Brothers' Study and Success

What motivated the narrator to create a strict study schedule?

Identify two reasons why the narrator struggled to adhere to his study timetable.

What is the significance of the narrator passing his exam and coming first in class?

Explain the meaning behind the brother’s reference to Ravan.

Provide an example from the text that shows the narrator's conflicting emotions.

How did the narrator's feelings toward his brother change after he succeeded in his exams?

What does the phrase 'it would be my death' suggest about the narrator's relationship with his brother?

Explain how the description of the playground serves as a form of internal conflict for the narrator.

Why does the narrator remain silent when his brother asks where he has been?

What is the older brother's opinion on studying English, and how does he convey this to his younger brother?

How does the older brother justify his authority over the narrator?

Describe the contrast between the two brothers' attitudes towards studying.

What activities does the older brother avoid to focus on his studies, according to his lecture to the younger brother?

Why does the older brother bring up their father's hard-earned money when scolding the narrator?

In what ways does the older brother's behavior contradict his advice to his younger brother, based on the initial description of his study habits?

What phrase is used to describe the older brother's skill in lecturing and advising his younger brother?

Why does the narrator's brother emphasize the importance of experience over academic success, even after failing his exam?

How does the narrator's feeling of confidence change after his brother describes the difficulty of ninth grade?

Explain why the narrator describes his study habits as doing "just enough to complete the day's work."

What's ironic about the narrator's brother's advice to him, considering the brother's own academic performance?

How does the narrator's reaction to passing the yearly exams again differ from his brother's reaction to failing?

Explain the "evil thought" that crosses the narrator's mind and what it reveals about his internal conflict.

How does the brother's detailed critique of the education system (e.g., history, geometry, essays) reflect his frustrations with learning?

Why does the narrator say he "began to live like a thief" after his brother's warnings about ninth grade?

How did the narrator's perception of his brother change after achieving academic success, and what behavioral shift did this lead to?

What specific activity did the narrator begin to prioritize over his studies, and how did he engage with it?

Describe the encounter between the narrator and his brother while the narrator was chasing a kite. What was the brother's immediate reaction?

According to the brother, what is more important than academic achievement or age difference, and why?

What examples does the brother use to illustrate the kind of knowledge that their parents possess, which is superior to academic knowledge?

Explain the brother's concerns about the narrator's growing 'independence'. What specific outcome is he trying to prevent?

What is the significance of the brother’s statement: 'Understanding doesn't come from reading books.'?

How does the brother use a hypothetical situation – his own illness – to highlight the difference between his and the narrator's understanding and capabilities?

How did the narrator's perspective of his brother change after the 'dressing-down'?

Explain the irony present in the elder brother's repeated failures, as perceived by the narrator.

What reason did the elder brother give for seemingly restricting the narrator's kite-flying activities?

Besides flying kites, what was the narrator spending most of his time at?

How does the final scene of the story, with the chase for the kite, symbolize the brothers' relationship dynamic?

What was absent in the narrator's timetable?

What did the elder brother do to rest his brain?

Why was the narrator really scared?