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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 is the narrator doing when Rahman is arrested?
(a) Drinking tea.
(b) Planning a household event.
(c) Correcting proof-sheets.
(d) Writing the 18th chapter.

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

3. What does the the postmaster start to teach Ratan?
(a) Scripture.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Arithmetic.
(d) Alphabet.

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

5. What does Mini think the Cabuliwallah's bag contains?
(a) Almonds.
(b) Crows.
(c) Magic.
(d) Children.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?

2. What does the postmaster give to Ratan before leaving?

3. How soon after telling Ratan about his departure does he go?

4. What does Ratan not ask when he tells her that he is leaving?

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

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