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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 Haralal dream of after locking away the currency bags?

2. What is Phatik doing when the mustached stranger approaches him?

3. What does Haralal tell his manager about the missing money?

4. When does Haralal leave his manager's office?

5. What does Haralal find in the canvas money bags?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

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

5. How does Nanibala feel about Venu's relationship with his tutor?

6. How does Phatik's mother react when he wants to go to Calcutta?

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. What does the narrator of "Once There was a King" say that children did not need to know?

10. How do Venu and Haralal initally get along?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

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

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