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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 57-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?
(a) Fear.
(b) Servility.
(c) Hope.
(d) Compassion.

2. What is Lakha's point in telling the story about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?
(a) He has done a lot for Bakha and deserves better treatment from his son.
(b) The upper castes can be good people who try to help the outcastes.
(c) He loves Bakha more than it seems like he does.
(d) The caste system can seem unfair, but eventually everyone gets what they deserve.

3. What has Gulabo accused Bakha of, in the past?
(a) Encouraging Ram Charan to neglect his duties.
(b) Stealing pieces of clothing from their customers' washing.
(c) Having an inappropriate interest in her daughter.
(d) Defiling her home by coming too near it.

4. What is "Waris Shah's Hir and Ranjah," which Bakha longs to read?
(a) A book of history.
(b) A epic poem.
(c) An adventure novel.
(d) A political treatise.

5. What animals does the man that Bakha bumps in the street repeatedly compare Bakha to?
(a) A dog and a pig.
(b) A pig and a goat.
(c) A monkey and a dog.
(d) A goat and a monkey.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Bahka not immediately apologize when he is accused of bumping the man in the street?

2. What does the street urchin accuse Bakha of?

3. What did Lakha borrow money from Ganesh Nath, the bania, to pay for?

4. Of all of the cloths in the market, which is Bakha most drawn to?

5. What is a "cantonment" (3)?

(see the answer key)

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