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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. In "Once There Was a King," where was the narrator living when the fairy story began?

2. In "Once There Was a King," what decision does the king make at his dinner with the queen?

3. What does Venu say that his father is planning to do?

4. What convinces Adharlal to hire Haralal?

5. What does Haralal leave for Venu when he resigns?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the king react to first seeing his daughter after 12 years?

2. What does Haralal do when he finds the money missing and reads the letter from Venu?

3. What happens when Hanalal takes Venu's letter and ornaments to Adharlal?

4. What favour does Venu ask of Haralal, and why does Haralal say no?

5. How do Venu and Haralal initally get along?

6. How does Venu react to Haralal leaving?

7. What does the narrator wish upon hearing about the Brahman's son marrying the princess?

8. What does Phatik's aunt think of him moving in?

9. How do things initially go for Haralal at his new job?

10. How does Phatik's aunt react when he loses his lesson book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tagore's stories regularly involve social divides in class and caste. What message do his stories send about these divides, and how is this message conveyed?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Use examples from three of Tagore's stories to analyze how the concept of fate informs his narratives.

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