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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 does the mustached stranger ask Phatik?
(a) Who he stole the wooden bird from.
(b) When the boat will arive.
(c) Why he is wading in the water.
(d) Where the Chakravartis live.

2. What does Haralal tell his manager about the missing money?
(a) That he knows who has it.
(b) That his former student has taken it to England.
(c) That he did not take it.
(d) That he was robbed by armed bandits.

3. In "Master Mashai," what income does Adharlal Babu live on?
(a) Interest on his inheritance.
(b) Profit on the sale of his business.
(c) Shipping investments.
(d) Support from the government.

4. How long does it take for the groom and his family to learn that Subha does not speak?
(a) During the first family dinner.
(b) At the wedding itself.
(c) When they first meet her.
(d) Within ten days.

5. What does Subha express herself with?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her mouth.
(c) Her hand gestures.
(d) Her painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Phatik when he runs away?

2. Who is Haralal's mother?

3. In "Once There Was a King," what is the narrator's excuse for skipping his lesson?

4. Who has Rahman assaulted?

5. What does Ratan do for the postmaster in the evening?

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