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

2. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?
(a) Compassion.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Servility.

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

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

5. 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) The burning of a fire.
(d) Wind shaking the leaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charat Singh offer Bakha?

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

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

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

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

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