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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who looks after Raicharan's baby boy when he is first born?
(a) The baby's aunt.
(b) The baby's father.
(c) The baby's uncle.
(d) The baby's mother.

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

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

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

5. What does the postmaster do once he has recovered?
(a) He decides to arrange for better housing in the village.
(b) He writes his will.
(c) He writes an application for transfer.
(d) He has Ratan send a message to his friend.

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

7. What village is the postmaster working in?
(a) Ulapur.
(b) Atchutapuram.
(c) Hindupur.
(d) Markapur.

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

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

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

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

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

13. Where is the postmaster from?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Delhi.
(c) Jaipur.
(d) Mumbai.

14. What animal does Raicharan pretend to be while playing with the little boy?
(a) Dog.
(b) Elephant.
(c) Horse.
(d) Goat.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?

3. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?

4. What does the postmaster do to try to pass the time?

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

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