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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 runs down the steps.
(b) He stands at the top of the steps and yells back.
(c) He freezes in terror.
(d) He tries to hide.

2. How many times does Bakha try to mount the temple steps before he has the courage to get all the way to the top step?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

3. What are the walls of the houses of the outcastes made of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Stone.
(c) Scavenged lumber.
(d) Sheets of tin.

4. What does Charat Singh offer Bakha?
(a) A handful of coins.
(b) A bag of sweets.
(c) A hockey stick.
(d) A job in the cantonment.

5. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?
(a) A religious leader.
(b) A scholar.
(c) A high-caste person.
(d) A merchant.

Short Answer Questions

1. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?

2. Why does Bahka not immediately apologize when he is accused of bumping the man in the street?

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

4. What is Gulabo's job?

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

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