Test: The Address - Class 11 MCQ

The story The Address revolves around the protagonist, a daughter who goes to her native place in Holland in search of her mother's belongings after the war.

When the narrator rings the bell of House Number 46 in Marconi Street, a woman opens the door wearing her mother's green knitted cardigan.

The narrator's mother tells her that Mrs Dorling had been coming to their house regularly and had been taking something home with her every time she left. She explains that Mrs Dorling wanted to save all their nice possessions.

The narrator sees Mrs Dorling going out of their house with a heavy suitcase the day after her mother tells her about her.

During her second visit to House Number 46, a girl of fifteen opens the door to the narrator.

During her second visit, the narrator sees an old fashioned iron candle holder hanging next to a mirror in the living room.

The narrator feels horrified to find herself in a room she knows and does not know. She finds herself in the midst of familiar things which she longed to see again but which troubled her in the strange atmosphere. She has no courage to look around her.

From her mother she learned that Mr. Dorling was an old acquaintance who had recently renewed their friendship. According to her mother Mrs. Dorling was carrying all their valuable goods to her house, so that, as Jews, even if they had to run in the course of war, their properties will be safe in Mrs.

After the narrator's second visit to House Number 46, she realized that even though she was surrounded by familiar possessions that belonged to her family, she no longer had the desire to possess them. She resolved to forget the address and move on with her life.

The woman at House Number 46 kept staring at the narrator in silence because she did not remember her. The narrator had come to search for her mother's belongings after the war, but the woman did not recognize her at first.