Objective Questions on The Ballad of Landlord-

πŸ“š OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS ON 
THE BALLAD OF 
 LANDLORD πŸ“š 

- Langston Hughes 

1.Who is the author of  the poem
 "The Ballad of Landlord" ?

Ans:
Langston Hughes 

2.Who is the speaker  in  the  poem "The Ballad of Landlord" ?

Ans : A black tenant 

3.What is the complaint made by the tenant?

Ans: There is a hole in the roof.

4. What was the second  complaint by the tenant?

Ans : The steps  have been  broken down.

5.What was the reaction  of the landlord?

Ans: He threatened  to  expel him from the  house.

6.How much rent did the landlord demand ?

Ans : More than Ten bucks

7.Whether the tenant  was willing to pay the landlord?

Ans : No

8. Why was the tenant  angry on the landlord?

Ans :The landlord  threatened to throw his furniture  out of the house.

9. What was the condition  made by the tenant to the landlord ?

Ans : The landlord had to arrange to repair the leaking  roof and broken steps.

10.What was the threatening made by the tenant ?

Ans : To beat the landlord.

11. How did the landlord react after the tenant's
denied to pay?

Ans : He called  the police to arrest the tenant.

12. What is message in the poem ?

Ans: The poem shows the problems of racial prejudices and racial injustice. 

13.What kind of treatment  is given  to Blacks in America ?

Ans :Blacks are sent to jail without bail, nor fail trial.

14. In what conditions did the tenant live ?

Ans : Poor living  conditions.

15.What is the poem about?

Ans : Conflict between the Landlord and a tenant.

16.What is the tone and mood of the poem?

Ans : The tone is angry and harsh.

17.What is the type of the poem?
Ans: It is a narrative poem in form of a modern ballad.

18.For how many days, he was sentenced in the jail ?
Ans : 90 days.

19. Whether justice  was done to tenant?
Ans : Unquestiongly he was deemed a criminal by the Judge.

20. Whether the judge was impartial ?

Ans : The judge in the poem is a caricature of  justice system often  perceived by people.

21.What was the charges on the tenant ?

Ans : Threatening.

22.Whether bail was granted to the tenant ?

Ans : Not granted.

23. Did the landlord consider  the problems  of the tenant?

Ans :The landlord ignored the tenant's problems.

24. How is the tenant  presented in the poem ?

Ans : He is projected  as the aggressor.

25.How was the story summarised  in the local  newspaper ?

Ans : Projecting  the minority tenant  seem to be completely at fault.

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