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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1: Pages 3-29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?
(a) They do not even know what the word means.
(b) They share this interest.
(c) They are not trying to be cruel.
(d) They are the ones who first encouraged his interest.

2. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?
(a) He bought them with his tip money.
(b) They were a gift from his uncle.
(c) He found them in a rubbish bin.
(d) They were prizes he won for playing hockey.

3. Why are Chota and Ram Charan eager for the babu's sons to be at the hockey game?
(a) The babu will send his sons with plenty of food for everyone.
(b) They own a number of hockey sticks.
(c) The babu might come to the game to watch them play.
(d) They are excellent hockey players.

4. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?
(a) A scholar.
(b) A religious leader.
(c) A merchant.
(d) A high-caste person.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the priest tell Sohini he wants her to do?

2. Who are the few men who come to the latrines wearing long white tunics and loose trousers?

3. What is Gulabo's job?

4. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?

5. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?

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