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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 is Phatik doing when the mustached stranger approaches him?
(a) Skipping stones.
(b) Pretending to fish.
(c) Nibbling grass.
(d) Singing to himself.

2. Who knocks at Haralal's door, warning him that they will miss the train?
(a) His managar.
(b) A servant from his manager's office.
(c) His mother.
(d) Adharlal.

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

4. In "Once There Was a King," does the narrator's tutor arrive to give his lesson?
(a) No, the weather keeps him away
(b) Yes, and he teaches him as normal.
(c) No, he is busy and apologizes the next day.
(d) Yes, but the narrator's mother sends him away.

5. When Haralal is wandering through Calcutta, who asks him about the address on an envelope?
(a) A chuprassi.
(b) A man who used to be in one of his classes.
(c) His manager's servant.
(d) A visitor from Barrackpore.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Once There Was a King," who does the king decide to marry his daughter to?

2. What does Haralal leave for Venu when he resigns?

3. What does Phatik say when he opens his eyes to see his mother?

4. Why does Adharlal tell Haralal to find somewhere else to live?

5. Who brings Haralal into the house to see Adharlal?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do things initially go for Haralal at his new job?

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

3. What does the narrator wish upon hearing about the Brahman's son marrying the princess?

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

5. What is Phatik's mischievous plan?

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

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

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

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

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

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