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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess eat before going to speak to her husband?
(a) Her favorite soup.
(b) A banana pudding.
(c) Nothing, for she has no appetite.
(d) His leftover supper.

4. What does Phatik lose?
(a) School jacket.
(b) Aunt's money.
(c) Letter from his mother.
(d) Lesson book.

5. Where does Venu's family have a garden house?
(a) Barrackpore.
(b) Gadiara.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Bhatpara.

6. What does Venu feed to the fish in the garden?
(a) Puffed rice.
(b) Lettuce leaves.
(c) Chopped peas.
(d) Breakfast leftovers.

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

8. Who is Ratikanta?
(a) A rice merchant.
(b) Adharlal's uncle.
(c) Adharlal's protégé.
(d) The new tutor.

9. In "Once There Was a King," does the narrator's tutor arrive to give his lesson?
(a) Yes, and he teaches him as normal.
(b) No, the weather keeps him away
(c) Yes, but the narrator's mother sends him away.
(d) No, he is busy and apologizes the next day.

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

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

12. What is Phatik doing when the mustached stranger approaches him?
(a) Nibbling grass.
(b) Singing to himself.
(c) Pretending to fish.
(d) Skipping stones.

13. When does the carriage driver stop to shake Haralal?
(a) When his shift is over.
(b) At one o'clock.
(c) When Haralal's coin has run out.
(d) When the police stop them.

14. In "Once There Was a King," what do the queen's messengers ask the king to do?
(a) Come back to the palace for one night and one meal.
(b) Find a husband for their daughter.
(c) Come home to stay.
(d) Defend her from the evil witch.

15. In "Once There Was a King," what does the king do to obtain a son?
(a) Plot to kidnap a boy from the village.
(b) Consult a wise man.
(c) Demand that the queen produce a boy.
(d) Practise austerities in the forest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Venu ask Haralal to keep until he asks for it again?

2. In "Once There Was a King," what is the narrator's excuse for skipping his lesson?

3. What does Haralal do when his salary is raised to 40 rupees a month?

4. What happens to Venu's first tutor?

5. In "Once There Was a King," who does the king decide to marry his daughter to?

(see the answer keys)

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