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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "Master Mashai".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Phatik not give to his brother?
(a) Fishing-rod.
(b) Kite.
(c) Big knife.
(d) Marbles.

2. What had Raicharan recently made for the boy?
(a) A human figure made of grass.
(b) A mouse made of clay.
(c) A little house made of twigs.
(d) A go-cart made of flowers.

3. What does Haralal do when his salary is raised to 40 rupees a month?
(a) Has a celebratory feast.
(b) Writes a letter to Adharlal.
(c) Buys the wristwatch he has always wanted.
(d) Finds a small house and brings his mother to live with him.

4. When Haralal is wandering through Calcutta, who asks him about the address on an envelope?
(a) A chuprassi.
(b) A man who used to be in one of his classes.
(c) His manager's servant.
(d) A visitor from Barrackpore.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Haralal tell the carriage driver he wants to go?

3. What does Venu say that his father is planning to do?

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

5. What chapter is the narrator writing in "The Cabuliwallah"?

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