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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 princess find when she goes to tell the Brahman's son the truth?
(a) He has been bitten by a serpent.
(b) He is already sleeping.
(c) He has run from the palace.
(d) He has been replaced by an imposter.

2. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?
(a) Correcting proof-sheets.
(b) Planning a household event.
(c) Writing the 18th chapter.
(d) Drinking tea.

3. What do the village children call Phailna?
(a) The Little Prince.
(b) Horse boy.
(c) The orphan.
(d) Your Lordship.

4. What does the postmaster do to try to pass the time?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Card games.
(c) Painting.
(d) Write verse.

5. What is your father-in-law's house a euphemism for?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Farm.
(c) Jail.
(d) Afterlife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

2. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?

3. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?

4. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?

5. What does Raicharan point to when he tries to distract the boy from what he wants?

(see the answer key)

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