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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 is the name of Raicharan's boy?

2. Who has Rahman assaulted?

3. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?

4. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?

5. What village is the postmaster working in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Raicharan's situation change when Anukul gets married?

2. What friendships does the postmaster have?

3. What does Anukul buy for his son?

4. How does Mini change as she grows older?

5. What do the students at Phailna's hostel think of Raicharan?

6. What is the narrator's first impression of Rahman?

7. Why does Raicharan believe his baby is his little master reborn?

8. What does the postmaster think about as he is leaving?

9. How does Anukul react to Raicharan's claim that Phailna is his son?

10. How does Raicharan react to the birth of his son?

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

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

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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