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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) Light his pipe.
(b) Bring him his fish.
(c) Wash his suit.
(d) Write the letters he dictates.

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

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

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

5. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?
(a) A mouse made of clay.
(b) A go-cart made of flowers.
(c) A human figure made of grass.
(d) A little house made of twigs.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

2. What does the postmaster do to try to pass the time?

3. Where is Anukul a magistrate?

4. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?

5. What is the name of Raicharan's boy?

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