The Cabuliwallah

What is the Cabuliwallah's real name?

• Razah

• Tagore

• Hansel

• Rahmun

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How did the Cabuliwallah change after going to jail?

• He appreciates the freedom to travel around

• He appreciates his daughter more

• He appreciates being able to go to Mini's wedding

• He appreciates being able to eat nuts and raisins

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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What was Tagore's dream?

• India's Independence

• Nobel Prize in Literature

• Peace in Afghanistan

• Write an Opera

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CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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What does Cabuliwallah mean?

• the photographer

• the fruit seller

• the thief

• the traveller

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What does precarious mean?

• safe; gentle

• forgiving; indulgent

• cheap; synthetic

• insecure; risky

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What did the Cabuliwallah bribe Mini with?

• jokes and laughter

• almonds and raisins

• coins

• a drawing

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Why did the Cabuliwallah go to jail?

• He stole a Rampuri shawl for his daughter

• He kidnapped a child

• He assaulted a neighbor during a quarrel over payment

• He owned a firearm illegally

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CCSS.RI.8.10

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What does judicious mean?

• reactive; respondent

• ignorant; nonsensical

• thoughtful; astute

• foolish, undiscerning

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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"Father-in-law's house" is a euphemism for what?

• home

• marke

• orchard

• jail

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The narrator feels connected to the Cabuliwallah because

• They are both creative writers.

• They are both natives of Calcutta.

• They are both fathers of daughters.

• They are both members of the same caste.

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