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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Master Mashai".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Ox.
(c) Crow.
(d) Kitten.

3. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Ulapur.
(c) Padma.
(d) His birth village.

4. What is Phatik doing when the mustached stranger approaches him?
(a) Nibbling grass.
(b) Singing to himself.
(c) Skipping stones.
(d) Pretending to fish.

5. When does Haralal leave his manager's office?
(a) Eleven o'clock.
(b) Sunset.
(c) Three o'clock.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way is Raicharan's boy similar to the missing child?

2. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?

3. How is autumn described by the narrator?

4. Where is Rahman from?

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

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