List of top English Questions on The Tiger King

The Maharaja, on the third birthday of the crown prince, gave him a special gift. What was special about the gift ? (The Tiger King)

The story is a satire on the conceit of those in power. How does the author employ the literary device of dramatic irony in the story?

What is the author’s indirect comment on subjecting innocent animals to the willfulness of human beings?

What will the Maharaja do to find the required number of tigers to kill?

How will the Maharaja prepare himself for the hundredth tiger which was supposed to decide his fate?

What will now happen to the astrologer? Do you think the prophecy was indisputably disproved?

How would you describe the behaviour of the Maharaja’s minions towards him? Do you find them truly sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find a similarity in today’s political order?

Can you relate instances of game-hunting among the rich and the powerful in the present times that illustrate the callousness of human beings towards wildlife?

Who is the Tiger King? Why does he get that name?

What did the royal infant grow up to be?