1. What is the central theme of the poem?
- A. Childhood innocence
- B. Loss and growing up
- C. The joy of playing
- D. The value of possessions
Correct Answer: B. Loss and growing up
2. Why is the boy upset about losing his ball?
- A. He can't afford a new ball
- B. The ball was very valuable
- C. It represents his childhood innocence
- D. He lost it in the water
Correct Answer: C. It represents his childhood innocence
3. What emotion does the boy feel after losing his ball?
- A. Joy
- B. Anger
- C. Grief
- D. Excitement
Correct Answer: C. Grief
4. What does the poet imply by saying "An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy"?
- A. The boy is physically shaking
- B. The grief is intense and deep
- C. The grief will eventually pass
- D. The boy is crying loudly
Correct Answer: B. The grief is intense and deep
5. Where does the boy see his ball after it bounces into the water?
- A. In the street
- B. In the sky
- C. In the harbor
- D. In his friend's yard
Correct Answer: C. In the harbor
6. Why does the poet mention "there are other balls" being of no use?
- A. To comfort the boy
- B. To criticize the boy's attachment
- C. To emphasize the loss
- D. To suggest buying a new ball
Correct Answer: C. To emphasize the loss
7. What does the boy begin to sense after losing his ball?
- A. Fear
- B. Responsibility
- C. Happiness
- D. Regret
Correct Answer: B. Responsibility
8. According to the poem, what will happen to balls?
- A. They will be found
- B. They will be bought
- C. They will be lost
- D. They will be shared
Correct Answer: C. They will be lost
9. What does the poet mean by "Money is external"?
- A. Money is not important
- B. Money can buy happiness
- C. Money cannot replace lost items
- D. Money is easily obtained
Correct Answer: C. Money cannot replace lost items
10. What is the boy learning behind his desperate eyes?
- A. How to play with a ball
- B. The importance of possessions
- C. The philosophy of loss
- D. How to swim in the harbor
Correct Answer: C. The philosophy of loss
11. What does the poet mean by "the epistemology of loss"?
- A. The study of gaining knowledge
- B. The study of emotions
- C. The study of loss and its nature
- D. The study of childhood
Correct Answer: C. The study of loss and its nature
12. What must every man learn according to the poet?
- A. How to swim
- B. How to stand up
- C. How to play
- D. How to cry
Correct Answer: B. How to stand up
13. What does the poem suggest about the boy's future?
- A. He will never forget his ball
- B. He will become rich
- C. He will grow up and face more losses
- D. He will buy a new ball
Correct Answer: C. He will grow up and face more losses
14. What is the tone of the poem towards the boy's experience?
- A. Joyful
- B. Sad
- C. Angry
- D. Neutral
Correct Answer: B. Sad
15. What does the poem suggest about the process of growing up?
- A. It is easy
- B. It is filled with joy
- C. It involves facing losses and learning from them
- D. It doesn't involve losing anything
Correct Answer: C. It involves facing losses and learning from them
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