Deck 6: The Play Tara

Question 1

"Hospitals depress me." Who said this?

A)Roopa
B)Tara
C)Chandan
D)Patel

Answer 1

Chandan

Question 2

Tara reflects the tragic story of

A)two conjoined twins
B)two lovers
C)an Indian family
D)middle class family

Answer 2

two conjoined twins

Question 3

The third leg of the conjoined twins rightfully belonged to

A)Chandan
B)Tara
C)Roopa
D)Mr. Patel

Answer 3

Tara

Question 4

"The Patels in the olden days were unhappy with getting girl babies- you know, dowry and things like that- so they used to drown them in milk". This statement is indicative of

A)Racial discrimination
B)Gender-based injustice
C)Class distinction
D)Social issues

Question 5

In the play Tara, Bharati bribed Roopa to

A)be Chandan's friend
B)be Tara's best friend
C)play with the twins
D)keep secrets

Question 6

Chandan changed his name to the westernized moniker 'Dan' to

A)hide his identity
B)become a writer
C)begin a new life repressing his past memories
D)mourn for his sister's death

Question 7

The conjoined twins were separated at

A)Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
B)Children's Hospital, London
C)Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
D)Children's Hospital, Kolkata

Question 8

Tara and Chandan were

A)Conjoined twins
B)Identical twins
C)Unidentical twins
D)Cousins

Question 9

What does Bharati do to ensure that Roopa stays a friend for Tara?

A)By threatening her
B)By pleading to her parents
C)By bribing her
D)By blackmailing her

Question 10

Bharati tried to make up with Tara by

A)Putting the blame on her father
B)Telling her the whole truth
C)Allowing her to join the University
D)Offering to donate her own kidney

Question 11

The third leg was finally given to Chandan because

A)He was a boy
B)He was the first born
C)He was favoured by his father
D)It was medically favourable for him

Question 12

The twins were surgically separated at

A)King Edward Memorial Hospital
B)Queen Victoria Hospital
C)AIIMS
D)Tata Memorial Hospital

Question 13

What happened to Tara's mother?

A)She had a mental breakdown
B)She died from cancer
C)She looked after Tara till she died
D)She was taken to an old age home

Question 14

'Tara' is a play on

A)social discrimination
B)gender discrimination
C)economic exploitation
D)Child-marriage

Question 15

Tara and Chandan were surgically separated in

A)Mumbai
B)London
C)New Delhi
D)Chennai

Question 16

The play Tara reflects the tragic story of

A)conjoined twins
B)two lovers
C)A deeply sympathetic couple
D)Two social activists

Question 17

Mr. Patel gives more preference to

A)Tara
B)Chandan
C)Bharati
D)Both Tara and Chandan.

Question 18

Chandan ultimately goes to

A)France
B)China
C)USA
D)London

Question 19

The major concern of the play Tara is

A)Dominance of patriarchal society
B)Feminist movement
C)Communalism
D)Progressive movement

Question 20

Tara is a play in _____ Acts.

A)Two
B)Three
C)Four
D)Five

Question 21

Tara is a play that focuses on the evils of the Indian ______ system.

A)Caste
B)Racial
C)Patriarchal
D)Class

Question 22

Dan (Chandan) tries to write a play called ______

A)The Twins
B)Tara and I
C)Tara's Song
D)Twinkle Tara

Question 23

The third leg of the conjoined twins Chandan and Tara was given to Chandan because

A)of cultural inhibitions
B)it rightly belonged to him
C)Bharati love him more
D)None of the above

Question 24

In Tara, the parents give more preference to

A)Tara
B)Chandan
C)Both of them
D)None of the above

Question 25

Tara and Chandan were surgically separated in

A)Mumbai
B)London
C)New Delhi
D)Pune