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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Subha" - "The Castaway".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Venu feed to the fish in the garden?
(a) Chopped peas.
(b) Puffed rice.
(c) Breakfast leftovers.
(d) Lettuce leaves.

2. What are Subha's tears compared to?
(a) The oyster's pearls.
(b) Bird song in the night.
(c) Strands of light on the river surface.
(d) A wrestler's hands.

3. When he gets back from the jetty, what does Haralal tell his mother he has been doing?
(a) Bringing home a bride.
(b) Running an errand for his manager.
(c) Searching for Venu the thief.
(d) Taking his exercise.

4. What does the narrator think Subha ardently desires?
(a) To board a riverboat and never return.
(b) To float from star to star.
(c) To sing.
(d) To be of great help to Pratap and prove herself.

5. What happens to Venu's first tutor?
(a) Nanibala complains that even the sight of the tutor makes her boy ill, and he is sent away.
(b) He is loved by all in the household and stays on for several years.
(c) Adharlal suspects him of theft and dismisses him.
(d) He decides that the boy is a hopeless case and resigns from the position.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Haralal tell his manager about the missing money?

2. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?

3. What is Subha's father named?

4. Who does Nilkanta blame for turning Kiran against him?

5. Where does the family go for Subha's wedding?

(see the answer key)

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