MCQs For NCERT Class 12 English Chapter 5 Should Wizard hit Mommy (John Updike)

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Question. Why did Jack enjoy Roger’s imitation of wizard’s voice? 
A) he recalls his past
B) he recalls his childhood
C) he relates his own childhood experiences with it
D) none

Question. Why did Roger visit the wizard?               
A) to learn magic
B) to gossip
C) to get rid of his mother
D) to seek advice to get rid of foul smell

Question. Who advised Roger to go to the wizard?         
A) His mother
B) Jo
C) Jack
D) Owl

Question. Why does Jo want her father to tell her story in a different way?               
A) to give the story a sad ending
B) to understand the story better
C) to complete the story
D) to give the story a happy ending with an adult and mature understanding

Question. What kind of a person is Roger’s mother is in Jo’s opinion?                 
A) wise
B) pleasing
C) wicked and stupid
C) All these

Question. Where does Jo prefer to live?     
A) in the world of friends
B) in the school of swings
C) in her world of dreams and fantasies
D) none

Question. What is different about Roger’s story ?         
A) Jo had a different opinion from her father
B) this was more interesting
C) it had a wizard
D) none

Question. Why did Jo have a different opinion from her father?             
A) because she was a child
B) because she was unable to see beyond facial expressions
C) because she wanted a happy ending
D) All these

Question. What is the moral of the story?                 
A) Parents are wise and know what is best for them
B) mothers should not interfere in their children’s affairs
C) mothers are cruel
D) chidren are cute and right

Question. Who is Jo?           
A) A 4 years old girl who is curious to find unknown aspects of the stories told by her father
B) a girl child
C) a naughty girl
D) A 4 years old girl who is curious to find unknown aspects of the stories told by her father

Question. Why did Jack start finding storytelling telling ritual a chore ?         
A) because it became a routine to make Jo sleep
B) because it was becoming interesting day by day
C) friends were liking it
D) none

Question. What does a 4 year old child symbolise in the story?             
A) innocence
B) smartness
C) obstinacy
D) none

Question. What do adult people signify in the story?         
A) maturity and experience
B) wise words
C) cruelty
D) indifference

Question. What do adult people signify in the story?     
A) maturity and experience
B) wise words
C) cruelty
D) indifference

Question. Why did Jo have a different opinion from her father?       
A) because she was a child
B) because she was unable to see beyond facial expressions
C) because she wanted a happy ending
D) All these

Question. Why did Roger want to change his smell?       
A) because no one liked him
B) none was ready to play with him
C) he smelt very badly and it made people cry
D) All these

Question. Why does Jo want her father to tell her story in a different way?       
A) to give the story a sad ending
B) to understand the story better
C) to complete the story
D) to give the story a happy ending with an adult and mature understanding

Question. Where did the wizard suggest Roger to get rest three pennies?   
A) from a tree
B) from a river
C) from the ocean
D) from a magic well

Question. What advice did the wise owl give to Roger Skunk?         
A) to visit his friends
B) to think deeply
C) to consult his mother
D) to consult the wizard

Question. How does Jo want the wizard to behave with Roger’s mother?           
A) nicely
B) politely
C) rudely
D) She wants the wizard to hit her

Question. Who hit whom in the original story?             
A) roger hit his mom
B) Roger hit the wizard
C) Wizard hit Roger’s mom
B) Roger’s mom hit the wizard

Question. Why does Jo call Roger’s mom stupid?       
A) because she doesn’t listen
B) because she is stupid
C) because it is because of her action that Roger start smelling bad again
D) none

Question. Why did Jo think that Roger Skunk was better with new smell off?           
A) because she was able to bear him now
B) she was able to be with him now
C) because of pleasant smell now people were able to be friends with him
D) All these

Question. Why does Roger’s mother not want him to smell like a rose?         
A) becase she didn’t like it
B) because she is allergic to it
C) because he is a skunk and he should smell bad
D) none

Question. What did Roger’s mother decide finally?                   
A) to take him back to awful wizard and get his bad smell back
B) to take him with her
C) to get him new smell
D) none

Question. What was the age of the girl when custom of telling stories begin?
A) 2 years
B) 3 years.
C) 4 years.
D) 1 year.

Question. How many pennies did Roger Skunk get from the magic well?
A) two
B) three
C) four
D) five

Question. What did she take away with her to meet the wizard?
A) a stick
B) a gun
C) an umbrella
D) a chair

Question. According to Jo’ what should the wizard do with skunk`s mommy?
A) hit the mommy
B) welcome the mommy
C) run away on seeing the mommy
D) do nothing but wait for the father to come

Question. Where does the owl send Roger having problem?
A) to his mommy
B) to the wizard
C) both A & B
D) none of the above.

