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1. How is Mini's personality initially described?

Mini is initially described as a constant chatterer at five years old. She has never spent a moment in silence, her father thinks, and she bounces from topic to topic without waiting for a response.

2. What writing is the narrator working on?

The narrator is writing a novel featuring a hero named Pratap Singh and a heroine named Kanchanlata. He is working on the 17th chapter, in which the hero has caught the heroine in his arms and is about to escape from a castle window.

3. What is the narrator's first impression of Rahman?

The narrator's first impression of Rahman is of a slow-walking Cabuliwallah in the loose clothing of his people and a tall turban. The narrator is irritated when his daughter calls to the man because he thinks Rahman will come inside and interrupt his writing.

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