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CLASS 12 · VISTAS · CHAPTER 2

The Tiger King

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The Tiger King

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Question Reading and Reflection

What prophecy is made about the prince, and how does it shape his life as king?

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Follow how the prince responds to the prediction.

Answer

He is told a tiger will cause his death, so he hunts tigers to challenge the prediction.

Question Reading and Reflection

How does the story make fun of the Tiger King’s use of power?

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Notice the orders, rewards, and decisions made for his hunt.

Answer

The king uses public power for his private tiger hunt; the exaggerated narration satirises him.

Question Reading and Reflection

How does the wooden tiger lead to the king’s death, and why is the ending ironic?

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Compare the king’s many hunts with the small toy’s hidden danger.

Answer

A splinter from a wooden tiger causes infection and death, fulfilling the prophecy in an unexpected way.

Question Writing

Write a short paragraph explaining how humour can help a writer criticise unfair power.

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State the target of the humour and its effect on readers.

Answer

Humour exposes the king’s misuse of power by making his decisions appear absurd.

Question Read and Find Out

How will the Maharaja prepare for the hundredth tiger?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

He will keep hunting and arrange to face a final tiger, believing it will decide his fate.

Question Read and Find Out

What will happen to the astrologer, and is the prophecy disproved?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

The prophecy is fulfilled ironically when a wooden toy tiger indirectly causes the king’s death.

Question Reading with Insight 1

How does dramatic irony help satirise the powerful Maharaja?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

The reader sees the king’s folly while he does not; a wooden tiger causes the death he thought he had avoided.

Question Reading with Insight 2

What does the story suggest about humans forcing animals to serve their wishes?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

The story criticises treating animals as objects and shows the harm caused by human greed and power.

Question Reading with Insight 3

Are the Maharaja’s officials sincere, or do they obey from fear? Is this still relevant?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

They often obey from fear, as shown when hunters conceal the missed shot to protect their jobs.

Question Reading with Insight 4

How can hunting by the rich and powerful show disregard for wildlife?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

Hunting for trophies can endanger animals and ecosystems; use a verified example to discuss its effects.

Question Reading with Insight 5

What might a system based on care for people, Earth and other life include?

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State the main idea and support it with a detail from the chapter.

Answer

It would protect ecosystems while supporting people fairly and making decisions for long-term wellbeing.