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

2. Who is the author of Untouchable?
(a) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
(b) Khushwant Singh.
(c) Mulk Raj Anand.
(d) R. K. Narayan.

3. On page 9, what does the narrator compare Bakha's capacity for work to?
(a) The burning of a fire.
(b) Wind shaking the leaves.
(c) The shining of glass.
(d) Water flowing from a stream.

4. Who are the few men who come to the latrines wearing long white tunics and loose trousers?
(a) Sepoys.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Fakirs.
(d) Priests.

5. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) His father's constant stream of verbal abuse.
(b) A man complaining about the dirty latrines.
(c) Thoughts of the importance of duty and hard work.
(d) Concern about where his brother has gone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?

2. What is a "sepoy" (5)?

3. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?

4. What aspect of Bakha's appearance surprises Charat Singh?

5. What does the narrator say is "a sort of intoxication" for Bakha (11)?

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