Question. What was the name of Jo’s brother?
A) David
B) Bobby
C) Mohan
D) John

Question. Where would Roger go for getting the problem solved?
A)to the wizard
B) to a wise old owl
C) to his mommy
D) to lion king

Question. What was the behaviour of the other animals with Roger Skunk?
A) they played with him
B) they ran away
C) they did nothing
D) they beat him

Question. Where does the enormous wise old owl live?
A) in a den
B) on the tree
C) in the temple
D) none of the above

Question. What is the meaning of the word ‘crick’ in the story?
A) a little river
B) a little mountain
C) a well
D) a pond

Question. Where was the wizard`s house situated?
A) on the hill
B) in the city
C) in the wood
D) in a village

Question. What was the colour of wizard`s house?
A) red
B) blue
C) white
D) none of the above

Question. How did the wizard change the smell of Skunk?
A) with the help of magic band
B) by reciting a spell
C) both A) & B)
D) by pushing him inside his home

Question. What was Skunk`s mommy`s reaction on changing the smell?
A) she was happy
B) she was annoyed
C) no reaction
D) she started weeping

Question. How does Roger Skunk smell?
A) bad
B) pleasant
C) floral
D) musky

Question. What was the name of Jack`s wife?
A) Mary
B) Clare
C) Nancy
D) Valli

Question. What was the name of the small creature (Roger) in the stories?
A) Roger Fish
B) Roger Squirrel
C) Roger Chipmunk
D) all the above.

Question. The smell of roses was ___________ for mommy Skunk.
A) pleasant
B) unusual
C) heavenly
D) awful 

Question. “Daddy.”
“What?”
“Roger Skunk. You said Roger Fish.”
“Yes. Skunk.”
The above dialogue shows Jo to be _________ and her father to be ________.
Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence. 
A) confused; exhausted
B) rude; careless
C) vigilant; hasty
D) disrespectful; disinterested   

Question. How did Mommy skunk behave with the wizard?
A) She became angry and hit the wizard.
B) She was pleased and so hugged the wizard.
C) She was indifferent to the wizard.
D) She didn’t meet the wizard.    

Question. Jo, a 4 year-old child, is symbolic of ___________ in the story.
A) obstinacy
B) smartness
C) innocence
D) rebelliousness     

Question. “Jack didn’t like women when they took anything for granted; he liked them apprehensive, hanging on his words.”
Choose the option with the correct reference to the textual statement given above. 
A) The way Jo was looking out of the window as if she was not interested annoyed Jack.
B) The way Clare was shifting the furniture downstairs was irksome to Jack.
C) The way Jack was not able to make Jo sleep on time was making him restless.
D) The way the skunk’s mommy in the story didn’t listen to his son, irritated Jack.  

Question. With which character of the story did Jack associate himself?
A) An old man
B) An Owl
C) A Skunk
D) A kid    

Question. Why did Jo differ in opinion from her father?
A) Because she was a child.
B) Because she was unable to see beyond facial expressions.
C) Because she wanted a happy ending.
D) All of these    

Question. `Should Wizard hit mommy?’ is a ___________ within a story.
A) story
B) digression
C) metaphor
D) moral    

Question. What change did Jo want in the story’s end?
A) Skunk to smell of roses
B) Skunk’s mommy to relent
C) Wizard to hit mommy
D) Animals to love skunk    

Question. Jo disapproved _________________________________.
A) Roger’s mother having rosy smell
B) Wizard hitting Roger’s mother
C) Roger’s mother hitting the wizard
D) Roger’s mother hitting Roger   

Extract Based MCQs :

I. Read the given extracts and answer the questions that follow: 
“Over the crick and there will be the wizard’s house.” And that’s the way Roger Skunk went and pretty soon he came to a little white house and he rapped on the door.” Jack rapped on the window sill and under the covers Jo’s tall figure clenched in an infantile thrill. “And then a tiny little old man came out, with a long white beard and a pointed blue hat and said, “Eh? Whatzis? Whatcher want? You smell awful.” The wizard’s voice was one of Jack’s own favourite effects; he did it by scrunching up his face and somehow whining through his eyes, which felt for the interval rheumy. He felt being an old man suited him. 

Question. Pick the option that suitably decodes the wizard’s message when he says “Eh? Whatzis?
Whatcher want?”.
A) What is this? What can you want?
B) What’s this? What do you want?
C) Who? What can I do?
D) Who are you? What you want?   

