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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 village is the postmaster working in?
(a) Atchutapuram.
(b) Markapur.
(c) Ulapur.
(d) Hindupur.

2. What do most people think happened to the missing boy?
(a) Fell in the Padma.
(b) Taken by outsiders.
(c) Ran away.
(d) Kidnapped by Raicharan.

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

4. What does the Cabuliwallah have on his head?
(a) A tall turban.
(b) A box of grapes.
(c) A mountaineer's hat.
(d) A soiled cap.

5. Why does the postmaster not call Ratan in as usual one morning?
(a) He is bored of her company.
(b) He is sick in bed.
(c) He has left for Calcutta.
(d) He is with his friend the factory owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to what Mini was told, what animal makes it rain?

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

3. Where does Raicharan move for Phailna to go to school?

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

5. What does Rahman say he will do to his father-in-law?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Raicharan's first reaction when the go-cart is empty?

3. How does Raicharan lose the boy?

4. What amazes Raicharan about the baby?

5. What is the result of Rahman's final visit to Mini's house?

6. How is Mini's personality initially described?

7. What do Ratan and the postmaster talk about?

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

9. What puts a stop to Rahman's visits to the house?

10. How does Raicharan's situation change when Anukul gets married?

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