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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What convinces Adharlal to hire Haralal?
(a) Something special in Haralal's manner.
(b) Haralal's impressive credentials.
(c) Venu's enthusiasm for Haralal.
(d) The prospect of a cheap tutor.

2. In "Once There Was a King," what decision does the king make at his dinner with the queen?
(a) He will hold a grand tournament for the hand of his daughter.
(b) He will marry his daughter to the first man he sees upon leaving the palace.
(c) He will go back to the forest and never return.
(d) He will attack the castle of his treacherous brother.

3. Why does Adharlal tell Haralal to find somewhere else to live?
(a) The tutor's unpleasant habits.
(b) A need to save money.
(c) An argument with Nanibala.
(d) A theft in the house.

4. When Haralal is wandering through Calcutta, who asks him about the address on an envelope?
(a) A chuprassi.
(b) A man who used to be in one of his classes.
(c) His manager's servant.
(d) A visitor from Barrackpore.

5. Where does Venu wish to go?
(a) England.
(b) Argentina.
(c) America.
(d) Japan.

6. In "Once There Was a King," what do the boys at the Brahman's son's school ask him about?
(a) The identity of the lady living in the palace with him.
(b) Who his father is.
(c) Why he spends so much time in the forest.
(d) How he became a prince.

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

8. In "Once There Was a King," who does the king decide to marry his daughter to?
(a) A Brahman's son who is out gathering sticks.
(b) A young warrior with a scar on his cheek.
(c) A mysterious youth with a peacock feather.
(d) A wealthy merchant.

9. What does Haralal dream of after locking away the currency bags?
(a) Being reproached by Venu's mother.
(b) Losing his employer's money.
(c) Drowning in the bay.
(d) Moving to England.

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

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

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

13. In "Once There Was a King," what does the queen cook for the king?
(a) 64 dishes.
(b) A wild boar.
(c) An enchanted soup.
(d) A feast of birds and turtles.

14. Who does Phatik speak to in his feverish delirium?
(a) Brother.
(b) Mother.
(c) Friend.
(d) Aunt.

15. What does Haralal's manager say is the worst aspect of the loss?
(a) Shame upon himself.
(b) Distrust of investors.
(c) Disruption of rice purchases.
(d) Harm to Haralal's career.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess find when she goes to tell the Brahman's son the truth?

2. In "Once There Was a King," does the narrator's tutor arrive to give his lesson?

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

4. What types of stories does Haralal tell Venu?

5. What does Venu say that his father is planning to do?

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