"Who am I?"
I am no longer my own master. Who am I?
Saheb
Both the stories in 'Memories of Childhood' are autobiographical accounts of two women from _____________ communities.
marginalized/less-privileged
The last line of his story is, "School is dismissed - you may go." Guess the writer.
Alphonse Daudet (The Last Lesson)
Why is Jung Jung Bahadur also called The Tiger King?
He was born at the hour of the bull. Since the bull and the tiger are enemies, the astrologers predict that his death will be at the hands of a tiger. This is why he is called the Tiger King.
"Please think it over. Your ancestors were married to the sword. If you like, marry the gun."
Dewan Saheb (The Tiger King)
I believe that French is the most beautiful language in the world - the clearest, the most logical.
M. Hamel
What is the main theme of The Tiger King?
It is a satire on the self-centered and callous attitude of those in power.
Name all the authors you've read who write under a pen name.
Pablo Neruda
Bama
Zitkala-sa
Kalki
Describe the ending of The Last Lesson.
M. Hamel is overcome with emotions. He writes "Vive La France!" as hugely as he could, on the blackboard and with his hand, without saying a word, dismisses the kids and asks them to go home from school.
"The new master comes tomorrow."
M. Hamel (The Last Lesson)
I told A.C.T.C that I'll give up my profession and become an insurance agent.
Chief Astrologer
In Keeping Quiet, the poet advocates for oneness among human beings achieved through ______________________.
quiet introspection/self-awareness/awareness of oneself
Which poet's poem is actually a single sentence, punctuated by commas?
Kamala Das (My Mother at Sixty-six)
Why is the map in 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' a bad example?
The map offers a view into a world that can never be a part of these kids' lives. Its beauty and wonder might tempt and force the kids in the slum to go down the wrong path in life.
"We have to submit, because they are strong."
Judewin (Memories of Childhood)
I felt extremely happy about the rings and sent him a "Thank you!" letter.
The wife of the British officer.
According to you, what is the theme of The Last Lesson?
Linguistic chauvinism/how people are oppressed on the basis of language/how language is a bearer of tradition and culture and its oppression can damage people's identity
Both her parents were writers. She too began her career her as a writer in India.
Anees Jung
Describe the contrast offered by the poet, Kamala Das, in My Mother at Sixty-six.
Mother - Nature
Inside the car - Outside the car
Old age - Youth
"Life is what it is about."
The narrator of Keeping Quiet.
I came first in class and everyone became my friend!
Bama (Memories of Childhood)
Draw parallels between Anees Jung's Memories of Childhood and Bama's We Too Are Human Beings.
In both the cases, a particular section of the society is caught in a vicious cycle of poverty simply by having been born into a particular caste.
His/her pen name is named after the tenth avatar of Vishnu.
Kalki
What would say about the author of Lost Spring?
Honest
Has biases but is aware of them
Sometimes quickly corrects herself
Ability to analyze her own privilege and that of the society around her
"The operation was successful."
The three surgeons (The Tiger King)