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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 habit of Indian people in this time period was the basis of a derogatory description used by the British soldiers?
(a) Using water to clear out their noses and sinuses.
(b) Blowing repeatedly on tea and hot food to cool it.
(c) Bathing in water polluted by human and animal waste.
(d) Squatting to urinate and defecate on the ground.

2. What is the priest's real motivation in serving Sohini first?
(a) He is intentionally slighting Gulabo.
(b) He admires her piety and humility.
(c) He is physically attracted to her.
(d) He takes pity on her low status.

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

4. Which character are people speaking of when they say that he is "a bit superior to his job" (9)?
(a) Rakha.
(b) Bakha.
(c) Charat Singh.
(d) Lakha.

5. What does the term "Jemandar" mean (3)?
(a) Foreman, leader of a crew of workers.
(b) A state of ritual impurity.
(c) It is a term of respect for someone of a higher caste.
(d) To argue a point just for the fun of argument.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the author of Untouchable?

5. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?

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