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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2: Pages 30-56.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?
(a) A scholar.
(b) A high-caste person.
(c) A religious leader.
(d) A merchant.

2. Why did a rich merchant once give Lakha a buffalo cow?
(a) It was a part of the merchant's daughter's wedding festivities.
(b) He owed Lakha a year's back wages for sweeping at his home and shop.
(c) His father had owed a debt to Lakha's father before both men died.
(d) He was advised to do this because he wanted sons.

3. What are the walls of the houses of the outcastes made of?
(a) Mud.
(b) Sheets of tin.
(c) Scavenged lumber.
(d) Stone.

4. After he is finally free of the crowd in the street, what does Bakha suddenly realize is at the root of all of his problems?
(a) His lack of religious knowledge.
(b) His father.
(c) His status as an "untouchable."
(d) His lack of education.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the "jalebis" that Bakha buys in the market?

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

3. Who is the author of Untouchable?

4. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?

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

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