The Thief's Story

THE THIEF'S STOR Y

SUMMARY Ruskin Bond wrote "The Thief's Story." In the story, Hari Singh is a fifteen-year-old who makes friends with pe...

SHORT ANSWER TYPES QUESTION (SAQ)

Short Answer Types Question (SAQ) 1. Why did Anil decide to pay Hari Singh regularly? Answer : Anil gave Hari Singh...

LONG ANSWER TYPES QUESTION (LAQ)

1. How did Hari Singh happen to stay with Anil? How did he stay with Anil before he tried to rob him? Answer : Eve...

2. Love, human sympathy, and education can transform even a thief. How could Anil bring such a change in Hari Singh?...

3. The chapter shows Hari Singh’s journey from a thief to an honest man who values friendship and other human values. Do...

4. Anil plays a major role in the transformation of Hari Singh. Comment on the statement by highlighting the values poss...

5. If you were Anil, would you have pardoned the thief? If Yes/No why? Answer : i.One day, Hari Singh, who was a th...

6. "You look a bit of a wrestler yourself.” I said. A little flattery helps in making friends. Hari Singh believed that...

7. Hari Singh could have lived like a rich Arab for a week or two. Why did he choose to go back to Anil in the end?...

8. "Love and kindness are never wasted. They always make a difference. They bless the one who receives them, and they bl...

9. Give a character sketch of the thief, Hari Singh. Highlight the gradual changes that come in him. Answer : i. Th...

10. ‘He was the most trusting person I had ever met.’ Justify Hari Singh's statement about his benefactor, Anil. Did he...

11. ‘The Thief’s Story’ is an in-depth study of the human mind. Discuss. Answer : i. The human mind can be very com...

12. Why did Hari Singh decide to return the stolen money? What light does it throw on his character? Answer : i....

13. How did Hari Singh come into contact with Anil? He breached Anil’s trust in him, but why did Anil not only forgive h...

14. ”I couldn’t cook his meals, run to the bazaar or learn to write whole sentences anymore.” Hari Singh could not at on...

15. How did Hari Singh steal the money? Describe the circumstances that brought him back to work for Hari Singh. What wa...

16. Education, love and sympathy can transform even a thief. How is it true in the case of Hari Singh? Answer : Peo...

17. Fiction writers prefer creating grey characters rather than black and white. Analyse this in detail, with reference...

18. Hari Singh didn’t confess that he robbed Anil. Did he lack the courage to do so or did he really want to maintain hi...

19. What impression do you form of Hari Singh after reading 'The Thief's Story'? Answer : Hari Singh is a young boy...

20. How did Hari Singh rob Anil of his six hundred rupees? What stopped him from rushing away? Or What made the narr...

21. Describe the sequence of events that took place after Had Singh stole the money. Evaluate Hari Singh as a thief and...

22. Give a character sketch of Anil. Did he know all about the theft? If so, why did he keep Had Singh again to work for...

23. What kind of a life was Hari Singh leading with Anil? Answer : i. Anil hired Singh to work as a house servant....

24. Hari Singh believed that it was difficult to rob a man like Anil. Do you think that he really appreciated kind peopl...

Read and Find Out 1. Who does ‘I’ refers to in this story?...

Read and Find Out 1. How does the thief think Anil will react to the theft?...

Think About it 1. What are Hari Singh’s reactions to the prospect of receivi...

Talk About it 1. Do you think people like Anil and Hari Singh are found only in...