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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. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?
(a) With fondness and condescension.
(b) With resentment.
(c) With anger.
(d) With indifference.

2. What is your father-in-law's house a euphemism for?
(a) Kabul.
(b) Afterlife.
(c) Jail.
(d) Farm.

3. Where is Rahman from?
(a) Afghanistan.
(b) Nepal.
(c) India.
(d) Pakistan.

4. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?
(a) Exhaustedly, for he is weary with life.
(b) With indifference, for he does not recognize him.
(c) Warmly, offering to take him back into the household.
(d) With fury, demanding to know what became of his son.

5. How does Rahman appear different when he arrives in the narrator's study on the day of the wedding?
(a) He seems more vigorous.
(b) He has gained weight.
(c) There is a scar on his face.
(d) His hair is cut shorter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who says that Raicharan cannot remain in the household?

2. What color is the waist-coat that Anukul buys for the boy?

3. What is Mini wearing when Rahman sees her on her wedding day?

4. What village is the postmaster working in?

5. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?

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