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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 is Ratikanta?

2. When does the carriage driver stop to shake Haralal?

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

4. What does Venu ask Haralal to keep until he asks for it again?

5. In "Once There Was a King," what does the king do to obtain a son?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when the boys put their plan into action?

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

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

4. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

5. What is Calcutta like for Haralal when he walks through it?

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

7. How has Venu changed when Haralal goes to see him after his mother's death?

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

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

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

What role does loneliness play in Tagore's stories? Examine the effects of loneliness and isolation on his characters and their narratives.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What message does "The Home-Coming" convey about adolescence? How does this message shape Tagore's narrative?

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