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Thief's story and Amanda

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the thief boy?

a)

Anil

b)

Hari Singh

c)

Ajit Singh

d)

Cander

2.

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

a)

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

b)

Home is where the heart is.

c)

Knowledge is power.

d)

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

3.

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?

a)

He values education and knows it will take him far.

b)

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

c)

He does not value his relationship with Anil.

d)

Anil feel obligated to teach the narrator.

4.

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

a)

"I hurried back to the room feeling nervous."

b)

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

c)

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

d)

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

5.

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

a)

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

b)

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.

c)

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

d)

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.

6.

What suggested by the following evidence from the text? "He knew. But neither his lips nor his eyes showed anything. I smiled at Anil in my most appealing way. And the smile came by itself, without any effort."

a)

The narrator is happier being honest with Anil rather than stealing from him.

b)

The narrator is please that he is 600 ruupies richer.

c)

Anil is a funny guy that can make the narrator laugh.

7.

Select two sentences that let us know the narrator feels guilty about stealing money from Anil.

a)

But I hesitated--for some reason I can't explain--and I lost the chance to get away.

b)

I found myself standing alone on the deserted platform.

c)

I went back to the bazaar and sat down in the shelter of the clock tower.

d)

I hurried back to the room feeling very nervous, for it is much easier to steal something that to return it undetected.

8.

What additional theme is suggested by the following statement? "He knew. But neither his lips not his eyes showed anything. I smiled at Anil in my most appealing way. And the smile came by itself, without any effort."

a)

Stealing is no way to make a living.

b)

Feeling guilty drives you to do crazy things.

c)

Do not betray a man because he will never forgive you.

d)

It feels better to do the right thing rather than the easy thing.

9.

The thiedf boy was grateful to Anil in many ways. Out of these, the greatest one was

a)

Giving him a job and teaching him

b)

Giving him money

c)

Watching wrestling match with him

d)

Talking to him

10.

What promise did Anil make to the Thief Boy?

a)

Giving him a Good Job

b)

Giving him money

c)

Teaching him reading and Writing

d)

Playing with him

11.

Pick out the word which means,

"to stand, move, or sit in a lazy,

drooping way."?

a)

Hunch

b)

Slouch

c)

Droop

d)

Swoop

12.

Pick out the synonym for

"relaxed"

a)

Lethargy

b)

Lazy

c)

Lament

d)

Languid

13.

According to the speaker, Amanda is a very _______ girl.

a)

Cute

b)

Naughty

c)

Responsible

d)

Careless

14.

"The silence is golden,

the freedom is sweet"

Pick the literary device used.

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Personification

d)

Antithesis

15.

The speaker advises her not to eat chocolates, because______

a)

She may get pimples

b)

She may get acne

c)

She may get dandruff

d)

She may get rashes

16.

Who is the poet of the poem Amanda?

a)

Robert Klein

b)

Robin Klein

c)

John Berryman

d)

Robert Frost

17.

Name the literary device used in the 6th stanza..I am Rapunzel. I have not a care

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Anaphora

d)

Allusion

18.

What does Amanda yearn for?

a)

independence, fun

b)

freedom,family

c)

friends,freedom

d)

solitude, freedom

19.

What is the sea compared to?

a)

deep

b)

emerald

c)

adventurous

d)

silent

20.

Which mythical creature is this?

a)

Unicorn

b)

Rapunzel

c)

Orphan

d)

Mermaid