The Cookie Lady – MCQs (25 Questions)
Choose the correct option for each question.
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What is the central theme of "The Cookie Lady"?
a) The dangers of temptation and exploitation of innocence by those with hidden agendas
b) The importance of baking cookies properly
c) The struggle of poor families to afford food
d) The history of cookie recipes -
Why does Bubber visit Mrs. Drew's house repeatedly?
a) His parents force him to visit her
b) He is addicted to her freshly baked cookies and cannot resist his temptation
c) Mrs. Drew is his grandmother
d) He wants to help her with household chores -
What does Mrs. Drew do when Bubber sits close to her?
a) She tells him stories about her past
b) She teaches him to bake cookies
c) She secretly drains his youth and life force by touching him
d) She asks him to help with garden work -
What happens to Bubber each time he visits Mrs. Drew?
a) He gains weight from eating cookies
b) He becomes increasingly tired, weak, and exhausted as his youth is drained
c) He learns new skills and becomes stronger
d) He improves his academic performance -
What is Mrs. Drew's primary motivation for luring Bubber to her house?
a) To teach him proper manners and etiquette
b) She is lonely and wants companionship
c) To steal his youth and vitality to rejuvenate herself
d) To profit from selling cookies to children -
How does Mrs. Drew's appearance change when Bubber is near her?
a) She ages dramatically and becomes skeletal
b) She becomes invisible and transparent
c) She becomes younger, her wrinkles disappear, and she regains vitality
d) She remains unchanged throughout all visits -
What happens to Bubber's body by his last visit to Mrs. Drew?
a) He becomes overweight from eating too many cookies
b) He is completely drained of youth and transformed into a bundle of weeds and rags
c) He develops new muscular strength
d) He remains exactly the same as when he started visiting -
How do Bubber's parents respond to his visits to Mrs. Drew's house?
a) They approve and encourage him to visit frequently
b) They are completely indifferent and unaware of where he is going
c) They forbid him from visiting her
d) They visit her themselves -
What is the significance of the title "The Cookie Lady"?
a) She invented the cookie recipe
b) She represents how evil can hide behind seemingly benign offerings like cookies
c) She owns a commercial cookie factory
d) She is famous for her charity work -
What does the cookie symbolize in the story?
a) Healthy nutrition and wellness
b) Bait and temptation used to trap innocent victims like Hansel and Gretel
c) Wealth and economic success
d) Religious communion and spirituality -
What is the horror in this story rooted in?
a) Supernatural ghosts and demons
b) Deceptive appearances hiding predatory evil beneath seemingly kind exteriors
c) Physical monsters attacking children
d) Natural disasters and weather -
What does Bubber's weakness for cookies reveal about his character?
a) His sophistication and refined taste
b) His inability to control desires and vulnerability to manipulation
c) His ambition for business success
d) His intellectual superiority -
Why does the final transformation of Mrs. Drew appear permanent?
a) Bubber promises to visit her again
b) She becomes completely drained of all remaining youth
c) She has completely drained Bubber of his vitality, and he is reduced to lifeless shell
d) She decides to stop using her powers -
What does the dark, dilapidated house symbolize?
a) Mrs. Drew's wealth and successful life
b) The isolation, loneliness, and hidden danger lurking within her home
c) Modern architectural progress
d) A historical monument -
What happens to Bubber at the very end of the story?
a) He reconciles with Mrs. Drew and visits her regularly
b) He is blown away by the wind as a bundle of weeds and rags, implying his death
c) He becomes young again and marries
d) He opens his own cookie shop -
What is the story's message about parental responsibility?
a) Parents should give children complete freedom
b) Parents must guide and protect children from exploitation by unscrupulous people
c) Parental involvement is unnecessary
d) Parents should force children to study constantly -
How does the story explore human greed?
