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Coolie Mother, Coolie Son and Slave Song by David Dabydeen
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Coolie Mother and Coolie Son are taken from David Dabydeen's dramatic collection titled....
Coolie song
Slave odyssey
Coolie Odyssey
- 2. Multiple Choice
David Dabydeen is a
Poet
Novelist
Anthologist
Singer
- 3. Fill in the Blank
Name two of David Dabydeen's prominent novels?
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which book of David Dabydeen won the Commonwealth Prize?
Slave Song
Coolie Odyssey
The Harlot’s Progress
Johnson’s Dictionary
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why are Coolie Mother and Coolie Son Anthologised together?
Because Coolie Mother is the Coolie son's mother.
Because David Dabydeen wanted it to be so.
Because if they are separate, they lose their essence.
because they mirror, complement and balance each othe
- 6. Multiple Choice
Who is referred to as "she" in the poem "Coolie Mothe"?
Sister
Great grandmother
Mother
Aunt
- 7. Multiple Choice
According to the Coolie mother who will her son end up like if he doesn't get educated?
Unemployed
Better
Chamar Dadee
Toilet attendant
- 8. Fill in the Blank
What is Ironic in the poem "Coolie Son"?
- 9. Multiple Choice
What questions does the coolie son ask home?
Taana boy how you do?
How is Shanti and Sukhoo?
Juncha dead?
Mother okay?
- 10. Multiple Choice
What work does the Coolie son actually do?
Sanitary Deputy Inspector
Toilet attendant
He is a student
Singer
- 11. Fill in the Blank
In the poem "Slave Song" what does "hottentot" mean?
- 12. Multiple Choice
The atrocities mentioned in the Slave Song, could possibly be a representation of...
The atrocities that the community of "slaves" faced
The atrocities the Coolie son faced
The atrocities the coolie mother faced.
- 13. Fill in the Blank
Coolie Son is said to be a ....... Of the Coolie Mother
- 14. Multiple Choice
What kind of poems are Coolie Mother and Coolie Son?
Ode
Sonnet
Free verse
Blank verse
- 15. Multiple Choice
What are the evident themes in all the Three poems?
Racial discrimination
Dreams and aspirations of the Black people
Struggles and atrocities faced by the Blacks
Love
- 16. Multiple Choice
What lies does the Coolie Son write in his letter back home?
That he is in love.
That he is working as a deputy sanitory inspector
That he is wearing a brand new uniform
That he has a bunch of keys with him.
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the prominent rhyming scheme in the Slave Song?
Triplet
Ballade
Limerick
Couplet
- 18. Multiple Choice
Slave Song is from David Dabydeens book titled...
Coolie odyssey
Slave Song
Coolie Song
Slave Odyssey
- 19. Multiple Choice
Slave Song consists of....
7 stanzas
9 stanzas
12 stanzas
6 stanzas
- 20. Multiple Choice
What language have all the three poems been written in?
Spanish
French
English
Creole
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