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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?
(a) A human figure made of grass.
(b) A go-cart made of flowers.
(c) A little house made of twigs.
(d) A mouse made of clay.

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

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

4. According to what Mini was told, what animal makes it rain?
(a) Heron.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Whale.
(d) Buffalo.

5. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?
(a) His birth village.
(b) Ulapur.
(c) Calcutta.
(d) Padma.

6. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?
(a) Arithmetic.
(b) Alphabet.
(c) Swimming.
(d) Scripture.

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

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

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

10. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?
(a) A beating.
(b) A room in the house.
(c) A monthly pension.
(d) A prison sentence.

11. Where does Raicharan move for Phailna to go to school?
(a) Mumbai.
(b) Jaipur.
(c) Chandipur.
(d) Calcutta.

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

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

14. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?
(a) Tag.
(b) Marbles.
(c) Hide and seek.
(d) Fishing.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of factory is located in the postmaster's village?

2. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?

3. What does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?

4. What does the boy do by the river?

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

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