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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "The Cabuliwallah" - "The Postmaster".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?
(a) Most of his month's salary.
(b) His address in Calcutta.
(c) A wooden figure of a little bird.
(d) A pocket knife.

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

3. What is Mini wearing when Rahman sees her on her wedding day?
(a) Blue cotton.
(b) Red silk.
(c) Yellow saree.
(d) White dress.

4. What is Mini's mother like?
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Melancholic.
(c) Jocular.
(d) Anxious.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?

2. What is your father-in-law's house a euphemism for?

3. What village is the postmaster working in?

4. In "The Cabuliwallah," what is the name of the hero in the narrator's novel?

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

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