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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess make for her young husband?
(a) An amulet of protection.
(b) A palace with seven wings.
(c) A jeweled crown to fit his little head.
(d) A cart made entirely of gold.

2. Who brings Haralal into the house to see Adharlal?
(a) Venu.
(b) A servant.
(c) Nanibala.
(d) Ratikanta.

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

4. In "Once There Was a King," what are the narrator's mother and grandmother doing when the narrator finds them?
(a) Drinking tea.
(b) Reading the newspaper.
(c) Playing cards.
(d) Gossiping about a relative.

5. When he gets back from the jetty, what does Haralal tell his mother he has been doing?
(a) Bringing home a bride.
(b) Searching for Venu the thief.
(c) Running an errand for his manager.
(d) Taking his exercise.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Haralal is wandering through Calcutta, who asks him about the address on an envelope?

2. In "Master Mashai," what is Adharlal's wife named?

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

4. In "Once There Was a King," what do the queen's messengers ask the king to do?

5. In "Once There Was a King," what do the boys at the Brahman's son's school ask him about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ratikanta treat those who come to see his patron?

2. What does the narrator of "Once There was a King" say that children did not need to know?

3. How does Phatik's aunt react when he loses his lesson book?

4. How does the king react to first seeing his daughter after 12 years?

5. How do Venu and Haralal initally get along?

6. Why is Haralal feeling so bad when the carriage picks him up after he has walked around Calcutta?

7. What does Haralal do when he finds the money missing and reads the letter from Venu?

8. How does Phatik's mother react when he wants to go to Calcutta?

9. What favour does Venu ask of Haralal, and why does Haralal say no?

10. How has Venu changed when Haralal goes to see him after his mother's death?

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