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प्रश्न
Anil kept Hari as a cook because ______.
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उत्तर
Anil kept Hari as a cook because Hari needed a job and Anil thought he would be able to teach Hari to read and write in return for the food Hari would cook for him.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is he “a fairly successful hand” at?
What does he get from Anil in return for his work?
Does Anil realize that he has been 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?
Pick out from the story 3 or 4 examples of Code-mixing (Indian words used in English).
Hari continued making money ______
Think and write in your own words, in your notebook.
Why didn’t Anil hand over Hari to the police? What effect would it have had on Hari?
Think and write in your own words, in your notebook.
Do you feel Anil’s way of handling a thief like Hari was effective? Justify your answer.
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.
Why did Hari Singh smile in his most appealing way towards the end of the story?
