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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. Why do the outcastes gather in a crowd at the well?
(a) It is a chance to talk and exchange gossip.
(b) They must wait for someone higher-caste to draw the water.
(c) It is a chance to take a break from their long workdays.
(d) They are not allowed to draw water until all of the higher-caste homes have drawn theirs.

2. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?
(a) They do not even know what the word means.
(b) They are not trying to be cruel.
(c) They share this interest.
(d) They are the ones who first encouraged his interest.

3. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?
(a) They were prizes he won for playing hockey.
(b) They were a gift from his uncle.
(c) He found them in a rubbish bin.
(d) He bought them with his tip money.

4. When the priest claims to have been "defiled by contact," what does Bakha assume (51)?
(a) The priest is lying.
(b) His sister must have touched the priest.
(c) He must have touched the priest on his way past him.
(d) There must be a third, as yet unseen, outcaste nearby.

5. What gesture does Bakha continuously make in order to try to placate the man that he has bumped on the street?
(a) He joins his hands prayerfully.
(b) He covers his eyes with his hands.
(c) He bows to the man over and over.
(d) He kneels in the street.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the image in the model temple at the base of the banyan tree?

2. What is the job of the young man who is interested in Sohini?

3. What does Bakha do when he is finally at the top of the temple steps?

4. What does Bakha see in the street outside of town that he reminds himself his mother told him was good luck to see?

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

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