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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 Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?
(a) When will he come back?
(b) Will he take her with him?
(c) Who will replace him?
(d) Where is he going?

2. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?
(a) With fondness and condescension.
(b) With indifference.
(c) With resentment.
(d) With anger.

3. In "Once There Was a King," what do the boys at the Brahman's son's school ask him about?
(a) Who his father is.
(b) The identity of the lady living in the palace with him.
(c) Why he spends so much time in the forest.
(d) How he became a prince.

4. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?
(a) A little house made of twigs.
(b) A go-cart made of flowers.
(c) A human figure made of grass.
(d) A mouse made of clay.

5. What does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?
(a) Packs his bags.
(b) Prepares his bath.
(c) Cleans his travel shoes.
(d) Cooks his breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?

2. According to what Mini was told, what animal makes it rain?

3. What does the postmaster do once he has recovered?

4. Where is Anukul a magistrate?

5. Why does the postmaster not call Ratan in as usual one morning?

(see the answer key)

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