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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Home-Coming" - "Once There was a King".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Raicharan move for Phailna to go to school?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Chandipur.

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

4. What does Phatik lose?
(a) Aunt's money.
(b) Letter from his mother.
(c) Lesson book.
(d) School jacket.

5. Where do Mini and the narrator live?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Hyderabad.
(c) Bengaluru.
(d) Varanasi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "Once There Was a King," what does the queen cook for the king?

2. What does the postmaster do to try to pass the time?

3. In "Once There Was a King," what does the Brahman's son eventually say to the princess?

4. How does Makhan's mother describe him?

5. What village is the postmaster working in?

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