| Question (1): |
What does the word 'petite' mean? |
| 1. |
strong |
| 2. |
small |
| 3. |
neat |
| 4. |
clean |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (2): |
What was almost a routine affair for Babuli during his student days? |
| 1. |
working in the city |
| 2. |
writing to his elder brother |
| 3. |
going home in the rickety bus |
| 4. |
reading big books |
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| Ans: 3 |
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| Question (3): |
What was written in the elder brother's letter? |
| 1. |
That they were missing him in the village |
| 2. |
That there was to be a partition |
| 3. |
That there was a festival |
| 4. |
That he would get money |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (4): |
How many days were left for the partition? |
| 1. |
A week |
| 2. |
A month |
| 3. |
A day |
| 4. |
Three days |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (5): |
How much money was expected for Babuli's land? |
| 1. |
Seven thousand |
| 2. |
Twenty thousand |
| 3. |
Ten thousand |
| 4. |
Forty thousand |
|
| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (6): |
What makes Babuli think of the butcher? |
| 1. |
Hunger |
| 2. |
Wife's heartlessness |
| 3. |
The innocent lamb |
| 4. |
The partition |
|
| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (7): |
What was the first thing the elder brother did when Babuli reached the village? |
| 1. |
He took Babuli's heavy briefcase |
| 2. |
He scolded Babuli |
| 3. |
He carried Babuli on his shoulders |
| 4. |
He walked in front of Babuli |
|
| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (8): |
When Babuli reached home he was received by |
| 1. |
his mother |
| 2. |
an abominable Lull |
| 3. |
his sister-in-law |
| 4. |
his niece and nephew |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (9): |
Why did elder brother shed tears when he placed the wrist watch on the pile? |
| 1. |
It was an expensive watch |
| 2. |
He was attached to the watch |
| 3. |
He was snapping his attachment to the past |
| 4. |
He had mortgaged it |
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| Ans: 3 |
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| Question (10): |
Which of these words best describes the elder brother? |
| 1. |
Calm and composed |
| 2. |
Uncaring |
| 3. |
Greedy |
| 4. |
Slow |
|
| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (11): |
Babuli had not bothered to even replace the elder brother's tattered blanket after he found a job. What does this show? |
| 1. |
Babuli's laziness |
| 2. |
Babuli's ingratitude |
| 3. |
Babuli's busy schedule |
| 4. |
Babuli's poverty |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (12): |
What did Babuli finally do with the land? |
| 1. |
Sold it to a brother |
| 2. |
Gave it to his wife |
| 3. |
Gifted it to elder brother |
| 4. |
Harvested crops |
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| Ans: 3 |
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