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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 Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?

2. Why does the postmaster not call Ratan in as usual one morning?

3. What color is the waist-coat that Anukul buys for the boy?

4. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Rahman and Mini do together?

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

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

5. How does Mini initially react to Rahman?

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

7. How does Raicharan lose the boy?

8. What friendships does the postmaster have?

9. What do Ratan and the postmaster talk about?

10. How is Mini's personality initially described?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"Once There was a King" can be seen as a fairy tale about fairy tales, in which the story is used to comment upon a generational divide. Analyze Tagore's presentation of this commentary and how he uses the narrative to support it.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Tagore's depiction of childhood development in "The Child's Return" to that in another of his stories.

Essay Topic 3

Nature is used symbolically throughout Tagore's stories. What is being symbolized, and how is this symbolism conveyed?

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