5. Mother’s Day (J.B. Priestley)
Main points of the Chapter:
· Mother’s Day is a famous play written by J.B. Priestley.
· It gives the idea that the mother is most neglected person in a family.
· She works all the day for her husband George, and children Doris and Cyril.
· But nobody cared for her feelings.
· Mrs. Annie Pearson in this play is such a mother.
· She looks after the needs of her husband, son and daughter.
· But they do not care for her feelings.
· In the end, her neighbour, Mrs. Fitzgerald comes to her help.
· Mrs. Fitzgerald knows magic.
· They exchange their personalities (souls) with each other and her family members are reformed.
5. Mother’s Day (J.B.
Priestley)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of
‘Mother’s Day’?
Ans. J. B. Priestley
2. What is the name of
the mother?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson
3. What is the nature
of Mrs. Pearson?
Ans. Meek and submissive nature
4. Who is most
neglected person in a family?
Ans. Mother
5. Who was George?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson’s husband
6. What were the names
of Mrs. Pearson’s children?
Ans. Doris and Cyril
7. Who was Charlie?
Ans. Doris’s boyfriend
8. Who is Mrs.
Fitzgerald?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson’s friend and neighbour
9. What does Mrs.
Fitzgerald know?
Ans. Magic
10. What does Mrs.
Fitzgerald ask Mrs. Pearson to do?
Ans. To exchange her personality with her
11. Who reformed the
members of Mrs. Pearson’s family?
Ans. Mrs. Fitzgerald
12. How many members
were in Mrs. Pearson’s family?
Ans. four
5.
Mother’s Day (J.B. Priestley)
Short Type
Q-Ans.
1. Who was
Doris? What was it that surprised her
about her mother?
Ans.
Doris is Mrs Pearson, daughter.
She is surprised to find
her mother smoking and playing cards. She has never seen her doing these things before.
2. What is Mrs.
Fitzgerald’s advice to Mrs. Pearson?
Ans.
Mrs. Pearson advised her to take strong steps and become the mistress
of her house. She told her that she should not be so docile. She should
act in such a manner that her family members realize their mistake and show
respect towards her.
3. What is Mrs.
Fitzgerald’s final advice and warning to Mrs. Pearson?
Ans.
She fears that Mrs Pearson can go
soft and feel sorry for what she has done. Then everything will go waste.
Therefore, she advises her
to be tough with them.
4. Why was Cyril
annoyed with his mother?
Ans.
Cyril Pearson was angry with his
mother when he heard that
tea is not ready and his mother does not care about that. His mother had not taken out the things that Cyril would
take with him. She also had not mended the things.
Long
Answer
1.
Contract the characters of Mrs. Pearson and Mrs. Fitzgerald.
Ans. There are two characters in 'Mother's Day'. Mrs. Pearson who is a woman of submissive nature. She has two children, one daughter named Doris and a son named Cyril. Mr. George is her husband. Mrs. Fitzgerald is her friend. She knows magic. Mrs. Pearson tells to Mrs. Fitzgerald that her husband, daughter and son don't care for her. They only give order to her. Mrs. Fitzgerald wants Mrs. Pearson to become the real mistress in the house. So they exchange their personalities. After it, Mrs. Pearson is no longer meek and submissive. She behaves strictly with them. Now they have learnt how to respect her mother. When she comes back to her real body, she is confident and strict.
2. Bring out the
theme of the play, ‘Mother’s Day’.