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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 does Haralal do when his salary is raised to 40 rupees a month?

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

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

4. What does Haralal leave for Venu when he resigns?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Venu react to Haralal leaving?

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

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

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

5. What favour does Venu ask of Haralal, and why does Haralal say no?

6. What happens when Hanalal takes Venu's letter and ornaments to Adharlal?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In "Subha," the titular character is often a witness to events in which she is powerless to intervene. How does Tagore use this dynamic in his critique of society?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the conclusion of "The Postmaster." What lesson or statement does it convey?

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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