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The Model Millionaire – Oscar Wilde (WBCHSE Class XI)

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1. Oscar Wilde is the author of The Model Millionaire.
2. Hughie Erskine is the hero (protagonist) of the story.
3. Hughie is handsome but poor.
4. Hughie lacks the ability to earn money.
5. Hughie's father left him a cavalry sword.
6. Hughie's father also left him A History of the Peninsular War in fifteen volumes.
7. Hughie receives £200 a year from his old aunt.
8. Hughie unsuccessfully tried the Stock Exchange.
9. Hughie also worked briefly as a tea merchant.
10. Hughie later tried selling dry sherry.
11. Hughie finally became an unemployed young man.
12. Hughie was in love with Laura Merton.
13. Laura Merton was the daughter of Colonel Merton.
14. Colonel Merton had served in India.
15. Colonel Merton demanded £10,000 before allowing Hughie to marry Laura.
16. Hughie's best friend was Alan Trevor.
17. Alan Trevor was a famous painter and artist.
18. Alan Trevor admired Hughie for his good looks and cheerful nature.
19. Hughie had free access to Alan Trevor's studio.
20. Alan Trevor was painting a life-size portrait of a beggar.
21. The beggar looked old, weak, and miserable.
22. Hughie felt deep sympathy for the old beggar.
23. A model received one shilling an hour for posing.
24. Alan Trevor earned 2,000 guineas for the painting.
25. Painters, poets, and physicians were traditionally paid in guineas.
26. Hughie believed the model deserved a percentage of the payment.
27. Hughie had only one sovereign and a few coppers in his pocket.
28. Hughie donated his sovereign to the old beggar.
29. The beggar thanked Hughie with a faint smile.
30. Laura lovingly scolded Hughie for his generosity.
31. Hughie met Alan Trevor later at the Palette Club.
32. Trevor told Hughie that the old model admired him.
33. Hughie even wanted to give the beggar his old clothes.
34. Alan Trevor considered the beggar's rags picturesque.
35. Trevor said, "An artist's heart is his head."
36. Trevor believed an artist should represent life, not reform it.
37. Trevor revealed that the beggar was Baron Hausberg.
38. Baron Hausberg was one of the richest men in Europe.
39. Hausberg owned houses in every capital city.
40. Baron Hausberg had hired Trevor to paint him as a beggar.
41. Hughie was shocked and embarrassed after learning the truth.
42. Trevor laughed because Hughie had given money to a millionaire.
43. Hughie feared Baron Hausberg would think him a fool.
44. Trevor praised Hughie's philanthropic spirit.
45. The next morning Monsieur Gustave Naudin visited Hughie.
46. Naudin came as Baron Hausberg's messenger.
47. Hughie first thought the visitor had come for an apology.
48. The envelope contained a cheque for £10,000.
49. The cheque was marked "A wedding present... from an old beggar."
50. The story ends with Alan Trevor's famous remark: "Model millionaires are rarer still."

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30 MCQ FIGURE OF SPEECH 

1. "The clouds danced across the sky." A. Simile B. Personification C. Hyperbole D. Irony 

2. "Her smile was as bright as the sun." A. Metaphor B. Simile C. Symbolism D. Imagery                    ©BIJAN SIR©

3. "Books are our best friends." A. Metaphor B. Simile C. Apostrophe D. Irony 

4. "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers." A. Repetition B. Alliteration C. Onomatopoeia D. Hyperbole 

5. "I waited forever for the bus." A. Irony B. Hyperbole C. Imagery D. Symbolism 

6. "The alarm screamed at six." A. Personification B. Metaphor C. Simile D. Irony                    ©BIJAN SIR©

7. "The old man is a   walking encyclopedia." A. Simile B. Metaphor C. Oxymoron D. Symbolism 

8. "Bang! The balloon burst." A. Imagery B. Onomatopoeia C. Hyperbole D. Repetition 

9. "Open secret" A. Irony B. Oxymoron C. Simile D. Apostrophe        

10. "O Time, heal my wounds!" A. Apostrophe B. Personification C. Hyperbole D. Symbolism 

11. "The white flag was raised." A. Imagery B. Symbolism C. Simile D. Irony 

12. "Splash! The child jumped into the pond." A. Onomatopoeia B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Simile 

13. "He ran and ran and ran." A. Repetition B. Alliteration C. Hyperbole D. Imagery                  ©BIJAN SIR©

14. Every day, 

The sun smiles on us. The sentence continues to the next line. A. Anaphora B. Enjambment C. Irony D. Symbolism 

15. I dream of peace. 

I dream of hope. 

