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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of Raicharan's boy?
(a) Anukul.
(b) Rahman.
(c) Ratan.
(d) Phailna.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What do the village children call Phailna?
(a) Your Lordship.
(b) Horse boy.
(c) The orphan.
(d) The Little Prince.

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

14. 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.

15. In "The Child's Return," by the banks of what river is Anukul transferred to?
(a) Padma.
(b) Mahanadi.
(c) Tapi.
(d) Brahmaputra.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

2. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?

3. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?

4. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?

5. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?

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