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प्रश्न
Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of Code-mixing (Indian words used in English).
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उत्तर
bazaar, maidan, pyjamas
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?
What does he say about the different reactions of people when they are robbed?
What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receiving an education? Do they change over time? (Hint: compare, for example, the thought: “I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve” with these later thoughts: ‘Whole sentences, I knew, cloud one day bring me more than a few hundred rupees. It was a simple matter to steal − and sometimes just as simple to be caught. But to be a really big man, a clever and respected man, was something else.”) What makes him return to Anil?
Complete the web diagram.
Read the story carefully and complete the table:
| Total no. of characters | Names | Ages | Physical appearance |
Earned money by |
Qualities |
Complete the given sentence.
Hari was grateful ____________
Complete the given sentence.
Anil didn’t hand Hari over to the police _______.
Complete the given sentence.
The moral of the story is ________.
Fiction writers prefer creating grey characters rather than black and white. Analyse this in detail, with reference to both the characters of The Thief’s Story.
Answer the following in about 100-120 words:
Trust and compassion can reform a person. Justify this statement in the light of the lesson 'The Thief's Story'.
