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

2. Who says that Raicharan cannot remain in the household?
(a) Phailna.
(b) Anukul.
(c) Raicharan.
(d) The mistress.

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

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

5. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?
(a) With fury, demanding to know what became of his son.
(b) With indifference, for he does not recognize him.
(c) Exhaustedly, for he is weary with life.
(d) Warmly, offering to take him back into the household.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. During what holiday will Mini's wedding take place?

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

4. What is Anukul's wife doing when Raicharan visits their house?

5. How is autumn described by the narrator?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is the rainy season like?

4. What does Anukul buy for his son?

5. What writing is the narrator working on?

6. What friendships does the postmaster have?

7. What does the postmaster think about as he is leaving?

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

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

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

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