I dream of freedom. A. Repetition B. Anaphora C. Apostrophe D. Imagery 

16. "The sweet fragrance of roses filled the air." A. Hyperbole B. Imagery C. Irony D. Symbolism  ©BIJAN SIR©

17. "The school was closed because of heavy rain, yet the weather was perfectly sunny." A. Irony B. Simile C. Metaphor D. Symbolism 

18. "The pen is mightier than the sword." A. Symbolism B. Metaphor C. Hyperbole D. Personification 

19. "The stars winked at me." A. Personification B. Simile C. Irony D. Oxymoron 

20. "Tiny drops trickled down." A. Hyperbole B. Alliteration C. Apostrophe D. Symbolism 

21. "The classroom was a zoo." A. Metaphor B. Simile C. Hyperbole D. Irony                         ©BIJAN SIR©

22. "This bag weighs a ton." A. Hyperbole B. Simile C. Imagery D. Apostrophe 

23. "The roaring river rushed ahead." A. Alliteration B. Imagery C. Both A and B D. Irony 

24. "The leaves whispered secrets." A. Personification B. Metaphor C. Simile D. Oxymoron 

25. "The child cried, 'O Moon, come closer!'" A. Apostrophe B. Symbolism C. Irony D. Repetition 

26. "The silence was deafening." A. Paradox B. Oxymoron C. Hyperbole D. Simile 

27. "The more we learn, the less we know." A. Hyperbole B. Paradox C. Simile D. Symbolism       ©BIJAN SIR©

 

 

 

 

 

The Bangle Sellers (1–10)

1."Rainbow-tinted circles of light" is an example of—
A. Simile   B. Metaphor
C. Personification   D. Oxymoron

2."Silver and blue as the mountain mist" contains—
A. Metaphor  B. Simile
C. Hyperbole  D. Irony

3."Sunlit corn" is an example of—
A. Visual Imagery  B. Irony
C. Apostrophe  D. Pun

4."Limpid glory of new-born leaves" mainly appeals to—                  ©BIJAN SIR©
A. Visual Imagery  B. Auditory Imagery
C. Tactile Imagery  D. Olfactory Imagery

5."Flushed like the buds" contains—
A. Simile B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration  D. Euphemism

6."Fields of sunlit corn" is mainly—
A. Visual Imagery B. Personification
C. Hyperbole  D. Symbolism only

7.Bangles in the poem primarily function as—  A. Symbolism  B. Irony  C. Pun
D. Satire

8."Bride's fair happiness" mainly represents— A. Symbolism  B. Metonymy
C. Synecdoche  D. Euphemism

9.Repetition of the word "Some" is an example of—                             ©BIJAN SIR©
A. Anaphora B. Irony
C. Litotes  D. Pun

10.The poem predominantly uses—
A. Symbolism and Imagery
B. Satire and Irony
C. Euphemism and Pun
D. Paradox and Oxymoron

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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge (11–20)

11."This City now doth, like a garment, wear" is—
A. Simile B. Metaphor
C. Personification  D. Hyperbole

12."Never did sun more beautifully steep" contains—
A. Hyperbole  B. Pun
C. Irony  D. Euphemism        ©BIJAN SIR©

13."The river glideth at his own sweet will" is—
A. Personification  B. Simile
C. Oxymoron  D. Apostrophe

14."The very houses seem asleep" is—
A. Personification  B. Hyperbole
C. Symbolism  D. Metonymy

15."Silent, bare" is an example of—
A. Epithet  B. Pun  C. Irony

D. Euphemism

16."Dear God!" is an example of—
A. Apostrophe  B. Simile
C. Hyperbole  D. Metaphor

17.The description of London mainly creates—
A. Visual Imagery B. Gustatory Imagery
C. Tactile Imagery D. Olfactory Imagery

18."Earth has not anything to show more fair" is—
A. Hyperbole B. Litotes          ©BIJAN SIR©
C. Oxymoron  D. Pun

19.The calmness of the city is emphasized through—
A. Personification  B. Simile 

C. Irony   D. Euphemism

20.The dominant rhetorical device in the poem is—
A. Personification with Imagery
B. Satire  C. Pun  D. Paradox

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The Second Coming (21–30)

21."Turning and turning in the widening gyre" contains—
A. Repetition  B. Pun  C. Irony
D. Euphemism                 ©BIJAN SIR©

22."The falcon cannot hear the falconer" is primarily—
A. Symbolism B. Hyperbole C. Simile
D. Litotes

23."Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold" is an example of—
A. Metaphor B. Irony C. Euphemism
D. Apostrophe

24."Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world" contains—
A. Hyperbole  B. Pun  C. Oxymoron
D. Simile

25."The blood-dimmed tide is loosed" is mainly—
A. Metaphor B. Pun  C. Litotes

D. Euphemism

26."The ceremony of innocence is drowned" is—
A. Metaphor B. Simile  C. Hyperbole
D. Personification

27."A shape with lion body and the head of a man" is an example of—         ©BIJAN SIR©
A. Symbolism  B. Irony  C. Pun
D. Euphemism

28."Blank and pitiless as the sun" contains—
A. Simile  B. Metaphor
C. Oxymoron  D. Personification

29."What rough beast..." is an example of—
A. Rhetorical Question  B. Pun
C. Euphemism  D. Irony

30.The dominant rhetorical technique in The Second Coming is—
A. Symbolism and Apocalyptic Imagery
B. Satire and Humour             ©BIJAN SIR©
C. Pun and Euphemism    D. Comic Irony