2. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?
(a) A kadamba tree.
(b) A colorful bird.
(c) A man in a boat.
(d) A mango tree.

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

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

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

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

7. 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.

8. How old is Mini at the start of the story?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

10. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?
(a) Most of his month's salary.
(b) His address in Calcutta.
(c) A pocket knife.
(d) A wooden figure of a little bird.

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

12. Who has Rahman assaulted?
(a) Another peddler, who he had caught stealing from him.
(b) The neighbor's father-in-law.
(c) The man at the almond stand.
(d) A neighbor said to owe him money.

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

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

15. Who plays with Raicharan's son?
(a) Tanvir.
(b) The boy's aunt.
(c) All the boys in the village.
(d) Raicharan.