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  Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.                              (1x3=3) "It's a mad man, sir, who worries us by calling everyday for letters that never come," said the clerk to the postmaster. (a) Who is referred to as a mad man? (b) Whose letter is expected by this, 'mad man'? (c) What is the attitude of the clerk and the postmaster towards the 'mad man'?

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    (a) Coachman Ali is referred to as a mad man here. (b) His daughter Mariam's letter is expected by this mad man. (c) Their attitude is 'cruel'.