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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 color is the waist-coat that Anukul buys for the boy?
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) Yellow.
(d) Green.

2. What does the postmaster do to try to pass the time?
(a) Write verse.
(b) Card games.
(c) Fishing.
(d) Painting.

3. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?
(a) His own inattention.
(b) God.
(c) The river's violence.
(d) The mother's suspicion.

4. Where is Anukul a magistrate?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Padma.
(c) Ulapur.
(d) Baraset.

5. How is Raicharan able to get gold bangles and anklets for his boy?
(a) By trading away his most valuable possession.
(b) By melting down his wife's ornaments.
(c) By stealing from the wealthiest man in the village.
(d) By getting a second job.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?

2. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?

3. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?

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

5. What is Phailna's first reaction to hearing that he is a magistrate's son?

(see the answer key)

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