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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Once There Was a King," what are the narrator's mother and grandmother doing when the narrator finds them?
(a) Drinking tea.
(b) Gossiping about a relative.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Reading the newspaper.

2. What does the boy do by the river?
(a) He pretends to fish with a stick.
(b) He pretends he is a great hunter and goes looking for a tiger.
(c) He pretends Raicharan is a monster that he must hide from.
(d) He pretends to be a fish.

3. How old is Raicharan when he first becomes a servant?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

4. In "Master Mashai," what income does Adharlal Babu live on?
(a) Profit on the sale of his business.
(b) Shipping investments.
(c) Support from the government.
(d) Interest on his inheritance.

5. In "Once There Was a King," what do the boys at the Brahman's son's school ask him about?
(a) Why he spends so much time in the forest.
(b) Who his father is.
(c) How he became a prince.
(d) The identity of the lady living in the palace with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phatik doing when the mustached stranger approaches him?

2. What is Venu wearing that seems unusual to Haralal?

3. Where does Venu's family have a garden house?

4. When does Haralal teach Venu?

5. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess find when she goes to tell the Brahman's son the truth?

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