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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. How is autumn described by the narrator?
(a) As being the best weather in which to write.
(b) As being the most melancholic of seasons.
(c) As being the time of year when kings once went forth to conquest.
(d) As being a time to think on one's blessings.

2. What is your father-in-law's house a euphemism for?
(a) Jail.
(b) Kabul.
(c) Afterlife.
(d) Farm.

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

4. What did Ratan used to play with her little brother?
(a) Marbles.
(b) Tag.
(c) Hide and seek.
(d) Fishing.

5. Who has Rahman assaulted?
(a) Another peddler, who he had caught stealing from him.
(b) The neighbor's father-in-law.
(c) The man at the almond stand.
(d) A neighbor said to owe him money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the postmaster do once he has recovered?

2. When would Rahman return to his country?

3. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?

4. What does the postmaster do to try to pass the time?

5. What animal do Mini and Rahman joke about?

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