Class: 6 AB English Ref.

Book: GULMOHAR

Type: (MCQ,SAQ)

Question Bank Topic: MEETING CEZANNE

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Multiple Choice questions.

1. What is the meaning of ‘Provence’?

a) a palace famous for its food in south-eastern France
b) a region in South-eastern France, famous for its scenery.
c) a famous monument in France
d) the place where Yannick live

2. What is the meaning of ‘Monsieur’?

a) made a sound expressing annoyance.
b) when the time came at the right time
c) a word in French for the title, Mr.

3. What is the full name of Picasso?

a) Picasso Picasso
b) Pablo Picasso
c) Painter Picasso

4. Yannick threw the tablecloth into the fire because

a) He was careless.
b) He always did this when he cleaned the table.
c) Amandine told him to do so

5. The artist did not get angry at Yannick for not recognizing him because
a) He was touched by Yannick’s innocence and his earnest attempt to set things right.
b) He knew that Yannick was his friend’s nephew and no ill will.
c) Because doing so would change a bad situation

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6. “Did Yannick know that he sketches something on the tablecloth and leaves it behind for us?”
Who speaks the above lines? To whom?
a) The speaker ask the question to Amandine
b) Uncle Bruno speaks the above lines. He speaks to his daughter, Amandine.

7. Who sketches on the tablecloth?

a) Uncle Bruno who ran a small restaurant in a village in the Provence region.
b) The most famous person in the village sketches on the tablecloth in the inn.
c) Amandine Yannick's cousin and uncle's daughter
d) Yannick is a young boy living in France

8. Who has written meeting Cezanne?

a) Michael Morpurgo
b) Roald Dahl
c) Oscar Wilde
d) Rabindranath Tagore

Answer the following questions.

1. Why did the speaker’s cousin tell him to be extra careful about serving at the inn one evening?
ANS: She told him that one of their best customers was coming to dine with his friends. This
person was also famous and so had to be treated well.

2. Why was Yannick not impressed by the special customer?

ANS: He seemed quite ordinary, like any other balding gentleman. However, he was happy the
man was pleased with the dessert he had made.

3. Why does Yannick’s cousin, Amandine, shout at him?

ANS: Yannick had crushed and thrown into the fire the paper tablecloth used for special clients
without realizing that it had a sketch from the customer, a famous artist who drew on the
tablecloth as a tip if he liked the food. On this occasion, he had liked the dessert Yannick had
made.

4. How did the customers react when Amandine shouted at Yannick?

ANS: They were shocked at the scene Amandine had created. They stopped eating and sat
silent.

5. Who helped to clear the strained ambience?

ANS: Amandine’s father and proprietor of the inn, Yannick’s Uncle Bruno, came in to see what
had happened. His arrival and taking control of the situation would have helped to clear the air.

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6. How did her father show Amandine that she was at fault and not Yannick?
ANS: Uncle Bruno told Amandine that Yannick did not know he was wrong in tossing the
tablecloth into the fire. She had not told him about the artist’s way of sketching on the
tablecloth to show his approval of their service. Consequently, she had to apologies to Yannick.

7. How do we know if Amandine did the right thing?

ANS: She accepted that she was in the wrong and apologized to Yannick.

8. How did Uncle Bruno comfort Yannick?

ANS: He told Yannick not to fret about what he had unknowingly done. He was to be happy
that the august customer had liked his dessert and always remember with pride that he had held
a drawing by a famous painter even though only for a few moments.

9. Why does Uncle Bruno tell Yannick to look at the bright side of things?
ANS: He was teaching Yannick a life-skill when asking him to look at the bright side of things.
Then, he would be able to see the good things in a situation that turned out bad, like seeing a
silver lining in a cloud.

10. Why was Amandine crying?

ANS: She was sad because her father had scolded her. He hardly ever scolded her and it made
her feel bad that she had offended him. She also realized that he had been right in telling her she
was wrong in shouting at Yannick. She apologized to him and they were friends again.

11. What did Yannick notice about the man that seemed to belie his age?
ANS: Though the artist was old his eyes were alert and curious, like that of a younger person.

12. How is suspense maintained as Yannick talks to the man?

ANS: The artist does not reveal his identity; he does not say if he is really Cézanne. Instead he
asks how Yannick’s mother let him come alone all the way to his house.

13. How does Yannick explain his visit?

ANS: He explains how he had destroyed the artist’s drawing the previous day and asks him to
draw a picture for his Uncle Bruno.

14. How can we make out that the artist is a kind person?
ANS: He makes friendly conversation with the child. He asks Yannick what he would like him
to draw and as he draws the sailing boats, he finds out about the child and tells him that he too
likes boats.

15. How is the suspense about the identity of the artist resolved?
ANS: He signs his name as Picasso while Yannick thought he had met Cézanne.

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16. What can we make out about Picasso when he tells Yannick he wished he was Cézanne?
ANS: He was a humble man; he was not upset that the child did not recognize him, great as he
was. He was touched that the boy had taken the trouble to get a drawing to replace the one he
had destroyed unwittingly. So, he played along, saying that he too wished his name was
Cézanne. It really did not matter that the boy mistook his identity. For him, life was more than
just a name.

17. How does Uncle Bruno comfort Yannick?

ANS: Amandine shouted at Yannick for throwing the tablecloth into the fire, without knowing
that it had the sketch on it. On realising that Yannick was not fully responsible, Uncle Bruno
comforted him by saying that the famous painter had shown his appreciation by liking the
crème brûlée made by Yannick. He said that the drawing he had made on the tablecloth was
actually for Yannick. He also added that Yannick was lucky to have held it, even if only for a
moment.

18. What did Yannick do when he heard Amandine cry? How did she react?
ANS: Yannick was extremely guilty for upsetting Amandine. Later, when he heard Amandine
crying in her room, he felt even more sad and upset. Hence he went into her room and
apologised for inadvertently upsetting her. Amandine understood and said that she was more
upset because she did not want to upset her father. She felt sorry for impulsively shouting at
Yannick

19. What do you understand about Yannick from the story?

ANS: Yannick was a highly sensitive boy. When Amandine shouted at him, he was very hurt
but did not retort and quietly understood that he had done something terrible to have upset
Amandine. He was also a considerate boy. He was very upset to see his cousin sad and
annoyed. So he was determined to somehow make amends for upsetting Amandine. Hence, he
took sincere efforts to meet the famous painter without any hesitation.