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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 a "cantonment" (3)?
(a) A military or police headquarters.
(b) Land devoted to agriculture.
(c) A palace for minor royalty.
(d) A subdivision of territory.

2. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?
(a) Sweets.
(b) Coins.
(c) Water.
(d) Bread.

3. Why does the little boy refuse to come down into the alley to defecate?
(a) He wants his mother to bribe him with sweets.
(b) He is shy about doing it in public.
(c) He does not want to be near an outcaste.
(d) He thinks it is a rude way to treat Bakha.

4. What is a tonga-wallah?
(a) A jockey.
(b) A carriage driver.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) A delivery person.

5. 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) Sneaks quietly inside the temple.
(c) Stands at the edge where he can see through a crack in the wall.
(d) Lies down and peers under the door.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Bakha struggle with as his father tells the story of the time he was so ill as a child?

2. Why is Lakha so eager to talk to the town's families about when their daughters will get married?

3. What is Bakha staring at when he hears the man complaining that Bakha has bumped into him?

4. What does Bakha stop to do on his way home from the hockey game?

5. What did Lakha borrow money from Ganesh Nath, the bania, to pay for?

(see the answer key)

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