2. What does Raicharan point to when he tries to distract the boy from what he wants?
(a) A cloud.
(b) A cat.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A bird.

3. How does Rahman appear different when he arrives in the narrator's study on the day of the wedding?
(a) His hair is cut shorter.
(b) There is a scar on his face.
(c) He seems more vigorous.
(d) He has gained weight.

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

5. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?
(a) Carry him home.
(b) Kiss his hands.
(c) Thrash him.
(d) Bring him some almonds.

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

7. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?
(a) Children.
(b) Magic.
(c) Almonds.
(d) Crows.

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

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

10. What is Mini's mother like?
(a) Anxious.
(b) Melancholic.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Jocular.

11. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?
(a) A judge.
(b) An actor.
(c) A banker.
(d) A poet.

12. In "The Child's Return," what service does the master's boy enter after college?
(a) Medical.
(b) Postal.
(c) Military.
(d) Judicial.

13. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?
(a) The mother's suspicion.
(b) God.
(c) The river's violence.
(d) His own inattention.

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

15. What kind of factory is located in the postmaster's village?
(a) Indigo.
(b) Electronics.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Cotton.