What is the reaction of the native peoples (the man standing in the back) that
you see in this image?

he is alarmed and worried that the other people are carving up the pie that represents china.

he is happy that the other people are carving up the pie that represents china.

he is excited to welcome the european powers to china

he is hoping that the other people give him a small slice of the pie that represents china.

so the story tells of someone named kaushik choudhuri, but he does not narrate the story, a girl named hema does. hema tells the story in a second person point of view because you (the reader) are supposed to be the boy named kaushik.

here's an excerpt i found: "i was ushered into the fitting room, your mother watching approvingly as i took off my coat and sweater and tried on the bra."

source:

it was on the rise and doing very well and would continue to do well until the great depression from 1929-1939