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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 is Bakha's first response when he hears the priest cry out "Polluted, polluted, polluted" (50)?
(a) He stands at the top of the steps and yells back.
(b) He freezes in terror.
(c) He tries to hide.
(d) He runs down the steps.

2. On page 28, what does the narrator say prevails in the lives of the outcastes?
(a) Suffering.
(b) Silence.
(c) Faith.
(d) Indifference.

3. What motivates the babu's son to agree to give Bakha lessons?
(a) Money.
(b) Fear.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Pride.

4. Why do the outcastes gather in a crowd at the well?
(a) It is a chance to take a break from their long workdays.
(b) They are not allowed to draw water until all of the higher-caste homes have drawn theirs.
(c) It is a chance to talk and exchange gossip.
(d) They must wait for someone higher-caste to draw the water.

5. What does the narrator say prevents the crowd from accepting Bakha's apology?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Sadism.
(c) Hysteria.
(d) Contempt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Bakha successfully taught himself from the book he bought?

2. What is "Waris Shah's Hir and Ranjah," which Bakha longs to read?

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

4. What does the narrator say that the word "sahib" refers to (5)?

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

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