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Section A: Prose Annotations and Questions — Online MCQ Test

Q: In the lesson 'The Journey', who is the narrator of the story?

Answer: C. The protagonist himself — The story is a first-person narrative reflecting on the relationship between a son and his father.

Q: What does the phrase 'A pinch of snuff' symbolize in the story by Manohar Malgonkar?

Answer: B. A tool to gain confidence or time to think — Nanukaka uses the snuff to pause and formulate his clever lies and strategies.

Q: Analyze the father's behavior in 'The Journey' at the end of the story. What does it reveal?

Answer: B. He recognizes the son's need for independence — By finally letting the son go, the father acknowledges that the son's life path is different and independent from his own.

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In the lesson 'The Journey', who is the narrator of the story?

A. Ghafoor
B. The son of the station master
C. The protagonist himself ✓
D. The father

Answer: C. The protagonist himself
The story is a first-person narrative reflecting on the relationship between a son and his father.

What does the phrase 'A pinch of snuff' symbolize in the story by Manohar Malgonkar?

A. A religious offering
B. A tool to gain confidence or time to think ✓
C. A sign of poverty
D. A symbol of royalty

Answer: B. A tool to gain confidence or time to think
Nanukaka uses the snuff to pause and formulate his clever lies and strategies.

Why did the father in 'The Journey' insist on carrying the son's luggage?

A. He wanted to show his physical strength
B. He was following traditional patriarchal norms
C. He wanted to demonstrate that he was still the head of the house ✓
D. He felt guilty about not paying for the ticket

Answer: C. He wanted to demonstrate that he was still the head of the house
The father carries the trunk to assert his authority as the patriarch of the family despite his son's education.

Analyze the father's behavior in 'The Journey' at the end of the story. What does it reveal?

A. He has become weak and submissive
B. He recognizes the son's need for independence ✓
C. He is angry at the son for leaving
D. He regrets his life choices

Answer: B. He recognizes the son's need for independence
By finally letting the son go, the father acknowledges that the son's life path is different and independent from his own.

Identify the subtext of Nanukaka's deception in 'A Pinch of Snuff'. What is he criticizing?

A. The simplicity of rural people
B. The bureaucracy and the colonial-era 'caste' system of politics ✓
C. The lack of transport facilities in Delhi
D. The incompetence of the narrator

Answer: B. The bureaucracy and the colonial-era 'caste' system of politics
Nanukaka's ability to easily fool those in power reveals the hollow and status-obsessed nature of the political class.

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