Question

Read the following paragraphs from "The Cabuliwallah."

Answer 1

The correct answer is A. Disdain

Explanation

"The Cabuliwalllah" is a short story written by Rabindranath Tagore that tells the story of a merchant from Kabul who has to go to Calcutta (India) to sell different products in this process he begins a friendship with an Indian kid who belongs to an upper class. In this excerpt explains the way the main character who is the Cabuli feels about her daughter who is away from him as he is in Calcutta.

Additionally, the Cabuli feelings are shared by the narrator who despite not being a merchant feels moved by the experience of the Cabuli "Tears came to my eyes. I forgot he was a poor Cabuli fruitseller, while I was but no, was I more than he? He was also a father.", this suggests the narrator feels empathy towards the Cabuli including kindship as they both have similar emotions towards being a father; humility as even when the Cabuli belongs to another social class the other character recognizes they are similar and shame as he feels bad for the Cabuli missing his daughter. Thus, the narrator feels humility, kinship, and shame but not disdain, therefore the correct answer is A. Disdain as this is the emotion that is not expressed by the narrator towards the Cabuli.

Answer 2

I would say A, but I'm not sure.