ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

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LITERATURE QUESTIONS

DYSTOPIAN LITERATURE

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“They were at the breakfast table, and the boy looked up from his plate curiously. He was an alert-eyed youngster with flat blond hair and a quick, nervous manner. He didn’t understand what the sudden tension was about, but he did know that today was his birthday, and he wanted harmony above all. Somewhere in the little apartment there were wrapped, beribboned packages waiting to be opened, and in the tiny wall-kitchen something warm and sweet was being prepared in the automatic stove. He wanted the day to be happy, and the moistness of his mother’s eyes, the scowl on his father’s face, spoiled the mood of fluttering expectation with which he had greeted the morning."What suggests the boy seems intelligent?
A
“harmony”
B
“alert-eyed”
C
“curiously”
D
“spoiled”
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In this short science fiction story, a boy is required by the government to take an intelligence exam once he turns 12 years old. As you read, take notes on how the parents describe and react to the upcoming exam.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is ironic how the story drives the reader to believe that the goal of the test is to prove how smart you are, and being smart is positive, the true reason of the test is to show how not smart you are, for being too smart is bad and results in death.

Detailed explanation-3: -Story is told from the third person limited point of view. The narrator knows only what they (that one character) can see and their own thoughts and feelings.

Detailed explanation-4: -The conflict of the story is that Dickie has to take an IQ test administered by the government. When he asks about the test, his mom tells him that he will have to answer questions given by the Government. Dickie goes to the government building for his IQ test.

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