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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 kind of factory is located in the postmaster's village?
(a) Indigo.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Bicycle.

2. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) Alphabet.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Scripture.

3. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?
(a) A beating.
(b) A monthly pension.
(c) A prison sentence.
(d) A room in the house.

4. What village is the postmaster working in?
(a) Ulapur.
(b) Hindupur.
(c) Markapur.
(d) Atchutapuram.

5. How old is Mini at the start of the story?
(a) 13.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 8.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?

3. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?

4. What do the river's wavelets remind the boy of?

5. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?

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