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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?

2. How does Rahman appear different when he arrives in the narrator's study on the day of the wedding?

3. Where is Anukul a magistrate?

4. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?

5. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's first impression of Rahman?

2. Why does Raicharan believe his baby is his little master reborn?

3. How does Mini change as she grows older?

4. What do Rahman and Mini do together?

5. What amazes Raicharan about the baby?

6. How does Raicharan lose the boy?

7. How do the missing boy's parents react?

8. What does the boy want at the side of the river?

9. How does Mini's mother feel about Rahman?

10. What is the result of Rahman's final visit to Mini's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the theme of innocence in "The Cabuliwallah." How does the story engage with this theme, and how is the theme important to the narrative?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze Tagore's depiction of gender roles and expectations, using examples from three of his stories.

Essay Topic 3

Other than nature, what do you think is the defining symbol in Tagore's writing? Support your opinion using examples from one or more of his stories.

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