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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to his uncle, when will Phatik be able to go home?
(a) October.
(b) November.
(c) December.
(d) January.

2. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?
(a) Fell in the Padma.
(b) Ran away.
(c) Kidnapped by Raicharan.
(d) Taken by outsiders.

3. What does the mustached stranger ask Phatik?
(a) Who he stole the wooden bird from.
(b) Why he is wading in the water.
(c) When the boat will arive.
(d) Where the Chakravartis live.

4. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?
(a) A wooden figure of a little bird.
(b) A pocket knife.
(c) Most of his month's salary.
(d) His address in Calcutta.

5. Who looks after Raicharan's baby boy when he is first born?
(a) The baby's aunt.
(b) The baby's father.
(c) The baby's mother.
(d) The baby's uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ratan do for the postmaster in the evening?

2. How does Haralal make his initial appearance at the house?

3. What does Phatik lose?

4. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?

5. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

(see the answer key)

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