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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. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?
(a) Brahmaputra.
(b) Padma.
(c) Mahanadi.
(d) Tapi.

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

3. Where is Rahman from?
(a) Pakistan.
(b) Nepal.
(c) India.
(d) Afghanistan.

4. When would Rahman return to his country?
(a) In mid-January.
(b) Once his money ran out.
(c) During the late-spring.
(d) After the floods receded.

5. What does the boy do by the river?
(a) He pretends to fish with a stick.
(b) He pretends Raicharan is a monster that he must hide from.
(c) He pretends he is a great hunter and goes looking for a tiger.
(d) He pretends to be a fish.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?

3. What color is the waist-coat that Anukul buys for the boy?

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

5. What does Raicharan point to when he tries to distract the boy from what he wants?

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