The Home and the World By Rabindranath Tagore

Who is the author of the reading?

• Bhaskar Chakravorti

• 
  Rabindranath Tagore

• 
  O. Henry

• Violet Law

What is the setting of the reading?

• 
  Nikhil and Bimala’s house

• A house in Calcutta

• The neighbor’s house

• Sandip Babu’s house

Who is narrating the reading?

• A third person narrator

• The sister of Nikhil

• Sandip Babu

• Bimala, the wife

What did the Nikhil want Bimala to do?

• Move to different countries

• Throw away all his clothes

• Get a new house

• Take her out of purdah

Why did the wife not want to leave the house and move to Calcutta?

• She thought leaving the house would curse her

• She wanted to renovate it and keep it

• She wanted to gift it to her sister-in-law

• She was wanted to move to another town

What is the main conflict in the reading?

• Sandip Babu's influence

• The family's financial struggles

• Bimala's reluctance to leave

• Nikhil's desire for change

What does Bimala ultimately decide about her life?

• To return to her family home

• To stay in Calcutta

• To follow Nikhil's wishes

• To embrace her independence

How does the setting influence the characters' decisions?

• It symbolizes freedom and opportunity

• It creates a sense of nostalgia

• It represents societal expectations

• It provides a backdrop for conflict

What was the husband’s first attempt at starting a business?

• 
  A cafeteria

• A convenience store

• A machine for extracting juice out of date fruits

• A small bank

Why did the wife want to send Miss Gilby away?

• Ms. Gilby was English

• Ms. Gilby was not nice

• Ms. Gilby was Indian

• Ms. Gilby wanted to keep their house