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Last Night – General Understanding Quiz

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Approximate Reading Times

Quick Read: under 5 minutes
Short Story: 5 to 30 minutes
Novelette: 30 to 90 minutes
Novella: 1.5 to 2.5 hours

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The Fall of Edward Barnard
Novelette by W. Somerset Maugham. Although ostensibly themed around a clash of cultures (East vs. West), this story is equally about competing lifestyles (materialistic vs. minimalist). Through extensive use of irony, the story contrasts the worldly ambition of American industrialists and socialites with the relaxed way of life in Tahiti.
Lajwanti
Short Story by Rajinder Singh Bedi. Set in the violent upheaval of British India’s 1947 partition, it follows a Hindu activist whose wife has been abducted into Pakistan. Although the activist shows unexpected kindness on his wife’s return, he refuses to discuss her experiences, preventing both from finding closure.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Novelette by Washington Irving. A greedy, scheming schoolmaster whose main interest appears to be marrying a girl for her family land disappears after being chased by the "ghost" of a headless horseman. Readers are left to wonder about the horseman’s identity and the schoolmaster’s fate.
The Weeping Fig
Short Story by Judith Wight. An Australian man comes into possession of his great-grandfather’s diary. In search of his roots, he visits the cattle station on which his ancestors had settled. He finds what he came for in a weeping fig tree planted by his great-grandmother
The Pig That Went to Market
Grade 3-4 Story by Enid Blyton. A man with no money decides that selling his pet pig is a better idea than getting a job. However, his forgetfulness causes problems in taking the pig to market. When he finally does get it there, he receives a beating for his trouble.

A Christmas Story
Short Story by Walter Dean Myers. An old woman teaches a new police patrolman an important lesson by inviting his family to Christmas dinner. Along with his co-workers, the policeman has a negative view of Harlem. His wife insists on going, and the visit reveals another side of the community.
A Circle in the Fire
Short Story by Flannery O’Connor. A widow who runs a large farm is visited by three teenage boys wanting a horse ride. When she refuses, they spend the next two days committing petty acts of vandalism around the farm. A threat to call the sheriff results in her greatest fear.
Mr Know-All
Short Story by W. Somerset Maugham. The narrator shares a ship cabin with a man to whom he takes an instant disliking. He labels him “the best hated man in the ship”. It is not until the man ‘loses’ a bet that the narrator develops a grudging respect for him.
The Three Questions
Short Story by Leo Tolstoy. A parable about how to succeed in life. A king believes he would never fail in a task if he always knew the answer to three questions. An experience with a forest hermit and injured assassin teach him what he needs to know.
In the Kindergarten
Short Story by Ha Jin. A Chinese kindergarten teacher makes money through corruption and the toil of her students. One of them understands what the teacher is doing, and puts two of the teacher’s traits (bribery and deceit) to use in dealing with the class bully