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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. What does Haralal tell his manager about the missing money?
(a) That he did not take it.
(b) That his former student has taken it to England.
(c) That he knows who has it.
(d) That he was robbed by armed bandits.

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

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

4. What does Haralal find in the canvas money bags?
(a) Money.
(b) Two letters.
(c) Nanibala's ornaments.
(d) Venu's rings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Phatik when he runs away?

2. What does Haralal dream of after locking away the currency bags?

3. What does Phatik imagine he is doing in his sleep?

4. What is Venu wearing that seems unusual to Haralal?

5. Where does Haralal tell the carriage driver he wants to go?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

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

3. What happens when the other children at the boy's school ask him about the princess?

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

5. What did narrator hope would happen on the evening when the story started?

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

7. How do Venu and Haralal initally get along?

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

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

10. How does Nanibala feel about Venu's relationship with his tutor?

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