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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 had Raicharan recently made for the boy?

2. What does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?

3. In "The Child's Return," what service does the master's boy enter after college?

4. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

5. What animal does Raicharan pretend to be while playing with the little boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the rainy season like?

2. What writing is the narrator working on?

3. How does Mini's mother feel about Rahman?

4. How do the missing boy's parents react?

5. What amazes Raicharan about the baby?

6. What friendships does the postmaster have?

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

8. What does the boy want at the side of the river?

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

10. What is the result of Rahman's final visit to Mini's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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

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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