAMINATION
F.M-40 TIME:40 MINUTES
A. Answer the following questions : 1x40=40
1. Maurya mentions that “the wind is raising the sea” — what does this suggest?
(A) A calm sea
(B) Stormy weather
(C) A sunny day
(D) A festival day
2. In the same speech, Maurya says there was “a star up against the moon.” This is an example of:
(A) Symbolism of hope
(B) Omen or superstition
(C) Celebration of night beauty
(D) Astronomy lesson
3. Maurya compares the price of a thousand horses to the value of:
(A) Money
(B) One son
(C) A ship
(D) A house
4. Bartley tells Cathleen to check daily that sheep are not:
(A) Going into the barn
(B) Jumping into the rye field
(C) Drinking from the well
(D) Sleeping on the road
5. Bartley says Cathleen can sell the pig with black feet if:
(A) It is sick
(B) There is a good price
(C) It is old
(D) It runs away
6. Maurya questions how Cathleen could:
(A) Catch a pig
(B) Get a good price for a pig
(C) Feed the pig
(D) Paint a pig’s feet
7. Bartley asks Cathleen to gather weed enough for:
(A) Another cock for the kelp
(B) Selling at the market
(C) Feeding the sheep
(D) Cooking dinner
8. Bartley says they will be “hard set” because:
(A) They will have no money
(B) Only one man will be left to work
(C) The sea will be too calm
(D) The pig will be sold
9. Maurya says the day Bartley is drowned will be:
(A) The happiest day
(B) The start of hard times
(C) The end of summer
(D) The first day of spring
10. Maurya calls herself:
(A) A strong woman
(B) An old woman looking for the grave
(C) A rich widow
(D) A fisherwoman
11. Bartley asks Nora if “she” is coming to the pier — “she” refers to:
(A) Maurya
(B) Cathleen
(C) The boat
(D) The priest
12. Nora sees the boat:
(A) Passing the green head and letting fall her sails
(B) Waiting at the pier
(C) Coming from the south
(D) Being pulled by horses
13. Bartley says he will return in two, three, or maybe four days depending on:
(A) The tide
(B) The wind
(C) The rain
(D) The market price
14. Maurya complains that Bartley will not:
(A) Take the pig to market
(B) Hear a word from an old woman
(C) Wait for the priest
(D) Repair the nets
15. Cathleen says the life of a young man is to be:
(A) On the land
(B) Going on the sea
(C) Farming cattle
(D) Working in the church
16. Bartley says he will ride down on the:
(A) Black horse
(B) Red mare
(C) White donkey
(D) Gray pony
17. Bartley says the gray pony will:
(A) Stay in the stable
(B) Run behind him
(C) Be sold at market
(D) Carry the pig
18. Maurya cries out that Bartley is gone and they will:
(A) See him again soon
(B) Not see him again
(C) Meet him at the pier
(D) Send him letters
19. Maurya fears that when the black night falls she will have:
(A) No house
(B) No son left in the world
(C) No bread to eat
(D) No priest nearby
20. Cathleen scolds Maurya for sending Bartley out with:
(A) No money
(B) An unlucky word
(C) His old coat
(D) A broken halter
21. Nora warns Maurya that she is:
(A) Removing the turf from the cake
(B) Burning the bread
(C) Dropping the halter
(D) Forgetting the pig
22. Cathleen remembers they forgot to give Bartley:
(A) His knife
(B) His bit of bread
(C) His coat
(D) His purse
23. Nora says Bartley will be going until:
(A) Midnight
(B) Dark night
(C) Noon
(D) The next morning
24. Nora says Bartley has eaten nothing since:
(A) Last night
(B) The sun went up
(C) Two days ago
(D) He left the pier
25. Cathleen blames the lack of sense in the house on:
(A) The weather
(B) An old woman talking forever
(C) The priest
(D) The loss of the pig
26. Cathleen tells Maurya to go to the spring well to:
(A) Draw water
(B) Give Bartley the bread
(C) Wash clothes
(D) Meet the priest
27. Cathleen says meeting Bartley at the well will:
