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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. Where is Rahman from?

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

3. How old is Mini at the start of the story?

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

5. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Raicharan's first reaction when the go-cart is empty?

2. What friendships does the postmaster have?

3. What does the postmaster think about as he is leaving?

4. What amazes Raicharan about the baby?

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

6. What writing is the narrator working on?

7. What do Ratan and the postmaster talk about?

8. What do Rahman and Mini do together?

9. How does Raicharan lose the boy?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Tagore is often described as being a humanist. Use examples from three of his stories to show how this humanism is expressed in his writing.

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