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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Subha" - "The Castaway".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What village is the postmaster working in?
(a) Hindupur.
(b) Ulapur.
(c) Atchutapuram.
(d) Markapur.

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

3. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) His birth village.
(c) Ulapur.
(d) Padma.

4. Who does Nilkanta blame for turning Kiran against him?
(a) Sharat.
(b) Ratan.
(c) Satish.
(d) Haralal.

5. How old is Phatik?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 9.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?

2. What did the postmaster have to console himself with that Ratan lacked?

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

4. Whose presence does Haralal perceive as he sits in the carriage?

5. Who is Ratikanta?

(see the answer key)

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