(A) Break the dark word
(B) Make the bread fresh
(C) Change the weather
(D) Bring the priest sooner
28. Maurya asks if she will arrive:
(A) After Bartley
(B) As soon as Bartley
(C) Before Bartley
(D) Much later than Bartley
29. Maurya says she is:
(A) Happy to walk
(B) Hard set to walk
(C) Too fast for her age
(D) Enjoying the journey
30. Cathleen tells Nora to give Maurya:
(A) A stick
(B) A coat
(C) A shawl
(D) A rope
31. The stick was brought from Connemara by:
(A) Bartley
(B) Michael
(C) Nora
(D) The priest
32. Maurya says in the big world old people leave things for:
(A) Their friends
(B) Their sons and children
(C) The priest
(D) Strangers
33. In Maurya’s place, young men leave things for:
(A) Those who are old
(B) Children only
(C) Women only
(D) Priests only
34. Cathleen worries Maurya might:
(A) Turn back quickly
(B) Forget the bread
(C) Drop the stick
(D) Miss the priest
35. Nora asks if Maurya has gone:
(A) Past the green head
(B) Round by the bush
(C) Into the pier
(D) Towards the cliffs
36. Cathleen says Maurya has gone, so they must:
(A) Throw it down quickly
(B) Close the door
(C) Call Bartley back
(D) Wait for the priest
37. The “bundle” mentioned is connected to:
(A) Bartley’s clothes
(B) Michael’s belongings
(C) The pig’s rope
(D) The kelp weeds
38. Nora says the young priest will be passing:
(A) Today
(B) Tomorrow
(C) Next week
(D) In two days
39. Nora says they might speak to the priest if:
(A) It rains
(B) The bundle is surely Michael’s
(C) Bartley returns early
(D) The pig is sold
40. Nora says two men rowing with poteen caught the body with:
(A) A fishing net
(B) An oar
(C) A hook
(D) A rope
41. The men caught the body when passing:
(A) The green head
(B) The pier
(C) The black cliffs of the north
(D) The spring well
42. Cathleen says the string of the bundle is damaged by:
(A) Rats
(B) Salt water
(C) Fire
(D) The wind
43. Cathleen says the knot on the bundle:
(A) Can be untied in a minute
(B) Would not loosen in a week
(C) Is already loose
(D) Is cut in half
44. Nora says she has heard it is a long way to:
(A) Connemara
(B) Donegal
(C) Galway
(D) Dublin
45. Cathleen says a man who sold them the knife told her the walk to Donegal from the rocks would take:
(A) Three days
(B) Five days
(C) Seven days
(D) Ten days
46. Nora wonders how long it would take a man to reach Donegal if:
(A) He rode a horse
(B) He floated in water
(C) He went by train
(D) He walked quickly
47. Bartley takes with him before leaving:
(A) A bundle and bread
(B) His purse and tobacco
(C) A knife and stick
(D) A rope and net
48. Before leaving, Bartley wishes:
(A) “God bless the sea”
(B) “The blessing of God on you”
(C) “Good night to all”
(D) “Safe fishing”
49. Maurya reacts to Bartley’s departure by:
(A) Smiling happily
(B) Crying out in sorrow
(C) Singing a song
(D) Calling for the priest
50. Maurya fears that when Bartley is gone, she will be left with:
(A) Only the priest
(B) Only daughters
(C) No family at all
(D) Only the pig
51. Cathleen notices Bartley looked round at the door expecting:
(A) His stick
(B) His blessing
(C) His bread
(D) His coat
52. Cathleen says the house already has enough:
(A) Joy
(B) Sorrow
(C) Bread
(D) Work
53. Cathleen criticizes Maurya for sending Bartley away with:
(A) Hard words
(B) His old coat
(C) Empty hands
(D) A wet bundle
54. Maurya begins raking the fire with:
(A) A spade
(B) Tongs
(C) A fork
(D) A stick
55. Maurya rakes the fire:
(A) To cook quickly
(B) Aimlessly without looking round
(C) To warm Bartley’s coat
(D) To burn seaweed
56. Nora warns Maurya she is taking away:
(A) Ashes
(B) Turf from the cake
(C) Salt from the bread
(D) Stones from the oven
57. Cathleen calls on the Son of God to:
