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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Master Mashai".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?
(a) An actor.
(b) A poet.
(c) A banker.
(d) A judge.

2. Where is Anukul a magistrate?
(a) Padma.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Baraset.
(d) Ulapur.

3. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?
(a) With indifference, for he does not recognize him.
(b) Warmly, offering to take him back into the household.
(c) With fury, demanding to know what became of his son.
(d) Exhaustedly, for he is weary with life.

4. Who arrives in the middle of the brothers' fight?
(a) Their uncle.
(b) A fisherman.
(c) The postmaster.
(d) Their father.

5. What convinces Adharlal to hire Haralal?
(a) Something special in Haralal's manner.
(b) The prospect of a cheap tutor.
(c) Venu's enthusiasm for Haralal.
(d) Haralal's impressive credentials.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy does Raicharan buy for his son?

2. According to the "Once There Was a King" narrator, what is the attitude of modern readers?

3. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son eventually say to the princess?

4. What does Ratikanta say about Venu?

5. In "Once There Was a King," does the narrator's tutor arrive to give his lesson?

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