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

2. What habit of the British soldiers did Bakha find "Disgraceful" (12)?
(a) Touching their genitals while bathing.
(b) Singing while bathing.
(c) Bathing with their undergarments still on.
(d) Hurrying naked toward their bathtubs.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the narrator say that the word "sahib" refers to (5)?

2. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?

3. Why does Rakha not come inside when their father has Sohini call him in?

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

5. What is Gulabo's job?

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