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

2. What British brand of cigarettes do Bakha and his friends smoke?
(a) Weights and Navy.
(b) Red-Lamp.
(c) Lucky Strike.
(d) Old Gold.

3. What does the narrator say that the word "sahib" refers to (5)?
(a) "Modern people."
(b) "Superior people."
(c) "Hindu sepoys."
(d) "Companions."

4. What does Sohini eventually admit to her brother the priest did to her?
(a) Chastised her for not cleaning properly.
(b) Grabbed her breasts.
(c) Threatened to get their father in trouble.
(d) Made improper sexual suggestions.

5. 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) The babu might come to the game to watch them play.
(c) They own a number of hockey sticks.
(d) The babu will send his sons with plenty of food for everyone.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of all of the cloths in the market, which is Bakha most drawn to?

3. What has Bakha successfully taught himself from the book he bought?

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

5. How does Bakha feel when he observes the services taking place inside the temple?

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