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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 Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?
(a) A monthly pension.
(b) A prison sentence.
(c) A beating.
(d) A room in the house.

2. How many children does Bishambar have?
(a) 5.
(b) 2
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

3. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?
(a) Most of his month's salary.
(b) His address in Calcutta.
(c) A pocket knife.
(d) A wooden figure of a little bird.

4. Where is the postmaster from?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Mumbai.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Calcutta.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?

2. In "Once There Was a King," what do the queen's messengers ask the king to do?

3. What does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?

4. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?

5. Who finds Phatik when he runs away?

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