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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 110-139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sweet does Ram Charan bring from his sister's wedding to share with his friends?
(a) Modaks.
(b) Candied pumpkin.
(c) Laddus.
(d) Sugar plums.

2. When Bakha returns home, what does it seem to him his father has been doing all day?
(a) Gambling with friends.
(b) Ruminating on his children's failings.
(c) Grooming himself.
(d) Sleeping.

3. What does Bakha do when he is finally at the top of the temple steps?
(a) Balances on his toes and looks through a window.
(b) Stands at the edge where he can see through a crack in the wall.
(c) Sneaks quietly inside the temple.
(d) Lies down and peers under the door.

4. What aspect of Bakha's appearance surprises Charat Singh?
(a) His cleanliness.
(b) His muscular form.
(c) His proud expression.
(d) His sensitive face.

5. What is the "pleasantest surprise" Bakha receives when he nears Ram Charan's home (77)?
(a) There is an English band.
(b) Ram Charan's sister smiles at him.
(c) Chota is there.
(d) Gulabo greets him warmly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Chota says that he does not want the babu's younger son to play in the game because he might get hurt, what devices are being employed?

2. What is the peasant concerned about being kept up after the British leave India?

3. What does Bakha think Ram Charan's sister looked like as a child?

4. What do Bakha's thoughts about Emperor Jehangir's invention reveal?

5. What makes Bakha think that the hockey stick is "the best stick that had been manufactured in the world" (95)?

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