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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Five; Harischandra, Sibi.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who orders Madhavi destroyed by fire in The Mispaired Anklet?
(a) Krishna.
(b) Kamalatmika.
(c) Kali.
(d) Kannagi.

2. What drops into King Sibi's lap when he is dozing?
(a) A baby.
(b) A dove.
(c) A dog.
(d) A calf.

3. How many sons is the king borne by his wife in the magical land in Lavana?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

4. Whom do the gods decide to sent into the realm of the demon king Vrishaparva, to study as Sukracharya's pupil in Yayati?
(a) Kacha.
(b) Devayani.
(c) Brihaspati.
(d) Sukracharya.

5. What in ancient India was a practice of choosing a life partner from among a list of suitors, by a girl of marriageable age?
(a) Swayamvara.
(b) Saadhvasaadhu
(c) Apadravya.
(d) Asaadhu.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who actually stole the queen's anklet in The Mispaired Anklet?

2. What Sanskrit word refers to a "seer" to whom the Vedas were "originally revealed" through states of higher consciousness?

3. What god is referred to as the protector in Devi?

4. With which paternal grandmother did R. K. Narayan spend much of his childhood?

5. What profession did R. K. Narayan's father hold?

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