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MCQs For Class 9 Beehive
Chapter 5 : The Snake and the Mirror
MCQs For Class 9 Beehive Chapter 5 The Snake and the Mirror
Q1. Who is the author of the story "The Snake and the Mirror"?
A. Katherine Mansfield
B. Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
C. Isaac Asimov
D. Robert Frost
Correct Answer: B
Q2. What was the profession of the protagonist in the story?
A. Teacher
B. Lawyer
C. Homeopathic Doctor
D. Engineer
Correct Answer: C
Q3. What kind of room did the doctor live in?
A. A luxurious flat
B. A small, rented, non-electrified room
C. A big farmhouse
D. A hotel room
Correct Answer: B
Q4. Why did the doctor say his earnings were "meagre"?
A. He was lazy
B. He had just started his medical practice
C. He gave free medicine
D. He was a student
Correct Answer: B
Q5. How much money did the doctor have in his suitcase?
A. Fifty rupees
B. Sixty rupees
C. One hundred rupees
D. Ten rupees
Correct Answer: B
Q6. Besides money, what else did the doctor have in his suitcase?
A. Only books
B. Some shirts, dhotis, and one solitary black vest
C. A gold watch
D. New shoes
Correct Answer: B
Q7. What was the "familiar sound" the doctor heard from above?
A. Sound of a cat
B. Sound of the wind
C. Sound of rats
D. Sound of rain
Correct Answer: C
Q8. Which book was the doctor reading?
A. The Materia Medica
B. The History of Medicine
C. Romeo and Juliet
D. A Science Journal
Correct Answer: A
Q9. Why did the doctor look into the mirror?
A. To check if he was ill
B. To admire his looks and adjust his hair
C. To see the snake
D. To apply medicine
Correct Answer: B
Q10. What were the two "earth-shaking decisions" the doctor made while looking in the mirror?
A. To buy a car and a house
B. To shave daily and always keep a smile on his face
C. To leave the town and go to a city
D. To stop being a doctor
Correct Answer: B
Q11. Why did the doctor want to keep a smile on his face?
A. To hide his sadness
B. To look more handsome
C. To attract patients
D. To scare the rats
Correct Answer: B
Q12. What kind of woman did the doctor want to marry?
A. A thin and beautiful woman
B. A rich woman doctor with a good medical practice
C. A teacher
D. A nurse
Correct Answer: B
Q13. Why did the doctor want his wife to be "fat"?
A. Because he liked fat women
B. So she couldn't run after him and catch him if he made a mistake
C. To show his wealth
D. Because fat people are kind
Correct Answer: B
Q14. What happened when the doctor was sitting on the chair?
A. He fell asleep
B. A snake landed on his shoulder
C. The roof fell down
D. A thief entered
Correct Answer: B
Q15. What kind of snake was it?
A. A Python
B. A Cobra
C. A Viper
D. A Water snake
Correct Answer: B
Q16. Where did the snake settle after landing on the doctor's shoulder?
A. On his head
B. Coiled around his left arm above the elbow
C. On his lap
D. On the table
Correct Answer: B
Q17. How far was the snake’s head from the doctor's face?
A. One foot
B. Two feet
C. Three or four inches
D. Six inches
Correct Answer: C
Q18. What did the doctor do when the snake was on his arm?
A. He shouted for help
B. He jumped out of the window
C. He sat there like a stone statue
D. He tried to kill it
Correct Answer: C
Q19. While sitting like a statue, what did the doctor feel?
A. The presence of God
B. Extremely sleepy
C. Very angry
D. Nothing at all
Correct Answer: A
Q20. What did the doctor write in his imagination on the wall?
A. Help!
B. O God!
C. Save me!
D. I am a doctor.
Correct Answer: B
Q21. What did the doctor call himself when he realized his danger?
A. A brave man
B. A poor, foolish, and stupid doctor
C. A great scientist
D. A victim of fate
Correct Answer: B
Q22. What happened when the snake turned its head?
A. It bit the doctor
B. It looked into the mirror
C. It hissed loudly
D. It crawled away
Correct Answer: B
Q23. What did the snake see in the mirror?
A. A rat
B. Its own reflection
C. The doctor's face
D. The lamp
Correct Answer: B
Q24. What did the doctor think the snake was doing while looking in the mirror?
A. Planning to bite him
B. Admiring its own beauty
C. Trying to scare him
D. Looking for food
Correct Answer: B
Q25. Where did the snake go after leaving the doctor’s arm?
