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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 Raicharan point to when he tries to distract the boy from what he wants?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A bird.
(c) A cat.
(d) A farmer.

2. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?
(a) A man in a boat.
(b) A mango tree.
(c) A colorful bird.
(d) A kadamba tree.

3. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?
(a) Chan-na.
(b) Dan-na.
(c) Ra-na.
(d) Ba-ba.

4. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?
(a) A note that she wrote to him.
(b) A photo of the two of them.
(c) An impression of her hand.
(d) A drawing of her face.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?

3. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?

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

5. What is your father-in-law's house a euphemism for?

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