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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 the narrator note is ironic about Charat Singh's exclamation "Oh, work, work, blow work!" (91)?
(a) Charat Singh's life does not really include much hard work.
(b) He is well-known as a hard worker.
(c) He has just scolded the cook for this same attitude.
(d) He was angry at Bakha that morning for neglecting his work.

2. Why does Bakha feel glad that his friends are walking well ahead of him when they are heading to the heath?
(a) He is nervous about being accused of ritual pollution.
(b) He is tired of being teased about his clothing.
(c) He wants to enjoy some solitude in nature.
(d) He does not want them to notice his sadness about the wedding.

3. What does Charat Singh share with Bakha?
(a) His cigarettes.
(b) Tea.
(c) Food.
(d) His hookah.

4. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?
(a) He wants to ask them about Lachman's intentions toward Sohini.
(b) He needs them to escort Sohini to and from the temple.
(c) He wants to scold them for not doing their work properly.
(d) He intends to get them to do his work as well as their own.

5. What does the first woman in the alley houses repeatedly tell Bakha?
(a) She wishes she had more to offer him.
(b) She hopes that he will die.
(c) She is sorry about the death of his mother.
(d) She will call the police if he does not leave.

Short Answer Questions

1. What advice does the second woman in the alley houses offer Bakha?

2. Who draws Bakha's attention when he is near the train station?

3. What translation of the term "harijans" does the text offer, on page 124?

4. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?

5. Why does Bakha think that it is unlikely he will be able to lie to his father about the morning's events?

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