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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whose arrival in the house changes its dynamics?
(a) A promising actor from afar.
(b) A beloved dog.
(c) Kiran's older brother.
(d) Sharat's younger brother.

3. How many children does Bishambar have?
(a) 1.
(b) 2
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

5. What does the boy do by the river?
(a) He pretends Raicharan is a monster that he must hide from.
(b) He pretends he is a great hunter and goes looking for a tiger.
(c) He pretends to be a fish.
(d) He pretends to fish with a stick.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is Sharat's wife named?

4. Where is the bridegroom's work?

5. Who does Subha say goodbye to, on the day before she leaves?

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