CBSE Class 7 English An Alien Hand I Want Something in a Cage Quiz 1

1. Mr. Purcell ran a shop:

A of flowers B of pets C of caged wild animals D of doves

2. The shop was always:

A kept neat and clean B noisy C crowded D closed

3. The customers praised Mr. Purcell:

A for looking after the pets B for his neat shop C for the lively atmosphere D for being a wise owl

4. A strange customer found the shop:

A a haunted house B to be a huge cave C depressing D noisy with the sighs of pets

5. The stranger was a:

A prisoner for ten years B lover of humanity C desperate being D helpless lover

6. He wished to buy doves:

A as he wished to cook them B as he loved them C as he wished to free them D none of the above

7. After working hard as a prisoner for 10 years, he had earned:

A fifty five dollars B fifty dollars C five dollars D twenty dollars

8. The stranger was interested:

A in the shopkeeper B in the feeding material C in the shop’s maintenance D in freeing the caged doves

9. When Mr. Purcell saw the doves liberated, he felt:

A miserable B punished C sorry D insulted

10. The right way to celebrate his freedom was:

A to shout for his freedom B to tell the people C to free two doves D to throw his five dollars