First Read: The Postmaster studysync

What does the following passage mainly reveal about the postmaster's point of view (paragraph 14)?

A. He does not view Ratan as a "kindred soul."

Which sentence from the text best supports the correct answer to Question 5?

B. "That whole night, in her waking and in her dreams, the postmaster's laughing reply haunted her-'What an idea!'

Identify three details that support the correct answer to Question 7.

B. Ratan has vivid memories of her father and little brother, calls the postmaster 'Dada,' and has imagined pictures of each of his family members "painted in her little heart."

Which statement best explains the reason for the story's tragic outcome?

B. Sometimes different people's needs cannot be reconciled. .

Which of these inferences about the postmaster is best supported by the second paragraph?

B. The postmaster is physically and psychologically isolated from other people in the village.

The author establishes a conflict between what Ratan and the postmaster want from each other mainly by .

B. having the postmaster dismiss her request to come to his home.

Which meaning of punt most closely matches its meaning in the following passage (paragraph 17)?

B. | noun | a small, shallow boat with a flat bottom and square ends

Instructions Order these events chronologically as they occur in the story:

FIRST: The postmaster begins to teach Ratan how to read SECOND: The postmaster gets sick. THIRD: The postmaster resigns his post. FOURTH: Ratan refuses to take money from the postmaster.

Which of these inferences about Ratan is best supported by the story?

C. Ratan misses having a family.

What is most likely the reason Ratan calls the postmaster "Dada"?

C. The postmaster serves a father-like role in her life.