Question

"preposterous, preposterous" he shouted, hoarse with anger. (narration)

Answer 1

The title Karma for the short story by Khushwant Singh is apt because the central character had to pay heavily for his pride and arrogance. In the story Karma, the key character Mohan Lal is ashamed of being an Indian and acts like a British national.

Answer 2

He shouted hoarse with anger preposterous preposterous