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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 30-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the narrator explain with the phrase "set a thief to catch a thief" (38)?
(a) The corruption of the Indian police.
(b) The dishonesty of the street urchin.
(c) The aggression of the man Bakha bumped.
(d) The anger of the crowd around Bakha.

2. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?
(a) "Imitation sahib."
(b) "Sergeant Sweeper."
(c) "O bey brother-in-law."
(d) "Bakha-Britain."

3. What is the priest's real motivation in serving Sohini first?
(a) He is physically attracted to her.
(b) He admires her piety and humility.
(c) He takes pity on her low status.
(d) He is intentionally slighting Gulabo.

4. How does Bakha feel when he observes the services taking place inside the temple?
(a) Confused.
(b) Fearful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Moved.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the image in the model temple at the base of the banyan tree?

2. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?

3. What animals does the man that Bakha bumps in the street repeatedly compare Bakha to?

4. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?

5. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?

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