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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Child's Return".

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the boy do by the river?
(a) He pretends to be a fish.
(b) He pretends to fish with a stick.
(c) He pretends Raicharan is a monster that he must hide from.
(d) He pretends he is a great hunter and goes looking for a tiger.

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

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

5. What does Ratan do for the postmaster on his last morning in the village?
(a) Prepares his bath.
(b) Packs his bags.
(c) Cleans his travel shoes.
(d) Cooks his breakfast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?

2. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?

3. Who has Rahman assaulted?

4. What kind of factory is located in the postmaster's village?

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

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