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Explanation: 'The Tiger King' is a satirical short story written by the Tamil writer Kalki, whose real name was R. Krishnamurthy.
2. What prophecy is made about the Maharaja of Pratibandapuram at his birth?
A. He will become a great scholar
B. He would eventually be killed by the hundredth tiger he hunts
C. He will never marry
D. He will lose his kingdom to the British
Answer: B. He would eventually be killed by the hundredth tiger he hunts
Explanation: Astrologers predict at his birth that the Maharaja's death will be caused by a tiger, specifically the hundredth tiger he kills, setting up the story's central irony.
3. How does the Maharaja react to this prophecy?
A. He decides never to hunt tigers at all
B. He becomes obsessed with killing 100 tigers to defy and prove the prophecy wrong
C. He ignores it completely
D. He asks the astrologer to change the prophecy
Answer: B. He becomes obsessed with killing 100 tigers to defy and prove the prophecy wrong
Explanation: Determined to defy fate, the Maharaja becomes fiercely obsessed with hunting and killing exactly 100 tigers, believing that doing so would prove the prophecy false and protect him.
4. Why does the Maharaja arrange his marriage to a particular princess?
A. For true love
B. Because her family's state had a large number of tigers, helping him continue his tiger hunt in that region
C. To form a political alliance for defense
D. Because he was ordered to by the British
Answer: B. Because her family's state had a large number of tigers, helping him continue his tiger hunt in that region
Explanation: The Maharaja strategically chooses to marry into a royal family whose state has an abundant tiger population, purely to further his obsessive personal quest of killing 100 tigers.
5. How does the Maharaja ultimately die, according to the story's ironic twist?
A. He is killed directly by the hundredth tiger he shoots
B. He dies from a septic wound caused by a splinter from a cheap wooden toy tiger given to his son
C. He dies of old age peacefully
D. He is killed in a hunting accident with a gun
Answer: B. He dies from a septic wound caused by a splinter from a cheap wooden toy tiger given to his son
Explanation: In a bitterly ironic twist, though the Maharaja does shoot a hundredth tiger (which turns out to actually still be alive when buried), he ultimately dies from a wound caused by a splinter from a wooden toy tiger purchased for his son's birthday.
6. What does 'The Tiger King' primarily satirize?
A. Wildlife conservation efforts
B. The vanity, arrogance, and irresponsible authority of former Indian princely rulers under British rule
C. Modern hunting laws
D. The Indian education system
Answer: B. The vanity, arrogance, and irresponsible authority of former Indian princely rulers under British rule
Explanation: Through dark humor and irony, the story satirizes the excessive vanity, self-importance, and irresponsible use of power exhibited by India's princely rulers during the colonial era.
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