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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. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son eventually say to the princess?
(a) That he has decided what he wants to be when he grows up.
(b) That he is tired of school and its lessons.
(c) That he wants to leave the palace and return to the forest.
(d) That if she does not tell him who she is, he will leave the palace.

2. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess eat before going to speak to her husband?
(a) Nothing, for she has no appetite.
(b) Her favorite soup.
(c) A banana pudding.
(d) His leftover supper.

3. 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 seems more vigorous.
(c) There is a scar on his face.
(d) He has gained weight.

4. What chapter is the narrator writing in "The Cabuliwallah"?
(a) 5th.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 17th.
(d) 21st.

5. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?
(a) Mahanadi.
(b) Padma.
(c) Brahmaputra.
(d) Tapi.

Short Answer Questions

1. During what holiday will Mini's wedding take place?

2. Where does Raicharan move for Phailna to go to school?

3. In "The Child's Return," what is the master's boy named?

4. Who arrives in the middle of the brothers' fight?

5. In "Once There Was a King," what does the king do to obtain a son?

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