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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. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?
(a) A little house made of twigs.
(b) A human figure made of grass.
(c) A mouse made of clay.
(d) A go-cart made of flowers.

2. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?
(a) Ulapur.
(b) Calcutta.
(c) Padma.
(d) His birth village.

3. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?
(a) With indifference.
(b) With resentment.
(c) With anger.
(d) With fondness and condescension.

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

5. What do the river's wavelets remind the boy of?
(a) The tail of a horse.
(b) A field of flowers.
(c) Mischievous children.
(d) A slithering serpent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What toy does Raicharan buy for his son?

2. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?

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

4. How is autumn described by the narrator?

5. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Mini's personality initially described?

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

3. What amazes Raicharan about the baby?

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

5. What friendships does the postmaster have?

6. What does Anukul buy for his son?

7. How does Mini initially react to Rahman?

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

9. What do Rahman and Mini do together?

10. How does Raicharan's situation change when Anukul gets married?

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