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

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

3. What is Phailna's first reaction to hearing that he is a magistrate's son?
(a) Anger.
(b) Relief.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Incredulity.

4. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?
(a) Kitten.
(b) Crow.
(c) Ox.
(d) Elephant.

5. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?
(a) A wooden figure of a little bird.
(b) Most of his month's salary.
(c) A pocket knife.
(d) His address in Calcutta.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?

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

3. How old is Mini at the start of the story?

4. What chapter is the narrator writing in "The Cabuliwallah"?

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

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