The Lost Child tells the story of a lost child from a fair. A roundabout swing entices him to lose sight of his parents, who had gone to the fair with him. In the story, the child shows what a loving bond he shares with his parents. In the story "The Lost Child," the theme is the universal desires that children have for anything they see. The child is obsessed by everything he observes, from the toys lining the street to the dragonflies flying in the mustard fields to the snake swaying to a snake charmer's pungi music. Try this The Lost Child trivia quiz and mark the highest score!
1. Who is the writer of the lost child?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. William Shakespeare
C. Jacob Grimm
D. Chetan Bhagat
2. When did the child's parents abandon him at the fair?
A. At the sweetmeat-shop
B. At the flower-shop
C. At the balloon-sellers
D. At the roundabout
3. How did the mustard-flowering field look?
A. White like silver
B. Red like a rose Pale like melting gold
C. Pale like melting gold
D. Lovely like a rainbow
4. What was the generous man's strategy for calming the child?
A. showing him different toys
B. taking him to rides
C. talking to him and diverting his attention
D. All of the above
5. What were the attendees' festival outfits?
A. Shabbily
B. Daily
C. Carelessly
D. Scantily
6. What questions did the generous man ask after he picked up the child?.
A. asked his name
B. consoled & offered many attractive things
C. asked his parents’ names
D. all of the above
7. Identify the characters from the lesson.
A. parents
B. generous man
C. The Lost Child
D. All of the above
8. What were the things the child saw on his way to the fair?
A. toys
B. sweets and garlands
C. balloons
D. all of the above
9. Despite the fact that the child desired balloons, he continued walking. Why?
A. He knew his parents would never buy him the balloons
B. He knew his parents would say he was too old to play with such toys
C. Both A and B above
D. Neither A nor B
10. What did the child do when he realized he'd gotten lost?
A. cried and ran here and there
B. felt happy
C. reported to the office
D. None of the above
11. What lesson did the child get after getting lost?
A. The fair was charming
B. the toys were attractive
C. that parents are the most valuable asset
D. none of the above
12. What does the story demonstrate?
A. working of a fair
B. working of a village
C. village people are good
D. working of a child mind
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