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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Haralal's firm buy from the countryside?
(a) Rice and dal.
(b) Grapes and almonds.
(c) Goat milk.
(d) Coal.

3. How does Haralal make his initial appearance at the house?
(a) In a suit borrowed from his father.
(b) In the rustic but clean manner of his village.
(c) In dirty clothes and torn shoes.
(d) In the distinctive robes of a student.

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

5. 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) Defend her from the evil witch.
(d) Come home to stay.

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

7. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess find when she goes to tell the Brahman's son the truth?
(a) He has run from the palace.
(b) He is already sleeping.
(c) He has been bitten by a serpent.
(d) He has been replaced by an imposter.

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

9. What does Venu ask Haralal to keep until he asks for it again?
(a) A violin.
(b) A letter to his father.
(c) Rings, a watch, and a chain.
(d) His study materials.

10. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son float down the river on?
(a) Banana stem.
(b) Father's boat.
(c) Mango leaf.
(d) Bamboo raft.

11. In "Master Mashai," what is Adharlal's wife named?
(a) Anjana.
(b) Mishita.
(c) Ria.
(d) Nanibala.

12. In "Once There Was a King," what is the narrator's excuse for skipping his lesson?
(a) Dog bite.
(b) Headache.
(c) Rain.
(d) Special occasion.

13. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son eventually say to the princess?
(a) That if she does not tell him who she is, he will leave the palace.
(b) That he has decided what he wants to be when he grows up.
(c) That he is tired of school and its lessons.
(d) That he wants to leave the palace and return to the forest.

14. According to the "Once There Was a King" narrator, what is the attitude of modern readers?
(a) Credulous and gullible.
(b) Overly excitable.
(c) Critical and suspicious.
(d) Dismissive and disdainful.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Phatik when he runs away?

2. According to his uncle, when will Phatik be able to go home?

3. What does Venu tell Haralal that he wants to become?

4. How much money does Venu steal?

5. In "Once There Was a King," what are the narrator's mother and grandmother doing when the narrator finds them?

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