Ranga’s Marriage
Assignment
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[Link] reading “Ranga’s Marriage”, who
(according to you) played a major role in
Ranga and Ratna’s marriage?
(a) Rama Rao
(b) Shastri
(d) Ranga
(d) Shyama
[Link] does the narrator call the couple
childish?
(a) Because they were immature
(b) Because they named their child after him
(c) Because they were playful
(d) Because they invited him for dinner
[Link]’s greater truth in that shastra than we
imagine.” Who said this?
(a) Shyama
(b) Shastri
(c) Ratna
(d) Ranga
[Link] sort of cue did Shastri suggest for the
girl’s name?
(a) Something found in the forest
(b) Something found in the ocean
(c) Something found in the sky
(d) None of the above
[Link] was it not important to know Ranga’s
star?
(a) Because Shastri already knew
(b) Because Shastri was taught beforehand by
the narrator
(c) Because Shastri was not well versed
(d) All of the above
[Link] is the name of the narrator of the tale?
(a) Rangappa
(b) Shastri
(c) Rama
(d)Shyama
[Link] was ________ about Ratna.
(a) curious
(b) uninterested
(c) envious
(d) annoyed
[Link] does the narrator describe Ratna?
(a) Pretty girl of eleven
(b) From a big town
(c) Disrespectful
(d) Both (a) and (b)
[Link] to Ranga, what type of girl should
one marry?
(a) Mature
(b) Admirable
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) Not mentioned in the story
10.”As for his namaskara to me, he did not do
it like any present-day boy…” What does it tell
about Ranga?
(a) He was well mannered
(b) He was disrespectful
(c) He was forgetful
(d) He changed his caste
[Link] the following questions in about
30-40 words each
[Link] were the two distinctive features of
the village Hosahalli?
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[Link] does the narrator give us a vague
picture of Indian villages during the British
rule?
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[Link] was Ranga’s homecoming a great
event?
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4. What role does the narrator play in the life
of Rangappa?
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[Link] were Ranga’s views on the selection of
a bride and marriage in general?
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6. What tricks did the narrator play to
intensify Ranga’s interest in Ratna?
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[Link] did the narrator resolve to get Ranga
married?
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[Link] did Ranga and Ratna express their
gratitude to the narrator?
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[Link] the following questions in 100-120
words.
[Link] a brief account of Ranga’s education,
his views on marriage and finally how he got
married.
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[Link] narrate the main events of the story
‘Ranga’s Marriage’.
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[Link] kind of a person do you think the
narrator is?
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