The Thief's Story Short Questions

THE THIEF’S STORY
SHORT QUESTIONS
1.Why did Hari Singh choose Anil to be his next victim?
Answer: Hari Singh was an experienced thief. He found Anil, a wrestler

an easy going, kind and simple man, the correct person for his purpose.
He found him an easy target to win confidence.
2.Why did Hari Singh not go to his friend’s house or a hotel just after
he missed the train?
Answer: Hari Singh did not have any friends and he did not want to make anyone curious about staying at
one of the small hotels near the station.
3.Why was it difficult for Hari Singh to rob Anil?
Answer: It was difficult to rob Anil because he was the most trusting person
Hari Singh has ever met. According to Hari Singh, it’s easy to rob a greedy
man because he can afford to be robbed but it’s difficult to rob a careless
man because he doesn’t even notice that he’s been robbed and that takes
all the pleasure out of the work
4.Why was the thief able to steal from Anil easily?
Answer: Anil was a person who trusted Hari Singh easily. Also, he seemed
to be a slightly careless person. Thus, his gullibility and trusting nature
made it easy for Hari to rob him.
5.Why did Hari Singh tell lies about cooking?
Answer: Hari Singh knew that Anil would hire him only if he could cook. However, Hari did not know
how to cook. Still, as he wanted to somehow rob Anil, he told the lie to gain entry into Anil’s house.
6.Why did Hari Singh feel bad after stealing the money?
Answer: Anil had trusted Hari Singh completely and also taught him how to cook. Anil also started teaching
him how to read and write. Thus, when Hari stole money from Anil, conscience pricked him as he had
broken Anil’s trust.
7.What are the different reactions of the people when they are robbed?
Answer: According to Hari Singh, different people react differently upon being robbed. The greedy man
displays fear, the rich man shows anger, and the poor man shows acceptance. However, a trusting man
like Anil would be sad due to the loss of trust.
8. Why did Anil decide to pay Hari Singh regularly?
Answer: Anil handed Hari Singh fifty-rupee note as payment for his services. He went on to do that since
he had started making money, he would pay Hari regularly. However, he knew about Hari and did not
want him to be tempted again for want of money.
9.How did Hari Singh realize that Anil knew about his theft?
Answer: Anil gave him fifty rupees note in the morning, which was still damp from the night’s rain. Anil
told him that he would start teaching him how to write full sentences and smiled at him. This made Hari
Singh realize that Anil knew everything.
10.What was Anil’s job? What did he usually do with the money he earned?
Answer: Anil was a writer. He wrote articles for magazines. He had no regular source of income. He earned
by fits and starts. When he earned some money, he would go out to celebrate.
11. How did he think Anil would react when he discovered the theft? Why did he think so?
Answer: Hari Singh thought that when Anil would come to know of the theft, his face would show a touch
of sadness. It would not be for the loss of money but for the loss of trust.
12.What made him come back to Anil?
Answer: Anil had been teaching Hari Singh to read and write. He thought that without
education, he would remain only a thief. But with education, he would become a big,
clever and respected man. This made him come back to Anil.
13.How did the thief know that Anil had forgiven him?
Answer: Anil did not express in any way that he knew about the stealing. Moreover, he promised to pay
him regularly. He also promised to continue with his teaching him full sentences.
14.Why, according to Hari, is it difficult to rob a careless man?
Answer: Hari thinks that it is difficult to rob a careless man. Sometimes he does not even notice that he
has been robbed. This takes out the joy of robbing him.
15.What does Hari Singh mean by ‘ real work’?
Answer: By ‘real work’ Hari Singh means stealing. He wants to steal Anil’s money because he has not
stolen anything for a long time. Secondly, Anil is a careless mail. If Han Singh did not steal his money, he
would waste it on useless things.
16.What made him think that he could live like an oil-rich Arab for some time?
Answer: Hari Singh was a poor boy. He stole Anil’s bundle of notes. It was a sum of 600 rupees. Hari Singh
thought that he could live in luxury like an oil-rich Arab for some time on this stolen money.
17.Why did he feel nervous about going back to Anil’s room?
Answer: Hari Singh decided to go back to Anil and replace the stolen money under the mattress. But he
felt nervous about going there. He thought that it was much easier to steal something than to return it
undetected.
18..Why did Hari Singh justify himself to rob Anil?
Answer: No doubt, Hari Singh was experienced and clever enough to justify his actions. He justified the
robbing of a careless and unsuspecting man like Anil. Hari Singh told himself that
he was out of practice. He must rob. If he didn’t take the money, Anil would waste
it on his friends. Moreover, Anil didn’t pay him.
19.What did Hari Singh think when he was standing alone on the deserted
platform?
Answer: The train had gone. Hari Singh was in a dilemma. He was standing alone
on the deserted platform. He had no idea where to spend the night. He had no
friends. Nor did he want to go to a hotel. The only person whom he knew and who could perhaps help
him was the man whom he had robbed a few hours ago.
20.How did Hari Singh forget about his education in the excitement of his theft? What did he think
about it in the end?
Answer: Anil taught Hari Singh to write his name. He also promised to teach him making complete
sentences and adding numbers. In his excitement of the theft, he forgot all about his education. But good
sense prevailed and in the end, he realised that education could give him respect and much more money.

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THE THIEF’S STORY

1.Why did Hari Singh choose Anil to be his next victim?

Answer: Hari Singh was an experienced thief. He found Anil, a wrestler

3.Why was it difficult for Hari Singh to rob Anil?

4.Why was the thief able to steal from Anil easily?

5.Why did Hari Singh tell lies about cooking?

12.What made him come back to Anil?

14.Why, according to Hari, is it difficult to rob a careless man?

15.What does Hari Singh mean by ‘ real work’?

18..Why did Hari Singh justify himself to rob Anil?

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