20 MCQ �BRINGING TONY HOME
By Tissa Abesekara
01. In what setting the story of the novel taken place?�
i. Depanama ii. Egodawatta
iii. Colombo iv. Depanama and Egodawatta
02. What is the time span covered by the novel?
i. about 20 years ii. about 40 years
iii. about 40 years iv. about 50 years
03. What is the main theme in the novel?
i. relationship between children and parents
ii. the gentle peaceful past era of Sri Lanka
iii. the sincere affection between the narrator and his faithful dog
iv. conflict of love between a human and animal
04. What is the notable feature throughout the novel?
i. Writer’s only concern about the dog and his relationship
ii. Writer’s anger about parents leaving the tony behind
iii. Writer’s vivid description of nature.
iv. Writer’s nostalgic feeling about his lost relationship
05. Why has tissa’s family left depanama?
i. Their father has got a transfer
ii. Because of financial breakdown
iii. Because of world war
iv. They did not like to live in Depanama
06. Why tissa was sad and angry throughout their journey to egodawatta?
i. Because they had left Tony behind
ii. Because the conductor did not allow Tony to get in the bus
iii. Because he has to leave all his friends behind
iv. Because he has to leave his home
07. For what reason he was sent back to depanama?
i. To bring Tony home.
ii. To buy weekly ration
iii. To give an errand to Mr. Lawrence Perera
iv. To bring their ration books
08. What did he carry along with tony?
i. a mirror ii. new ration books
iii. a gunny bag of provisions iv. above all
09. What has happened to him at the 11th mile-post?
i. He lost his ration books.
ii. He lost the grip of Tony
iii. He collapsed due to fatigue
iii. He slipped and fell into the canal
10. What is the importance of the ration book?
i. It acts as the legal evidence of citizenship
ii. To get the monthly subsidies, one should provide the ration book.
iii. it is the bread and wine for the poor during the financial implosion.
iii. above all
11. How long has tissa been ill after his adventurous journey?
i. a week ii. five days
iii. three days iv. a month
12. What made tony leave the house at egodawatta?
i. It was chased from his companion’s company.
ii. He was tied up outside the house during a rainy day.
iii. Mr. Mendis and father beat him as it howled in pain.
iv. Above all
13. How does tissa see the story of casabianca?
i. A good moral guidance to a child.
ii. A boy who did a stupid thing by sticking on a burning deck
iii. It was the only story that father knew.
iv. His plight is similar to Casabianca
14. Why did the boy actually want to bring tony back home?
i. He wanted to do a naughty thing to annoy his parents.
ii. He was so fond of Tony so, he could not forget it.
iii. He felt bad about leaving Tony who was like a family member.
iv. above all.
15. What was father’s final judgement about tony’s running away?
i. It was a relief to get rid of his mourning during the night.
ii. Tony has common sense to leave an adverse ground
iii. Tony was a wretched, ungrateful dog to forget its master.
iv. It was because of father Tony left home.
16. How was tony when tissa meet it after a long time.
i. It was well taken care by neighbours, so it was fatter.
ii. It was sick dog covered with sores and underfed.
iii. It has become a stray dog with wounds all over.
iv. It was same as they left long time ago.
17. Why did tissa leave tony for the second time?
i. He knew he cannot take care of Tony alone.
ii. He feared Tony might follow him.
iii. He felt guilty and worried about what they have done to Tony
iv. above all.
18. What the third part of the novel is about?
i. About the life of Tissa who is trying to adopt to new life at Egodawatta.
ii. Tissa’s life haunted by the nostalgic feeling about Tony.
iii. His life as a school boy who constantly does mischievous acts.
iii. His life as a film maker and the making of ‘Pitagamkarayo.’
19. What is symbolized by the little train?
i. Changing country invaded by industrialization.
ii. His life which moves back and forth through the stream of memory.
iii. His stream of consciousness.
iv. Nothing above.
20. Jayasena, one of his old friends could not identify him because;
i. He has been away from the village for a long period of time.
ii. Jayasena who was an innocent villager was afraid of him.
iii. He has become a ‘Pitagamkaraya’ himself in his life story.
iv. Above all.
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