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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 does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?
(a) Carry him home.
(b) Thrash him.
(c) Kiss his hands.
(d) Bring him some almonds.

2. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?
(a) Almonds.
(b) Crows.
(c) Magic.
(d) Children.

3. According to the "Once There Was a King" narrator, what is the attitude of modern readers?
(a) Dismissive and disdainful.
(b) Critical and suspicious.
(c) Overly excitable.
(d) Credulous and gullible.

4. How old is Phatik?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 14.
(d) 9.

5. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?
(a) The mother's suspicion.
(b) The river's violence.
(c) God.
(d) His own inattention.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Raicharan when he first becomes a servant?

2. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?

3. In "The Child's Return," what is the master's boy named?

4. What does Bishambar offer?

5. What does the boy do by the river?

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