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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. How old is Bakha?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 18.
(d) 15.

2. What does the narrator say is "a sort of intoxication" for Bakha (11)?
(a) Women.
(b) Work.
(c) The sun.
(d) British culture.

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

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?

2. Why does Bakha not feel sad about his mother's death?

3. What British brand of cigarettes do Bakha and his friends smoke?

4. Which character are people speaking of when they say that he is "a bit superior to his job" (9)?

5. On page 28, what does the narrator say prevails in the lives of the outcastes?

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