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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 Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?
(a) Padma.
(b) Tapi.
(c) Brahmaputra.
(d) Mahanadi.

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

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

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

5. What do the river's wavelets remind the boy of?
(a) A slithering serpent.
(b) Mischievous children.
(c) The tail of a horse.
(d) A field of flowers.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is autumn described by the narrator?

2. What kind of factory is located in the postmaster's village?

3. How old is Raicharan when he first becomes a servant?

4. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?

5. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?

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