View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ratan do for the postmaster in the evening?
(a) Bring him his fish.
(b) Wash his suit.
(c) Write the letters he dictates.
(d) Light his pipe.

2. In "The Child's Return," what is the master's boy named?
(a) Anjor.
(b) Anukul.
(c) Ahnay.
(d) Aarush.

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

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

5. What is Anukul's wife doing when Raicharan visits their house?
(a) Praying for her missing son.
(b) Cursing Raicharan.
(c) Playing with her daughter.
(d) Buying a herb meant to ensure the birth of a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?

2. Where does Raicharan move for Phailna to go to school?

3. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?

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

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 187 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample