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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?
(a) A tall turban.
(b) A soiled cap.
(c) A box of grapes.
(d) A mountaineer's hat.

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

3. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?
(a) Where is he going?
(b) When will he come back?
(c) Who will replace him?
(d) Will he take her with him?

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

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

6. Who has Rahman assaulted?
(a) Another peddler, who he had caught stealing from him.
(b) A neighbor said to owe him money.
(c) The neighbor's father-in-law.
(d) The man at the almond stand.

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

8. What chapter is the narrator writing in "The Cabuliwallah"?
(a) 21st.
(b) 3rd.
(c) 5th.
(d) 17th.

9. Who plays with Raicharan's son?
(a) Tanvir.
(b) Raicharan.
(c) The boy's aunt.
(d) All the boys in the village.

10. What does the postmaster tell Ratan about?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) His plans.
(c) His family.
(d) Myths and legends.

11. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?
(a) A colorful bird.
(b) A kadamba tree.
(c) A man in a boat.
(d) A mango tree.

12. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?
(a) Taken by outsiders.
(b) Fell in the Padma.
(c) Kidnapped by Raicharan.
(d) Ran away.

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

14. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?
(a) With resentment.
(b) With indifference.
(c) With anger.
(d) With fondness and condescension.

15. What is Phailna's first reaction to hearing that he is a magistrate's son?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Incredulity.
(d) Relief.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?

2. Where is the postmaster from?

3. Where do Mini and the narrator live?

4. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?

5. What do the river's wavelets remind the boy of?

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