MCQ Test - The Snake and the Mirror

1. Who wrote The Snake and the Mirror?

A. R. K. Narayan

B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer

C. Ruskin Bond

D. Mulk Raj Anand

2. What profession did the narrator follow?

A. Teacher

B. Lawyer

C. Homeopathic doctor

D. Journalist

3. Where was the doctor living?

A. In a palace

B. In a hospital ward

C. In a large bungalow

D. In a small rented room

4. What was the doctor looking at before the snake appeared?

A. A mirror

B. A newspaper

C. A medical book

D. A photograph

5. What did the doctor decide about his moustache?

A. To shave it completely

B. To grow a thin moustache

C. To grow a long beard

D. To dye it

6. What suddenly fell onto the doctor?

A. A lizard

B. A book

C. A snake

D. A piece of wood

7. Where did the snake coil itself?

A. Around his neck

B. Around his leg

C. Around his waist

D. Around his left arm

8. What was the doctors immediate reaction?

A. He was terrified and remained still

B. He tried to catch the snake

C. He began laughing loudly

D. He ran towards the snake

9. What attracted the snakes attention?

A. A glass of water

B. The mirror

C. A lamp

D. A medical bottle

10. Why did the doctor avoid moving?

A. He was asleep

B. He wanted to observe the snake closely

C. He feared the snake might bite him

D. He had injured his leg

11. What does the doctors admiration of himself reveal?

A. His scientific genius alone

B. His complete lack of emotion

C. His generosity

D. His vanity

12. What was the doctor planning to improve?

A. His physical appearance

B. His medical degree

C. His rented room

D. His handwriting

13. Which literary effect is created by the doctors vanity and the snakes appearance?

A. Tragedy only

B. Humour and irony

C. Romantic poetry

D. Historical narration

14. How did the doctor escape?

A. He fought the snake

B. He called the police first

C. He quietly left when the snake moved away

D. He broke the mirror

15. What did the doctor find when he returned with friends?

A. The snake waiting at the door

B. A new house

C. His room completely unchanged

D. That his belongings had been stolen

16. Which quality does the doctor display at the beginning?

A. Vanity

B. Patience in teaching

C. Political ambition

D. Jealousy

17. What creates suspense in the story?

A. A long journey

B. The doctors uncertainty while the snake is on his arm

C. A courtroom argument

D. An examination result

18. What does the experience teach the doctor?

A. Appearance is everything

B. Danger can always be ignored

C. Humility is important

D. Mirrors are dangerous objects

19. Which object is central to the storys humorous turning point?

A. A clock

B. A stethoscope

C. A telephone

D. A mirror

20. Which best describes the tone of the story?

A. A mixture of suspense and humour

B. Pure scientific instruction

C. A political speech

D. A tragic historical account

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Chapter 5 - The Snake and the Mirror