Lost Spring (Anees Jung)

Grade 12 English — Lost Spring (Anees Jung): 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. Who is the author of 'Lost Spring'?
2. What is the primary setting of 'Lost Spring'?
3. What is the main occupation of people in Firozabad?
4. Who are the main child characters introduced in the essay?
5. What is Mukesh's dream?
6. What does Mukesh's father do for a living?
7. Why is Mukesh's dream of becoming a mechanic significant?
8. Who is Saheb in the essay?
9. What is the significance of Saheb's name?
10. Where does Saheb originally come from?
11. What does Saheb find along the railway track?
12. What is the irony in Saheb's situation?
13. What does Anees Jung criticize in the essay?
14. What is the 'lost spring' in the title referring to?
15. How does Jung use contrast in the essay?
16. What is the generational cycle that Jung depicts?
17. How does Mukesh's family view his ambition to be a mechanic?
18. What social issue does 'Lost Spring' highlight?
19. Why does Saheb stop smiling after getting a job at a tea stall?
20. What is Jung's perspective on the children's situation?
21. What literary device does Jung use to highlight the absurdity of child labor?
22. What does the glass-making industry symbolize in the essay?
23. How does Anees Jung make her essay a call for social change?
24. What is the significance of focusing on Mukesh specifically?
25. What is Jung's overall message through 'Lost Spring'?