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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Child's Return".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When would Rahman return to his country?
(a) Once his money ran out.
(b) In mid-January.
(c) During the late-spring.
(d) After the floods receded.

2. What color is the waist-coat that Anukul buys for the boy?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Green.
(d) Yellow.

3. What is Mini's mother like?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Melancholic.
(c) Jocular.
(d) Aggressive.

4. Who has Rahman assaulted?
(a) The neighbor's father-in-law.
(b) A neighbor said to owe him money.
(c) Another peddler, who he had caught stealing from him.
(d) The man at the almond stand.

5. What does Raicharan point to when he tries to distract the boy from what he wants?
(a) A cat.
(b) A cloud.
(c) A bird.
(d) A farmer.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?

2. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?

3. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?

4. What chapter is the narrator writing in "The Cabuliwallah"?

5. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

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