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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. In "Once There Was a King," how many years pass with the king in the forest?
(a) 18.
(b) 12.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. In "Once There Was a King," what decision does the king make at his dinner with the queen?
(a) He will go back to the forest and never return.
(b) He will hold a grand tournament for the hand of his daughter.
(c) He will attack the castle of his treacherous brother.
(d) He will marry his daughter to the first man he sees upon leaving the palace.

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

4. How is autumn described by the narrator?
(a) As being a time to think on one's blessings.
(b) As being the time of year when kings once went forth to conquest.
(c) As being the best weather in which to write.
(d) As being the most melancholic of seasons.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?

2. What does the mustached stranger ask Phatik?

3. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?

4. What is Anukul's wife doing when Raicharan visits their house?

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

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