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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 Ratikanta say about Venu?
(a) That he is worthy of his house.
(b) That it would be most appropriate if he lived elsewhere.
(c) That his arrival is a bad omen.
(d) That he is like all the others who come looking for money.

2. How is Raicharan able to get gold bangles and anklets for his boy?
(a) By trading away his most valuable possession.
(b) By melting down his wife's ornaments.
(c) By stealing from the wealthiest man in the village.
(d) By getting a second job.

3. Where do Mini and the narrator live?
(a) Varanasi.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Bengaluru.
(d) Hyderabad.

4. What does Venu say that his father is planning to do?
(a) Marry again.
(b) Open a restaurant.
(c) Send Venu to England.
(d) Remove Venu from his will.

5. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?
(a) A colorful bird.
(b) A kadamba tree.
(c) A mango tree.
(d) A man in a boat.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the mustached stranger ask Phatik?

3. What does the postmaster tell Ratan about?

4. How does Makhan interfere with the planned prank?

5. Where is the postmaster from?

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