My Lord, the Baby

1. Why did Raicharan think that his son was his little masters reincarnation?

2. Explain further the statements of Raicharan "the mothers heart was right. She knew I had
stolen her child. "

3. What does the story point out about the behaviors and attitudes of the different characters?

4. Discuss the incident on the loss of the baby. What is its effect to the baby's mother? To
Raicharan?

5. If you were Raicharan would you treat the same way he did to phalina? Explain.

The Cock

1.How significant is the cock in the story? Do you consider the first paragraph effective in
preparing readers for the conflict?

2. What problems are raised by the love angle between the narrator and the man she loved at
the beginning of the selection?

3. Cite the reasons why the narrator was spared from a forced suicide.

4.How does the narrator feel towards a cocl, b) her marriage and C. ther village's customs on
love, courtship and marriage?

5. What it the dramatic irony in the story?How does this affect the characters?

6. What philippine customs on love. courtship and marriage can be compared with those of the
Vietnamese as gleaned from Hai's story?