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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 Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?
(a) Made improper sexual suggestions.
(b) Chastised her for not cleaning properly.
(c) Grabbed her breasts.
(d) Threatened to get their father in trouble.

2. What did Bakha's uncle tell him when he first said that he wanted to be a "sahib" (30)?
(a) That he would need to find another job.
(b) That he would have to go to school.
(c) That it was impossible.
(d) That he would miss his family.

3. What gesture does Bakha continuously make in order to try to placate the man that he has bumped on the street?
(a) He joins his hands prayerfully.
(b) He bows to the man over and over.
(c) He kneels in the street.
(d) He covers his eyes with his hands.

4. What British brand of cigarettes do Bakha and his friends smoke?
(a) Old Gold.
(b) Lucky Strike.
(c) Weights and Navy.
(d) Red-Lamp.

5. When the priest claims to have been "defiled by contact," what does Bakha assume (51)?
(a) His sister must have touched the priest.
(b) He must have touched the priest on his way past him.
(c) The priest is lying.
(d) There must be a third, as yet unseen, outcaste nearby.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?

2. What was the family's purpose in putting Bakha on the floor when he was so ill?

3. What sweet does Ram Charan bring from his sister's wedding to share with his friends?

4. Why do the outcastes gather in a crowd at the well?

5. What does Bakha do after he sits down in the alley where he has been unable to get any attention from the houses?

(see the answer key)

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