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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 Venu say that his father is planning to do?
(a) Open a restaurant.
(b) Remove Venu from his will.
(c) Marry again.
(d) Send Venu to England.

2. What does Phatik not give to his brother?
(a) Fishing-rod.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Big knife.
(d) Kite.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "Once There Was a King," what does the princess make for her young husband?

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

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

5. In "Once There Was a King," how many years pass with the king in the forest?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are 14-year-old boys characterized in "The Home-Coming"?

2. How does Venu react to Haralal leaving?

3. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

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

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

6. What does Phatik's aunt think of him moving in?

7. How do Venu and Haralal initally get along?

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

9. What happens when Hanalal takes Venu's letter and ornaments to Adharlal?

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

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