A. Out of the window
B. Under the bed
C. Towards the mirror on the table
D. Into the suitcase
Correct Answer: C
Q26. What did the doctor do as soon as the snake crawled onto the table?
A. He killed the snake
B. He ran out of the room
C. He started laughing
D. He went to sleep
Correct Answer: B
Q27. Where did the doctor spend the night after the incident?
A. In the hospital
B. At a friend’s house
C. In a hotel
D. In his room
Correct Answer: B
Q28. What did the doctor do first at his friend's house?
A. He ate food
B. He told the story
C. He smeared oil all over himself and took a bath
D. He went to the police
Correct Answer: C
Q29. What did the doctor find when he returned to his room the next morning?
A. The snake was still there
B. All his things were stolen except for one item
C. The room was clean
D. His wife was waiting
Correct Answer: B
Q30. What was the one thing the thief left behind?
A. The doctor’s books
B. The mirror
C. The doctor's dirty vest
D. The kerosene lamp
Correct Answer: C
Q31. Why did the thief leave the vest?
A. It was too expensive
B. To insult the doctor (it was very dirty)
C. He forgot it
D. He felt sorry for the doctor
Correct Answer: B
Q32. Did the doctor see the snake again?
A. Yes, the next day
B. No, he never saw it again
C. Yes, in his dreams
D. Yes, it was in the suitcase
Correct Answer: B
Q33. What was the doctor's "solitary" possession mentioned in the suitcase?
A. A black coat
B. A black vest
C. A white shirt
D. A watch
Correct Answer: B
Q34. The story is a blend of ________ and ________.
A. Horror and Romance
B. Humour and Fear
C. Science and Fiction
D. Mystery and History
Correct Answer: B
Q35. What did the doctor use to light his room?
A. Electric bulb
B. Candle
C. Kerosene lamp
D. Torch
Correct Answer: C
Q36. The doctor's house was a "house of ______".
A. Ghosts
B. Rats
C. Snakes
D. Ants
Correct Answer: B
Q37. What does the word "meagre" mean?
A. Large amount
B. Very small amount
C. Expensive
D. Sufficient
Correct Answer: B
Q38. Why was the room not electrified?
A. The doctor didn't pay the bill
B. It was an old house and hadn't been wired
C. There was no electricity in the village
D. The doctor liked darkness
Correct Answer: B
Q39. What did the doctor think about his "smile" in the mirror?
A. It was ugly
B. It was attractive
C. It was scary
D. It was funny
Correct Answer: B
Q40. How did the doctor describe the snake's movement?
A. Jumping
B. Slithering
C. Flying
D. Running
Correct Answer: B
Q41. What happened to the doctor's heart when the snake landed?
A. It stopped beating
B. It beat very fast
C. It stayed normal
D. He had a heart attack
Correct Answer: B
Q42. The doctor was a "bachelor". What does this mean?
A. He was a student
B. He was unmarried
C. He was a widower
D. He was a graduate
Correct Answer: B
Q43. What was the "commotion" from above actually?
A. The roof breaking
B. The snake moving
C. Rats playing
D. Rain falling
Correct Answer: B
Q44. What was the doctor holding in his hand while sitting on the chair?
A. A book
B. Nothing
C. A stick
D. A glass of water
Correct Answer: B
Q45. The snake "seemed to be taken with its own beauty". What does "taken with" mean?
A. Scared of
B. Attracted to
C. Angry with
D. Confused by
Correct Answer: B
Q46. What did the doctor do when he ran to his friend's house?
A. He cried
B. He heaved a sigh of relief
C. He called the police
D. He went to bed
Correct Answer: B
Q47. Why did the doctor say the thief had a "sense of hygiene"?
A. Because the thief cleaned the room
B. Because the thief left the dirty vest
C. Because the thief didn't touch the mirror
D. Because the thief used soap
Correct Answer: B
Q48. What did the snake do after looking in the mirror?
A. It bit the mirror
B. It moved closer to the mirror
C. It broke the mirror
D. It ran away immediately
Correct Answer: B
Q49. "I was no mere image cut in granite." What does the doctor mean by this?
A. He was made of stone
B. He was alive and breathing again after the snake left
C. He was very strong
D. He was a statue
Correct Answer: B
Q50. Is the doctor's wife actually fat in the end?
A. Yes, very fat
B. No, she is a thin person with the gift of a sprinter
C. He never gets married
D. The story doesn't say
Correct Answer: B