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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?
(a) When will he come back?
(b) Who will replace him?
(c) Where is he going?
(d) Will he take her with him?

5. What does the baby call Raicharan, in "The Child's Return,"?
(a) Chan-na.
(b) Ba-ba.
(c) Dan-na.
(d) Ra-na.

6. What does Raicharan tell his mistress that her son will be?
(a) An actor.
(b) A banker.
(c) A poet.
(d) A judge.

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

8. What does Rahman carry as a reminder of his daughter?
(a) An impression of her hand.
(b) A photo of the two of them.
(c) A note that she wrote to him.
(d) A drawing of her face.

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

10. What do the village children call Phailna?
(a) The orphan.
(b) The Little Prince.
(c) Your Lordship.
(d) Horse boy.

11. What toy does Raicharan buy for his son?
(a) Wooden horse.
(b) Bow and arrow.
(c) Go-cart.
(d) A bird.

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

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

14. On what day of the week does Raicharan bring Phailna to Anukul?
(a) Monday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Wednesday.
(d) Sunday.

15. When would Rahman return to his country?
(a) Once his money ran out.
(b) During the late-spring.
(c) After the floods receded.
(d) In mid-January.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Anukul receive Raicharan when he sees him for the first time in years?

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

3. What is Mini wearing when Rahman sees her on her wedding day?

4. In "The Child's Return," what does the boy point to from his go-cart?

5. What does Phailna say that Raicharan should receive?

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