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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. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?
(a) His hemorrhoids.
(b) His constipation.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His handsomeness.

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

3. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?
(a) They are the ones who first encouraged his interest.
(b) They are not trying to be cruel.
(c) They share this interest.
(d) They do not even know what the word means.

4. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?
(a) They were a gift from his uncle.
(b) He bought them with his tip money.
(c) They were prizes he won for playing hockey.
(d) He found them in a rubbish bin.

5. On page 9, what does the narrator compare Bakha's capacity for work to?
(a) Water flowing from a stream.
(b) The burning of a fire.
(c) The shining of glass.
(d) Wind shaking the leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so soothing to Bakha about the smaller street, familiar to him since childhood, that he turns into when he leaves the crowded bazaar?

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

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

4. When Bakha is in the street where he has to step over the cow, what does he notice about his surroundings?

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

(see the answer key)

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