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

2. What toy does Raicharan buy for his son?
(a) A bird.
(b) Bow and arrow.
(c) Go-cart.
(d) Wooden horse.

3. What does Ratan do for the postmaster in the evening?
(a) Wash his suit.
(b) Bring him his fish.
(c) Write the letters he dictates.
(d) Light his pipe.

4. What do the village children call Phailna?
(a) The Little Prince.
(b) The orphan.
(c) Horse boy.
(d) Your Lordship.

5. Where is the postmaster from?
(a) Delhi.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Mumbai.
(d) Jaipur.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "The Child's Return," what service does the master's boy enter after college?

2. How does Rahman appear different when he arrives in the narrator's study on the day of the wedding?

3. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?

4. How old is Raicharan when he first becomes a servant?

5. How is Raicharan able to get gold bangles and anklets for his boy?

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