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

2. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?
(a) Elephant.
(b) Kitten.
(c) Ox.
(d) Crow.

3. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?
(a) Carry him home.
(b) Bring him some almonds.
(c) Thrash him.
(d) Kiss his hands.

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

5. What does Raicharan blame for the boy's disappearance?
(a) His own inattention.
(b) God.
(c) The river's violence.
(d) The mother's suspicion.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Phailna treat Raicharan?

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

3. Where does Raicharan go after being expelled from the household?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is Mini's personality initially described?

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

4. What is the rainy season like?

5. What do the students at Phailna's hostel think of Raicharan?

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

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

8. How does Mini change as she grows older?

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

10. How does Raicharan lose the boy?

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