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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. Who does Phatik speak to in his feverish delirium?

2. What does Venu feed to the fish in the garden?

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

4. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess find when she goes to tell the Brahman's son the truth?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Ratikanta treat those who come to see his patron?

5. How does Venu react to Haralal leaving?

6. What happens when the other children at the boy's school ask him about the princess?

7. What did narrator hope would happen on the evening when the story started?

8. Why is Haralal feeling so bad when the carriage picks him up after he has walked around Calcutta?

9. What happens when Phatik is taken to his mother's house?

10. How are 14-year-old boys characterized in "The Home-Coming"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is Tagore a writer whose stories feature clear moral lessons? Use specific examples from his writing to analyze how they are communicated.

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

Examine the power dynamics within the relationships in "Master Mashai." How does Tagore convey these dynamics, and how do they inform the plot?

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