Question. What was Jo’s reaction to Jack’s knock on the window?
A) She stiffened in anticipation of something thrilling.
B) She held on to the covers tightly and compressed her lips.
C) She relaxed, knowing that her father was around to protect her.
D) She instantly responded in the voice of another character.    

Question. Choose the option that tells the location of the wizard’s house when Jack says “over the crick”.

A) Option 1
B) Option 2
C) Option 3
D) Option 4   

Question. Select the option that tells you about Jack being a great storyteller.
1. Jack knew the right way to the wizard’s house as if he had been there.
2. Jack was commendable at giving his story realistic details.
3. Jack’s delivery of speech with sound effects was remarkable.
4. Jack looked like a really old man as if he was the wizard.
A) 1, 2
B) 2, 3
C) 3, 4
D) 1, 4   

II. “All right. He said, ‘But Mommy, all the other little animals run away,’ and she said, ‘I don’t care. You smelled the way a little skunk should have and I’m going to take you right back to that wizard,’ and she took an umbrella and went back with Roger Skunk and hit that wizard right over the head.” “No,” Jo said, and put her hand out to touch his lips, yet even in her agitation did not quite dare to stop the source of truth. Inspiration came to her. “Then the wizard hit her on the head and did not change that little skunk back.”

Question. Choose the option that appropriately shows a quote giving away the message Roger’s mommy wanted to give Roger.

A) Quote 1
B) Quote 2
C) Quote 3
D) Quote 4 

Question. Pick the option listing the reason Jo wanted to change her father’s narrative.
A) Jo was getting bored of her father controlling the entire narrative.
B) Jo thought of the skunk’s mother as a villain for not letting him make friends.
C) Jo was interrupting her father’s narrative just to annoy him and have fun.
D) Jo liked the wizard more and so she took pity on him for getting beaten.   

Question. Roger Skunk’s mommy was ________ and ________ when she got to know the truth about her son’s aromatic body. Choose the option to fill in the blank correctly.
1. vexed
2. dissatisfied
3. hostile
4. disheartened
A) 1, 2
B) 2, 3
C) 3, 4
D) 1, 4     

Question. Choose the correct option with respect to the statements given below.
Statement 1: Jo was adding bits to the story created by her own imagination.
Statement 2: Jack was tired and felt relaxed since he didn’t have to complete the whole story.
A) Statement 1 can be inferred from the extract but Statement 2 cannot be.
B) Statement 1 cannot be inferred from the extract but Statement 2 can be.
C) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred.
D) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred.   

III. Jo was starting to fuss with her hands and look out of the window, at the crack of day that showed under the shade. She thought the story was all over. Jack didn’t like women when they took anything for granted; he liked them apprehensive, hanging on his words. “Now, Jo, are you listening?” “Yes“ “Because this is very interesting. Roger Skunk’s mommy said, ‘What that awful smell?’ “who at?“ “And, Roger Skunk said, ‘its me, Mommy. I smell the roses’. And she said“ ‘Who made you smell like that?‘ And he said, ‘The wizard,’ and she said, ‘Well, of all the nerve. You come with me and we’re going right back to that very awful wizard.”

Question. Choose the option that best demonstrates the relevant traits of Jo and Jack respectively, based on the extract provided.
A) Curious and irritable
B) Patient and irritable
C) Curious and lethargic
D) Patient and lethargic    

Question. Jo’s “What?“ indicated what she was feeling. Pick the option that correctly states these feelings.
1. terror
2. surprise
3. ignorance
4. displeasure
5. joy
6. approval
A) 1 and 3
B) 2 and 4
C) 3 and 6
D) 4 and 5  

Question. Mommy says, ‘Well, of all the nerve.’ This reveals her :
A) approval, surprise and pleasure
B) pleasure, hope and approval
C) betrayal, disapproval and hurt
D) shock, anger and disapproval   

Question. “Jo was starting to fuss with her hands“. This means that Jo was :
A) feeling anxious
B) getting restless
C) feeling lazy
D) fighting sleep   

IV. This custom, begun when she was two, was itself now nearly two years old and his head felt empty.

Question. What custom is being referred to here?
A) Morning walking
B) Story telling
C) Self-eating
D) Doing magic  

Question. Whose head is being referred here?
A) Owl
B) Wizard
C) Skunk
D) Jack  

Question. Who is ‘she’ in the above lines?
A) Joanne
B) Jack
C) Joanne’s sister
D) Witch   

Question. From which lesson have these words been taken?
A) Deep Water
B) The Enemy
C) Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
D) The Third Level   

V. Having a fresh hero momentarily stirred Jack to creative enthusiasm. “All right,” he said.

Question. Who is ‘Jack’ here?
A) Father
B) Owl
C) Skunk
D) Wizard 

Question. What was the problem of this ‘fresh hero’?
A) Bad humour
B) Distorted face
C) Awful smell
D) Limping   

Question. How could Jo know about this creature?
A) In the class
B) In the mall
C) In the TV
D) In the Zoo  

Question. Who is ‘a fresh hero’?
A) Owl
B) Skunk
C) Tortoise
D) Mouse   

VI. “Won’t he see the owl?” she asked in a high and faintly roughened voice.

Question. How did Jo know about the owl?
A) She had already listened a story about an owl.
B) Her mother had told her about owls.
C) The story was predictable
D) Jo had seen the picture of owl.   

