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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 is autumn described by the narrator?
(a) As being the best weather in which to write.
(b) As being a time to think on one's blessings.
(c) As being the most melancholic of seasons.
(d) As being the time of year when kings once went forth to conquest.

2. Why does the postmaster not call Ratan in as usual one morning?
(a) He is with his friend the factory owner.
(b) He has left for Calcutta.
(c) He is sick in bed.
(d) He is bored of her company.

3. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) His birth village.
(c) Ulapur.
(d) Padma.

4. During what holiday will Mini's wedding take place?
(a) Puja.
(b) Navaratri.
(c) Holi.
(d) Diwali.

5. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?
(a) Writing the 18th chapter.
(b) Drinking tea.
(c) Correcting proof-sheets.
(d) Planning a household event.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?

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

3. What does the postmaster tell Ratan about?

4. Who looks after Raicharan's baby boy when he is first born?

5. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?

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