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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. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?

2. What do the river's wavelets remind the boy of?

3. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?

4. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?

5. What does the postmaster do once he has recovered?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Raicharan lose the boy?

3. What friendships does the postmaster have?

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

5. What do the students at Phailna's hostel think of Raicharan?

6. How does Anukul react to Raicharan's claim that Phailna is his son?

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

8. How does Raicharan's situation change when Anukul gets married?

9. What do Ratan and the postmaster talk about?

10. What is the rainy season like?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify and analyze a key symbol within "The Castaway." What is its importance within the story, and how does Tagore make use of its symbolic meaning?

Essay Topic 2

What does Tagore's writing reveal about his attitude toward social biases and prejudice?

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the stories that have been studied during this course. Compare and contrast their engagement with a common theme.

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