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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?
(a) Fishing.
(b) Tag.
(c) Marbles.
(d) Hide and seek.

3. How soon after telling Ratan about his departure does he go?
(a) Immediately.
(b) The next day.
(c) After the flooding season.
(d) In two weeks.

4. Whose presence does Haralal perceive as he sits in the carriage?
(a) His mother's.
(b) His father's
(c) Nanibala's.
(d) Venu's.

5. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son float down the river on?
(a) Banana stem.
(b) Bamboo raft.
(c) Father's boat.
(d) Mango leaf.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?

2. What is Subha's village called?

3. In "Once There Was a King," where was the narrator living when the fairy story began?

4. Who does Haralal's mother want to make dinner for?

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

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