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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 street urchin accuse Bakha of?
(a) Beating him.
(b) Insulting a god.
(c) Theft.
(d) Improper behavior with a woman.

2. What does Bakha see in the street outside of town that he reminds himself his mother told him was good luck to see?
(a) A red bird.
(b) A human corpse.
(c) Animal bones.
(d) A lost coin.

3. What habit of the British soldiers did Bakha find "Disgraceful" (12)?
(a) Bathing with their undergarments still on.
(b) Hurrying naked toward their bathtubs.
(c) Touching their genitals while bathing.
(d) Singing while bathing.

4. What is the job of the young man who is interested in Sohini?
(a) Grass-cutter.
(b) Water-carrier.
(c) Weaver.
(d) Soldier.

5. Why does Bakha not feel sad about his mother's death?
(a) She was a part of a more old-fashioned world than the one he wants to live in.
(b) He was so young when she died that he barely remembers her.
(c) She was even more cruelly abusive than his father.
(d) He knows that her life was miserable, and he is glad she is free of her suffering.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the priest's real motivation in serving Sohini first?

3. What does Bakha do when he is finally at the top of the temple steps?

4. What habit of Indian people in this time period was the basis of a derogatory description used by the British soldiers?

5. What causes Bakha to pause before entering the town?

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