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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Makhan's mother describe him?
(a) Kind, but lacking academically.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Indolent and unmotivated.
(d) As good as gold.

2. Who does Haralal's mother want to make dinner for?
(a) Venu.
(b) Adharlal.
(c) Haralal's uncle.
(d) Haralal's new manager.

3. Who arrives in the middle of the brothers' fight?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) Their father.
(c) The postmaster.
(d) Their uncle.

4. What does Phatik imagine he is doing in his sleep?
(a) Calling out the water depth.
(b) Fighting with Makhan.
(c) Fishing with his brother.
(d) Running through a muddy field.

5. In "Once There Was a King," when does the princess finally tell the Brahman's son that she will answer his question?
(a) Once the prophecy is fulfilled.
(b) That night after supper, when he is in bed.
(c) When he can prove he is ready.
(d) After the rainy season ends.

6. What does Bishambar offer?
(a) A go-cart.
(b) A monthly stipend.
(c) Care and education for Phatik.
(d) A job for Makhan.

7. What does Venu tell Haralal that he wants to become?
(a) A cricketeer.
(b) A professor.
(c) A barrister.
(d) A writer.

8. What types of stories does Haralal tell Venu?
(a) From his favourite Calcutta-based author.
(b) From Greek history and Victor Hugo romances.
(c) From 1,001 Nights and Charles Dickens.
(d) From the Puranas.

9. How does Makhan interfere with the planned prank?
(a) Attacking his brother.
(b) Bringing his mother.
(c) Telling the log's owner.
(d) Sitting on the log.

10. What is Venu wearing that seems unusual to Haralal?
(a) Bengali dress.
(b) English suit and hat.
(c) Parsee coat and trousers with jewelry.
(d) His father's clothing.

11. What does Phatik say when he opens his eyes to see his mother?
(a) That the holidays have come.
(b) That he wants to come home.
(c) That the water is too deep.
(d) That the doctor is not to be trusted.

12. Who is Haralal's mother?
(a) The daughter of a construction worker.
(b) The woman who had cared for Adharlal when he was a small boy.
(c) A renowned poet.
(d) A widow.

13. How much money does Venu steal?
(a) 8,000 rupees.
(b) 1,500 rupees.
(c) 3,000 rupees.
(d) 5,000 rupess.

14. Where does Haralal tell the carriage driver he wants to go?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Barrackpore.
(c) His manager's office.
(d) His home, where his mother is waiting.

15. Where does Bishambar live?
(a) Chandernagore.
(b) Chandipur.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) England.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who knocks at Haralal's door, warning him that they will miss the train?

2. Whose presence does Haralal perceive as he sits in the carriage?

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

4. What does Phatik not give to his brother?

5. What does Haralal find in the canvas money bags?

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