(A) Help Bartley
(B) Forgive them
(C) Send fair weather
(D) Protect the sheep
58. Cathleen realizes they forgot to give Bartley his:
(A) Stick
(B) Bit of bread
(C) Tobacco
(D) Purse
59. Nora worries Bartley will be destroyed because:
(A) He will be out in the dark without eating
(B) He has no money
(C) His coat is thin
(D) He is riding the gray pony
60. Cathleen confirms Bartley will be destroyed because:
(A) Of the wind
(B) There is no sense in the house
(C) The pig is unsold
(D) The priest is away
61. Cathleen blames the lack of sense on:
(A) Bad luck from the sea
(B) An old woman talking forever
(C) The loss of Michael
(D) The priest’s absence
62. Cathleen turns the cake out of:
(A) The oven
(B) The basket
(C) The cupboard
(D) The pot
63. Cathleen cuts some bread and:
(A) Puts butter on it
(B) Rolls it in a cloth
(C) Throws it to Bartley
(D) Places it on the table
64. Cathleen tells Maurya to go down to:
(A) The beach
(B) The spring well
(C) The pier
(D) The cliffs
65. Cathleen says Maurya can wish Bartley:
(A) “Safe journey”
(B) “God speed you”
(C) “Fair wind”
(D) “Blessed voyage”
66. Maurya asks if she will arrive at the spring well:
(A) Before Bartley
(B) As soon as Bartley
(C) Much later than Bartley
(D) Not at all
67. Cathleen tells Maurya to go quickly if she wants to:
(A) Meet Bartley
(B) See the priest
(C) Sell the pig
(D) Bring water
68. Maurya says she is hard set:
(A) To walk
(B) To carry the bread
(C) To ride a horse
(D) To speak
69. Cathleen warns that Maurya might slip on:
(A) Wet grass
(B) The big stones
(C) Seaweed
(D) The pier ladder
70. Nora asks which stick Cathleen means, and Cathleen says:
(A) The stick from the stable
(B) The stick Michael brought from Connemara
(C) The stick for herding sheep
(D) The priest’s stick
71. Maurya says in this place, young men leave things:
(A) For strangers
(B) For the old
(C) For the priest
(D) For the market
72. After Maurya leaves, Cathleen fears she might:
(A) Go to the cliffs
(B) Turn back quickly
(C) Drop the bread
(D) Get lost
73. Nora asks if Maurya has gone:
(A) Past the pier
(B) Round by the bush
(C) Across the field
(D) To the village
74. Cathleen sees Maurya has gone and tells Nora to:
(A) Throw it down quickly
(B) Call Bartley back
(C) Lock the door
(D) Fetch the priest
75. Cathleen says the Lord knows when Maurya will:
(A) Be out of it again
(B) Return home
(C) Meet Bartley
(D) Finish her walk
76. Nora gets a bundle from:
(A) The loft
(B) The cupboard
(C) The pier
(D) The oven
77. Nora says the priest told them they might:
(A) Bring the bundle to him
(B) Go down and speak to him
(C) Sell the bundle
(D) Open the bundle now
78. Nora says they might speak to the priest if the items are surely:
(A) Michael’s
(B) Bartley’s
(C) The pig’s
(D) From Connemara
79. Nora says the men with poteen caught the body before:
(A) The tide changed
(B) The cocks crowed
(C) The sun rose high
(D) The market opened
80. The men caught the body near:
(A) The pier
(B) The black cliffs of the north
(C) Connemara
(D) The green head
81. Cathleen says the string on the bundle has a:
(A) Black knot
(B) White knot
(C) Loose end
(D) Red thread
82. Cathleen says the knot could not be loosened in:
(A) One hour
(B) A week
(C) A month
(D) A day
83. Nora says she heard Donegal is:
(A) A short walk
(B) A long way
(C) Across the water only
(D) In the south
84. The man who sold them the knife said walking to Donegal would take:
(A) Five days
(B) Seven days
(C) Nine days
(D) Ten days
85. Nora wonders how long it would take to reach Donegal if a man were:
(A) Riding a horse
(B) Floating in water
(C) Running fast
(D) Driving a cart
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