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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 do most people think happened to the missing boy?
(a) Taken by outsiders.
(b) Fell in the Padma.
(c) Kidnapped by Raicharan.
(d) Ran away.

2. Where does Raicharan move for Phailna to go to school?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Chandipur.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Jaipur.

3. In "Once There Was a King," what does the queen cook for the king?
(a) 64 dishes.
(b) A wild boar.
(c) An enchanted soup.
(d) A feast of birds and turtles.

4. In "Once There Was a King," where was the narrator living when the fairy story began?
(a) Kanauj.
(b) Kashi.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Habra.

5. Why do Subha's parents openly discuss her future in front of her?
(a) The house is small and there is no privacy.
(b) They want her to feel included.
(c) She cannot speak.
(d) It is urgent that she be married by next spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Phatik?

2. On what day of the week does Raicharan bring Phailna to Anukul?

3. What does Subha express herself with?

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

5. When Haralal is wandering through Calcutta, who asks him about the address on an envelope?

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