Here are 30 multiple-choice questions (MCQ) with answers based on "The Price of Bananas" by Mulk Raj Anand:
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1. Who is the author of "The Price of Bananas"?
a) R. K. Narayan
b) Mulk Raj Anand
c) Ismat Chughtai
d) Khushwant Singh
Answer: b) Mulk Raj Anand
2. What is the central theme of "The Price of Bananas"?
a) Colonialism
b) The plight of the poor
c) Education
d) Love and relationships
Answer: b) The plight of the poor
3. Where does the story "The Price of Bananas" take place?
a) In a big city
b) In a village
c) In a marketplace
d) In a school
Answer: c) In a marketplace
4. Who is the protagonist of "The Price of Bananas"?
a) A poor vendor
b) The narrator
c) A merchant
d) A school teacher
Answer: a) A poor vendor
5. What is the primary conflict in the story?
a) A man vs. nature conflict
b) The vendor's struggle to sell bananas
c) A conflict between two characters
d) A political conflict
Answer: b) The vendor's struggle to sell bananas
6. What does the vendor struggle with in the story?
a) His health
b) The price of bananas
c) A financial crisis
d) A lack of customers
Answer: b) The price of bananas
7. Which character is concerned with the price of bananas in the story?
a) A wealthy merchant
b) The poor vendor
c) A young boy
d) The narrator
Answer: b) The poor vendor
8. How does the vendor feel about the fluctuating prices?
a) Indifferent
b) Angry and frustrated
c) Happy
d) Hopeful
Answer: b) Angry and frustrated
9. What does the vendor try to sell in the marketplace?
a) Fruits
b) Clothes
c) Bananas
d) Vegetables
Answer: c) Bananas
10. What does the story highlight about the market system?
a) The fairness of the market
b) The struggle of poor vendors
c) The importance of education
d) The beauty of nature
Answer: b) The struggle of poor vendors
11. Who are the main characters in the story?
a) The vendor and the rich customer
b) The vendor and his family
c) The vendor and the narrator
d) The vendor and the other market people
Answer: d) The vendor and the other market people
12. How does the story reflect social inequality?
a) Through the rich character's behavior
b) Through the poor vendor's struggles
c) Through the narrator's observations
d) Through the market system
Answer: b) Through the poor vendor's struggles
13. Which emotion is most prominent in the story?
a) Joy
b) Anger
c) Despair
d) Hope
Answer: b) Anger
14. What is the main social issue addressed in the story?
a) Corruption
b) Poverty
c) Unemployment
d) Gender discrimination
Answer: b) Poverty
15. How does the vendor try to sell his bananas?
a) By giving discounts
b) By begging for customers
c) By advertising
d) By shouting out prices
Answer: d) By shouting out prices
16. What role does the price fluctuation play in the story?
a) It brings prosperity to the vendor
b) It creates conflict and frustration for the vendor
c) It shows the market's fairness
d) It doesn't affect the vendor
Answer: b) It creates conflict and frustration for the vendor
17. What does the vendor's experience symbolize in the story?
a) The impact of education
b) The struggle of the poor in society
c) The success of entrepreneurship
d) The importance of family
Answer: b) The struggle of the poor in society
18. How does the author use irony in the story?
a) The vendor earns a lot of money despite his struggles
b) The vendor's persistence is rewarded with failure
c) The rich characters are portrayed as sympathetic
d) The vendor sells all the bananas easily
Answer: b) The vendor's persistence is rewarded with failure
19. What is the tone of the story?
a) Optimistic
b) Sarcastic
c) Melancholic
d) Cheerful
Answer: c) Melancholic
20. How does the vendor view the market system?
a) As a means to earn respect
b) As a fair system for everyone
c) As an unfair system that exploits the poor
d) As a system that brings happiness
Answer: c) As an unfair system that exploits the poor
21. What is the vendor's primary concern?
a) His family’s well-being
b) The price of his bananas
c) Making a profit
d) Attracting customers
Answer: b) The price of his bananas
22. What kind of character is the vendor?
a) Resilient and determined
b) Lazy and indifferent
c) Wealthy and ambitious
d) Angry and hostile
Answer: a) Resilient and determined
23. What is the central conflict in the story?
a) The vendor's internal conflict
b) The vendor’s conflict with the market prices
c) The vendor's relationship with other vendors
d) The vendor's struggle with his family
Answer: b) The vendor’s conflict with the market prices
24. Which of these best describes the vendor's situation in the story?
a) He is wealthy but dissatisfied
b) He is poor and struggling to make ends meet
c) He is indifferent to the market system
d) He is successful and optimistic
Answer: b) He is poor and struggling to make ends meet
25. What does the title "The Price of Bananas" symbolize?
a) The value of the bananas in the market
b) The personal cost of struggling in a competitive society
c) The price of bananas in a rich market
d) The value of hard work
Answer: b) The personal cost of struggling in a competitive society
26. Which literary device is used to describe the vendor's frustration?
a) Metaphor
b) Simile
c) Personification
d) Irony
Answer: d) Irony
27. What is the vendor's emotional state by the end of the story?
a) Hopeful
b) Satisfied
c) Frustrated
d) Excited
Answer: c) Frustrated
28. What does the vendor expect from the customers?
a) To buy his bananas at a high price
b) To appreciate his hard work
c) To bargain for a fair price
d) To support him in his struggle
Answer: c) To bargain for a fair price
29. Which of the following best describes the setting of the story?
a) A small village
b) A busy city street
c) A crowded marketplace
d) A rural farm
Answer: c) A crowded marketplace
30. How does the story "The Price of Bananas" end?
a) The vendor sells all his bananas
b) The vendor decides to quit selling bananas
c) The vendor is left with unsold bananas and a sense of defeat
d) The vendor becomes rich and successful
Answer: c) The vendor is left with unsold bananas and a sense of defeat
These multiple-choice questions cover key aspects of the story such as themes, characters, plot, and the author's use of literary devices.
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