Question. Why did ‘she’ suggest ‘he’ to see the owl?
A) To get rid of the smell
B) To get rid of the headache
C) To get past the tigers
D) To reach the Zoo   

Question. Where did ‘he’ find the owl?
A) On the roof.
B) In an old house.
C) On top of a big tree.
D) In the bedroom cupboard.   

Question. Who is ‘she’ in the above lines?
A) Owl’s wife
B) Skunk’s mother
C) Jack’s daughter
D) Jo’s mother  

VII. “Are magic spells real?” This was a new phase, just this last month, a reality phase. When he told her spiders eat bugs, she turned to her mother and asked, “Do they really?”.

Question. Why did he/she ask this question?
A) When she heard the word ‘wizard‘.
B) When she heard the word ‘magic‘.
C) When she heard the word ‘spells‘.
D) When she heard the word ‘abracadabra‘.   

Question. What answer did ‘he’ give?
A) They’re real.
B) They’re real in mythology.
C) They’re real in stories.
D) They’re not real.  

Question. Who put up the question “Are magic spells real?”
A) Jack
B) Jill
C) Jo
D) Jimmy   

Question. What does the word ‘phase‘ mean?
A) The face of a person
B) Particular time in a sequence of events
C) American spelling for ‘face‘
D) Particular sequence of events  

VIII. “And then a tiny little old man came out, with a long white beard and a pointed blue hat, and said, “Eh?
Whatzis? Whatcher want?

Question. Who is the speaker of these words?
A) Jo
B) Owl
C) Jack
D) Skunk  

Question. Where did the old man live?
A) In a Red House
B) In a White house
C) In a Black House
D) In a Green House   

Question. Who is ‘tiny old man’ here?
A) Owl
B) Jack
C) Skunk
D) Wizard   

Question. Why did tiny old man come out?
A) Skunk had knocked at his door.
B) Wizard had knocked at his door.
C) Jack had knocked at his door.
D) Owl had knocked at his door.  

IX. So, he took them back to the wizard and was very happy and ran out into the woods and all the other little animals gathered around him because he smelled so good.

Question. Who solved the problem of ‘he’ and how?
A) Wizard
B) Owl
C) Jack
D) Mother Skunk  

Question. Who is ‘he’ in the above lines?
A) Owl
B) Roger Skunk
C) Wizard
D) Jack   

Question. What would other animals call ‘he’ earlier?
A) Smelly Skunk
B) Fragrant Skunk
C) Stinky Skunk 
D) Fairy Skunk  

Question. What was asked to ‘he’?
A) To go back
B) To pay seven pennies
C) To learn the chapter
D) None of these   

X. Jo sat up, her hands dabbling in the air with genuine fright. “But Daddy, then he said that the other little animals run away!” Her hands skittered off, into the underbrush.

Question. What does ‘skittered‘ mean?
A) Moved excitedly
B) Hit hard
C) Cleared the way
D) Proceeded hurriedly  

Question. What is ‘underbrush’?
A) Small plants
B) Potted plants
C) Wild plants
D) None of these   

Question. Why did Jo start dabbling her hands in the air?
A) To show her happiness.
B) To show her anger.
C) To show her displeasure.
D) To show her excitement.  

Question. What was Jo apprehensive of?
A) Children will again humiliate skunk.
B) Children will start playing with skunk.
C) Children will like the company of skunk.
D) Children will beat skunk.  

XI. “Well, we’ll see. Now at least have a rest. Stay on the bed. You’re a good girl.”

Question. Who is the author of these words?
A) John Updike
B) Jack Finney
C) Colin Dexter
D) Susan Hill   

Question. What had the girl asked for?
A) To tell the story again with a different ending.
B) To tell a new story.
C) To ask the wizard to hit Mother skunk.
D) Never to tell a story again.  

Question. Where did Jack go after telling a story to Jo?
A) To sleep
B) To help his wife
C) To office
D) To meet a client   

Question. Who is the speaker of the above words?
A) Jo
B) Jack
C) Wizard
D) Owl