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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. Why did a rich merchant once give Lakha a buffalo cow?
(a) He owed Lakha a year's back wages for sweeping at his home and shop.
(b) He was advised to do this because he wanted sons.
(c) It was a part of the merchant's daughter's wedding festivities.
(d) His father had owed a debt to Lakha's father before both men died.

2. What does the narrator say that the word "sahib" refers to (5)?
(a) "Superior people."
(b) "Modern people."
(c) "Companions."
(d) "Hindu sepoys."

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

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

5. What does the passage about the cheap nickel jewelry reveal about Bakha?
(a) His poverty is the main thing that keeps him from dressing as he really wants to.
(b) He secretly admires the bright, cheerful manner in which many caste Hindus dress.
(c) His disinterest in Indian culture is a result of his outcaste status rather than his exposure to English culture.
(d) His fascination with the English has ruined for him some of the things he loved as a child.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakha see in the street outside of town that he reminds himself his mother told him was good luck to see?

2. What is Gulabo's job?

3. Who are the few men who come to the latrines wearing long white tunics and loose trousers?

4. What does the term "Jemandar" mean (3)?

5. On page 28, what does the narrator say prevails in the lives of the outcastes?

(see the answer key)

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