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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 causes Bakha to pause before entering the town?
(a) He hears his sister calling from their house.
(b) He sees his friends coming toward him.
(c) He is enjoying the sunshine.
(d) He is dreading going into the town.

2. Why does Rakha not come inside when their father has Sohini call him in?
(a) He has gone to see the preparations for Ram Charan's sister's wedding.
(b) He is angry at Sohini and pretends not to hear her.
(c) He is off somewhere playing games with his friends.
(d) He has gone to fetch kindling for the waste-burning fire.

3. Why are Chota and Ram Charan eager for the babu's sons to be at the hockey game?
(a) They are excellent hockey players.
(b) They own a number of hockey sticks.
(c) The babu will send his sons with plenty of food for everyone.
(d) The babu might come to the game to watch them play.

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

5. What aspect of Bakha's appearance surprises Charat Singh?
(a) His muscular form.
(b) His cleanliness.
(c) His sensitive face.
(d) His proud expression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit of Indian people in this time period was the basis of a derogatory description used by the British soldiers?

2. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?

3. What does Charat Singh offer Bakha?

4. What is the priest's real motivation in serving Sohini first?

5. On page 9, what does the narrator compare Bakha's capacity for work to?

(see the answer key)

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