Question 1.
Who wrote the poem “The Last Bargain’ ?
(a) R.L. Stevenson
(b) Thomas Murrey
(c) R.N. Tagore
(d) Sarojini Naidu
(c) R.N. Tagore
Question 2.
Where was the poet walking in the morning ?
(a) in a grassy park
(b) on a stone-paved road
(c) in a garden
(d) on the roof.
(b) on a stone-paved road
Question 3.
‘Power counted for naught’. Here ‘naught means
(a) decent
(b) wealth
(c) useless
(d) useful
(c) useless
Question 4.
What was the result of the offer made by old man ?
(a) The poet accepted it
(b) The poet became mute
(c) The poet rejected it
(d) The poet shouted at the old man.
(c) The poet rejected it
Question 5.
What was the child doing on seashore ?
(a)playing with oysters
(b) playing with shells
(c) playing with sand
(d) nothing doing.
(b) playing with shells
Question 6.
Who is the speaker in the poem ?
The poet is the speaker in the poem.
Question 7.
‘The king, sword in hand’ suggests :
(i) Wealth (ET)
(ii) Power (PIFT)
(iii) More power than wealth
Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.
“The king, sword in hand’ suggests more power than wealth.
Question 8.
The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?
The offering of a lot of money did not seem attractive to the speaker. He was not happy in accepting it.
Question 9.
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
(i) I have nothing to give you except goodwill and cheer.
(ii) Her happiness was no more than sorrow in disguise
(iii) The king’s might was not worth much.
(i) … I hire you with nothing
(ii) … Her smile paled and melted into tears.
(iii) … But his power counted for naught.
Question 10.
How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach ?
The speaker felt extremely happy.
A bargain is an agreement in which both parties promise to do something for each other. The poem deals with the apt bargain done by the poet from most of the bargains he refused to do them. Finally, when the poet is hired for nothing whatever, he is happy as never before.