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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 does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?
(a) Cooks his breakfast.
(b) Packs his bags.
(c) Prepares his bath.
(d) Cleans his travel shoes.

2. In what way is Raicharan's boy similar to the missing child?
(a) His hands.
(b) His appetite.
(c) His behavior.
(d) His eyes.

3. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?
(a) Warmly, offering to take him back into the household.
(b) With fury, demanding to know what became of his son.
(c) Exhaustedly, for he is weary with life.
(d) With indifference, for he does not recognize him.

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

5. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?
(a) Ratan.
(b) Pratap.
(c) Phatik.
(d) Venu.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?

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

4. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?

5. What toy does Raicharan buy for his son?

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