The Thief's Story

Hari wanted to win over the confidence of Anil because

• he loved flattering people

• he hadn't had much of luck of late

• he loved watching wrestling matches

• he was planning to cheat the young man

Hari found it difficult to cheat Anil because

• Anil was very strict and alert

• Anil trusted him completely

• Anil never had enough money

• Anil was very casual about his loss

Hari decided to go back to Anil's house as he realized

• the seriousness of the offence

• what all he would be losing by not going back

• that he could steal more money

• that he had no friends

Anil knew. But neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything as

• he wanted Hari to realize his fault on his own

• he had informed the police about it

• he wanted to give him another chance

• he was charmed by Hari's smile

Which of the following traits describes Anil?

• Easy-going and careful

• Greedy and extravagant

• Easy- going and kind

• Easy- going

At the end of the story, our narrator steals and keeps Anil's money.

• True

• False

What theme is suggested by the narrator returning the money to Anil?

• Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

• Home is where the heart is.

• Knowledge is power.

• It is more rewarding to work hard for what you have than take from others.

In the text, it states, "I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve." What inference can be made about the narrator based on this statement?

• He values education and knows it will take him far.

• He is a better thief and will continue making his life that way.

• He does not value his relationship with Anil.

• Anil feel obligated to teach the narrator.

What evidence best supports the inference that Anil knew the narrator took his money?

• "I hurried back to the room feeling nervous."

• "But when I took the note, I saw it was still wet from the night's rain."

• "In the morning he would probably have given me two or three rupees to go to the cinema, but now I had it all."

• "I smiled at Anil in my most appealing way."

How does the narrator's feelings toward Anil develop the theme of the text?

• Anil trusts the narrator at the beginning of the story, and the narrator feel so comfortable with Anil that he never steals his money.

• At the beginning of the story, the narrator steals from Anil immediately. After that, he never earns his trust back, which leads the narrator to continue to steal.

• The narrator befriends Anil at the beginning of the story, and wen the narrator tries to steal from Anil, the narrator is caught.

• At the beginning of the story, the narrator wants to steal from Anil. As the story continues, the narrator earns the trust of Anil, which leads him to feel guilty about stealing his money.