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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 does Bakha think Ram Charan's sister looked like as a child?
(a) An owl.
(b) A wild dog.
(c) A goat.
(d) A monkey.

2. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?
(a) Working in a British barracks.
(b) At his British-run school.
(c) Playing hockey in other towns.
(d) Traveling with his uncle.

3. What fear does the peasant express related to the Panchayat?
(a) Many exclude peasants.
(b) They are expensive to maintain.
(c) Many are corrupt.
(d) They are heavily influenced by Britain.

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

5. What does the narrator say is "a sort of intoxication" for Bakha (11)?
(a) Women.
(b) The sun.
(c) Work.
(d) British culture.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Gandhi compare the caste Hindus' treatment of outcastes?

2. What word does Bakha use to refer to British soldiers?

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

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

5. Why do the outcastes gather in a crowd at the well?

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