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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 84-109.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?
(a) Bread.
(b) Coins.
(c) Water.
(d) Sweets.

2. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?
(a) He throws water on him.
(b) He tosses pebbles at him.
(c) He tickles his nose.
(d) He places a sweet on Bakha's lips.

3. After he is finally free of the crowd in the street, what does Bakha suddenly realize is at the root of all of his problems?
(a) His father.
(b) His lack of education.
(c) His status as an "untouchable."
(d) His lack of religious knowledge.

4. What do both Bakha's earlier dreams and his experience at the wedding demonstrate about him?
(a) He depends on his friends to keep him grounded.
(b) He is sometimes narrow-minded and judgmental.
(c) He enjoys the stimulation of being with a crowd.
(d) He is emotionally responsive to music.

5. What emotion does Bakha struggle with as his father tells the story of the time he was so ill as a child?
(a) Scorn.
(b) Rage.
(c) Fear.
(d) Self-pity.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakha stop to do on his way home from the hockey game?

2. When Bakha gets home, where is he told that his brother has gone?

3. What does Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?

4. How many times does Bakha try to mount the temple steps before he has the courage to get all the way to the top step?

5. How does Bakha feel when he observes the services taking place inside the temple?

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