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

2. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?
(a) Kidnapped by Raicharan.
(b) Fell in the Padma.
(c) Taken by outsiders.
(d) Ran away.

3. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?
(a) A human figure made of grass.
(b) A mouse made of clay.
(c) A go-cart made of flowers.
(d) A little house made of twigs.

4. What do the village children call Phailna?
(a) Your Lordship.
(b) The orphan.
(c) The Little Prince.
(d) Horse boy.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal does Raicharan pretend to be while playing with the little boy?

3. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?

4. Why does the postmaster not call Ratan in as usual one morning?

5. What village is the postmaster working in?

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