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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 the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?
(a) Dan-na.
(b) Ra-na.
(c) Ba-ba.
(d) Chan-na.

2. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?
(a) A tall turban.
(b) A box of grapes.
(c) A mountaineer's hat.
(d) A soiled cap.

3. What interrupts the couple's argument?
(a) The arrival of a wild dog.
(b) The arrival of a survivor from a boating accident.
(c) The arrival of a servant with news of Kiran's brother.
(d) The arrival of better weather.

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

5. In "The Home-Coming," who is the ringleader of the boys in the village?
(a) Phailna.
(b) Bishambar.
(c) Phatik.
(d) Makhan.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives in the middle of the brothers' fight?

2. What does Haralal's firm buy from the countryside?

3. How old is Mini at the start of the story?

4. In "Once There Was a King," what do the queen's messengers ask the king to do?

5. What does the doctor think Sharat's wife should do?

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