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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. Where is Anukul a magistrate?
(a) Padma.
(b) Baraset.
(c) Ulapur.
(d) Calcutta.

2. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?
(a) God.
(b) The mother's suspicion.
(c) His own inattention.
(d) The river's violence.

3. What toy does Raicharan buy for his son?
(a) Bow and arrow.
(b) Wooden horse.
(c) A bird.
(d) Go-cart.

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

5. What does the boy do by the river?
(a) He pretends to be a fish.
(b) He pretends he is a great hunter and goes looking for a tiger.
(c) He pretends to fish with a stick.
(d) He pretends Raicharan is a monster that he must hide from.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Phailna's first reaction to hearing that he is a magistrate's son?

2. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?

3. How is autumn described by the narrator?

4. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?

5. What does Ratan do for the postmaster in the evening?

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