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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?
(a) A drawing of her face.
(b) An impression of her hand.
(c) A note that she wrote to him.
(d) A photo of the two of them.

3. How is autumn described by the narrator?
(a) As being a time to think on one's blessings.
(b) As being the most melancholic of seasons.
(c) As being the best weather in which to write.
(d) As being the time of year when kings once went forth to conquest.

4. Who says that Raicharan cannot remain in the household?
(a) The mistress.
(b) Phailna.
(c) Anukul.
(d) Raicharan.

5. What is Mini wearing when Rahman sees her on her wedding day?
(a) White dress.
(b) Blue cotton.
(c) Yellow saree.
(d) Red silk.

6. What color is the waist-coat that Anukul buys for the boy?
(a) Yellow.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

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

8. On what day of the week does Raicharan bring Phailna to Anukul?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Wednesday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Monday.

9. What is Anukul's wife doing when Raicharan visits their house?
(a) Buying a herb meant to ensure the birth of a child.
(b) Praying for her missing son.
(c) Cursing Raicharan.
(d) Playing with her daughter.

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

11. 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.

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

13. How soon after telling Ratan about his departure does he go?
(a) The next day.
(b) Immediately.
(c) In two weeks.
(d) After the flooding season.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?

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

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

4. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?

5. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?

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