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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In "The Child's Return," what is the master's boy named?
(a) Aarush.
(b) Anjor.
(c) Anukul.
(d) Ahnay.

4. Why does the postmaster not call Ratan in as usual one morning?
(a) He has left for Calcutta.
(b) He is bored of her company.
(c) He is sick in bed.
(d) He is with his friend the factory owner.

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

6. Where do Mini and the narrator live?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Varanasi.
(c) Hyderabad.
(d) Bengaluru.

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

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

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

10. Where is Anukul a magistrate?
(a) Calcutta.
(b) Baraset.
(c) Padma.
(d) Ulapur.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the village children call Phailna?

2. What animal does Raicharan pretend to be while playing with the little boy?

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

4. Who says that Raicharan cannot remain in the household?

5. What does the postmaster tell Ratan about?

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