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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old is Raicharan when he first becomes a servant?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 20.
(d) 17.

3. How is Raicharan able to get gold bangles and anklets for his boy?
(a) By getting a second job.
(b) By stealing from the wealthiest man in the village.
(c) By trading away his most valuable possession.
(d) By melting down his wife's ornaments.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?

2. In "The Child's Return," what service does the master's boy enter after college?

3. What does Raicharan point to when he tries to distract the boy from what he wants?

4. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?

5. How is autumn described by the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the narrator's first impression of Rahman?

2. What is the result of Rahman's final visit to Mini's house?

3. How do the missing boy's parents react?

4. How does Raicharan react to the birth of his son?

5. How does Mini's mother feel about Rahman?

6. What does Anukul buy for his son?

7. Why does Raicharan believe his baby is his little master reborn?

8. How does Mini initially react to Rahman?

9. What does the boy want at the side of the river?

10. What is the rainy season like?

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