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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) Bring him some almonds.
(b) Kiss his hands.
(c) Thrash him.
(d) Carry him home.

2. According to what Mini was told, what animal makes it rain?
(a) Whale.
(b) Buffalo.
(c) Heron.
(d) Elephant.

3. Where is the postmaster from?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Calcutta.

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

5. What animal does Raicharan pretend to be while playing with the little boy?
(a) Horse.
(b) Goat.
(c) Elephant.
(d) Dog.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "Once There Was a King" narrator, what is the attitude of modern readers?

2. In "Once There Was a King," what does the queen cook for the king?

3. How does Makhan interfere with the planned prank?

4. In "Once There Was a King," who reads the incantations?

5. How does Rahman appear different when he arrives in the narrator's study on the day of the wedding?

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