a) It celebrates material accumulation
b) Both Bubber and Mrs. Drew suffer from their greed—cookies for him, youth for her
c) Greed is purely beneficial
d) The story ignores greed entirely -
What is ironic about Mrs. Drew's temporary transformation?
a) It happens when she is alone
b) When Bubber leaves, her youth fades immediately, reminding her of her loss and isolation
c) It makes her unhappy
d) It prevents her from leaving her house -
How is Bubber presented as a victim in the story?
a) He is wealthy and arrogant
b) His innocence, politeness, and inability to resist temptation make him easy prey for exploitation
c) He is physically powerful but morally weak
d) He is cruel and deserving of his fate -
What does the story suggest about the nature of evil?
a) Evil is always obvious and easily recognized
b) Evil often hides beneath kindness and warmth, making it most dangerous
c) Evil is purely supernatural
d) Evil only exists in distant places -
What role does the book Bubber reads play in the story?
a) It helps him understand the danger
b) It establishes intimacy between them while Mrs. Drew drains his vitality
c) It is unrelated to the plot
d) It saves him from being drained -
How does Mrs. Drew's loneliness contribute to her actions?
a) It makes her virtuous and generous
b) It drives her to vampiristic behavior, seeking youth through exploitation
c) It has no effect on her behavior
d) It makes her rich and successful -
What does the wind at the end of the story represent?
a) A blessing on Bubber
b) The final force carrying away what remains of Bubber's life after complete depletion
c) Natural weather patterns
d) Mrs. Drew's happiness -
How does the story use the setting to reinforce its themes?
a) The setting has no significance
b) The isolated, shabby house mirrors Mrs. Drew's loneliness and hidden predatory nature
c) The setting is exclusively cheerful
d) The setting is purely realistic without symbolism -
What is the ultimate message of "The Cookie Lady"?
a) Baking cookies is a wonderful hobby
b) Innocence is vulnerable to exploitation; society must protect the innocent from predatory evil
c) Elderly people are inherently kind
d) Cookies are dangerous
Answer Key
i) a – The dangers of temptation and exploitation of innocence by those with hidden agendas
ii) b – He is addicted to her freshly baked cookies and cannot resist his temptation
iii) c – She secretly drains his youth and life force by touching him
iv) b – He becomes increasingly tired, weak, and exhausted as his youth is drained
v) c – To steal his youth and vitality to rejuvenate herself
vi) c – She becomes younger, her wrinkles disappear, and she regains vitality
vii) b – He is completely drained of youth and transformed into a bundle of weeds and rags
viii) b – They are completely indifferent and unaware of where he is going
ix) b – She represents how evil can hide behind seemingly benign offerings like cookies
x) b – Bait and temptation used to trap innocent victims like Hansel and Gretel
xi) b – Deceptive appearances hiding predatory evil beneath seemingly kind exteriors
xii) b – His inability to control desires and vulnerability to manipulation
xiii) c – She has completely drained Bubber of his vitality, and he is reduced to lifeless shell
xiv) b – The isolation, loneliness, and hidden danger lurking within her home
xv) b – He is blown away by the wind as a bundle of weeds and rags, implying his death
xvi) b – Parents must guide and protect children from exploitation by unscrupulous people
xvii) b – Both Bubber and Mrs. Drew suffer from their greed—cookies for him, youth for her
xviii) b – When Bubber leaves, her youth fades immediately, reminding her of her loss and isolation
xix) b – His innocence, politeness, and inability to resist temptation make him easy prey for exploitation
xx) b – Evil often hides beneath kindness and warmth, making it most dangerous
xxi) b – It establishes intimacy between them while Mrs. Drew drains his vitality
xxii) b – It drives her to vampiristic behavior, seeking youth through exploitation
xxiii) b – The final force carrying away what remains of Bubber's life after complete depletion
xxiv) b – The isolated, shabby house mirrors Mrs. Drew's loneliness and hidden predatory nature
xxv) b – Innocence is vulnerable to exploitation; society must protect the innocent from predatory evil