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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. Who plays with Raicharan's son?
(a) Tanvir.
(b) Raicharan.
(c) All the boys in the village.
(d) The boy's aunt.

2. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?
(a) Dan-na.
(b) Chan-na.
(c) Ba-ba.
(d) Ra-na.

3. What did the postmaster have to console himself with that Ratan lacked?
(a) Money.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) A brother.
(d) A warm coat.

4. How is Raicharan able to get gold bangles and anklets for his boy?
(a) By stealing from the wealthiest man in the village.
(b) By getting a second job.
(c) By trading away his most valuable possession.
(d) By melting down his wife's ornaments.

5. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?
(a) Phatik.
(b) Venu.
(c) Ratan.
(d) Pratap.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Anukul a magistrate?

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

3. What do the river's wavelets remind the boy of?

4. What does the boy do by the river?

5. During what holiday will Mini's wedding take place?

(see the answer key)

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