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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 arrives in the middle of the brothers' fight?

2. Why does Adharlal tell Haralal to find somewhere else to live?

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

4. According to his uncle, when will Phatik be able to go home?

5. What does Haralal's firm buy from the countryside?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What happens when the manager confronts Haralal about the missing money?

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

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

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

8. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

9. How do Venu and Haralal initally get along?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Nature is used symbolically throughout Tagore's stories. What is being symbolized, and how is this symbolism conveyed?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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