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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. Who arrives in the middle of the brothers' fight?
(a) A fisherman.
(b) Their uncle.
(c) Their father.
(d) The postmaster.

2. What does Phatik imagine he is doing in his sleep?
(a) Fighting with Makhan.
(b) Running through a muddy field.
(c) Calling out the water depth.
(d) Fishing with his brother.

3. What happens to Venu's first tutor?
(a) He decides that the boy is a hopeless case and resigns from the position.
(b) He is loved by all in the household and stays on for several years.
(c) Nanibala complains that even the sight of the tutor makes her boy ill, and he is sent away.
(d) Adharlal suspects him of theft and dismisses him.

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

5. What does Ratikanta say about Venu?
(a) That he is worthy of his house.
(b) That he is like all the others who come looking for money.
(c) That it would be most appropriate if he lived elsewhere.
(d) That his arrival is a bad omen.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the "Once There Was a King" narrator, what is the attitude of modern readers?

2. What does Haralal's firm buy from the countryside?

3. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess eat before going to speak to her husband?

4. In "The Home-Coming," who is the ringleader of the boys in the village?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when the boys put their plan into action?

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

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

5. What is Calcutta like for Haralal when he walks through it?

6. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

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

8. What happens when the manager confronts Haralal about the missing money?

9. How does Venu react to Haralal leaving?

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

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