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1. 1.

   Tick the correct or the most suitable option.

   1. The dak bungalow was originally built and inhabited by
      1. a sahib.
      2. a sahib, an indigo seller.
      3. a sahib, an indigo planter.
      4. the ghost  of a sahib.
   2. The narrator went to bed at ten thirty after dining on
      1. the food he was carrying from home.
      2. Sukhan's urad-ka-dal and chawal.
      3. the food he was offered by the truck driver.
      4. Sukhan's coarse chappaties and  urad-ka-dal.
   3. The bathroom that earlier had only a bucket now had
      1. a mental bathtub and a mug.
      2. a mirror and a mental bathtub.
      3. a dressing table and a bathtub.
      4. a mental bathtub, a mug, and an oval mirror fixed to a dressing table.
   4. Everyone other than the sahib had filed the place due to
      1. repeated attacks of dengue.
      2. repeated attacks from the native villagers.
      3. repeated attacks of malaria.
      4. repeated attacks from other Englishmen.
   5. The sahib's real worry was that after he was gone
      1. none of the villagers would weep for him.
      2. no one would miss him except Mirjan.
      3. his  countrymen won't do his  funeral.
      4. the villagers would either stone or club Rex, his pet, to death.
2. 2.

   Where was the narrator going? Did he select the right route to reach his destination?
3. 3.

   Why did the narrator lose all hope of reaching his destination that day?
4. 4.

   What woke the narrator up and iinterrupted his sleep? Was there anything strange about it?
5. 5.

   What did the narrator find missing when he woke up?
6. 6.

   Describe the transformation that the narrator underwent in his physical features.