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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. What kind of factory is located in the postmaster's village?
(a) Cotton.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Indigo.
(d) Bicycle.

2. What does Phatik say when he opens his eyes to see his mother?
(a) That the doctor is not to be trusted.
(b) That the water is too deep.
(c) That the holidays have come.
(d) That he wants to come home.

3. What does the postmaster do once he has recovered?
(a) He has Ratan send a message to his friend.
(b) He decides to arrange for better housing in the village.
(c) He writes an application for transfer.
(d) He writes his will.

4. What is Mini's mother like?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Melancholic.
(d) Jocular.

5. Who has Rahman assaulted?
(a) Another peddler, who he had caught stealing from him.
(b) A neighbor said to owe him money.
(c) The man at the almond stand.
(d) The neighbor's father-in-law.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son eventually say to the princess?

2. What does Phatik lose?

3. Who does Phatik speak to in his feverish delirium?

4. Where is the postmaster from?

5. How is autumn described by the narrator?

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