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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 is Chota's reaction to Bakha's new hockey stick?
(a) He is fearful of the obligation it represents.
(b) He does not understand why Bakha cares about it so much.
(c) He is pleased for his friend.
(d) He is filled with envy.

2. How does Bakha feel about Charat Singh, most of the time?
(a) He is nervous about the man's temper.
(b) He wishes that Charat Singh were his father.
(c) He admires Charat Singh and is grateful to him.
(d) He is suspicious of Charat Singh's motives.

3. What does the word "Jernel" mean?
(a) General.
(b) Sweeper.
(c) Friend.
(d) Groom.

4. What does the crowd burn in the bonfire after Gandhi's speech?
(a) Pieces of fencing.
(b) Tax assessments.
(c) British court documents.
(d) Foreign textiles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the street urchin accuse Bakha of?

2. What does Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?

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

4. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?

5. 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?

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