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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Home-Coming" - "Once There was a King".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?
(a) Dan-na.
(b) Ba-ba.
(c) Ra-na.
(d) Chan-na.

2. Who does Phatik speak to in his feverish delirium?
(a) Mother.
(b) Brother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Aunt.

3. On what day of the week does Raicharan bring Phailna to Anukul?
(a) Monday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Friday.

4. How does Rahman appear different when he arrives in the narrator's study on the day of the wedding?
(a) His hair is cut shorter.
(b) He has gained weight.
(c) There is a scar on his face.
(d) He seems more vigorous.

5. How is autumn described by the narrator?
(a) As being the most melancholic of seasons.
(b) As being a time to think on one's blessings.
(c) As being the time of year when kings once went forth to conquest.
(d) As being the best weather in which to write.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Mini and the narrator live?

2. Where is the postmaster from?

3. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?

4. Where is Rahman from?

5. In "Once There Was a King," what is the narrator's excuse for skipping his lesson?

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