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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Subha" - "The Castaway".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first sign that Nilkanta is aging and developing?
(a) He is embarrassed to be in Kiran's presence.
(b) He no longer enjoys fairy tales.
(c) He begins to grow a mustache.
(d) He feels ashamed when Kiran treats him like a boy,

2. In "Once There Was a King," how many years pass with the king in the forest?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 18.
(d) 12.

3. 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.

4. How old is Nilkanta?
(a) 22-23.
(b) 17 or 18.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

5. What does Subha do for Pratap while he fishes?
(a) Prepares his lunch.
(b) Prepares his lures.
(c) Prepares his betel.
(d) Prepares tea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Phatik when he runs away?

2. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?

3. Where do Mini and the narrator live?

4. In "The Child's Return," what service does the master's boy enter after college?

5. Where is Anukul a magistrate?

(see the answer key)

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