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

2. What motivates the babu's son to agree to give Bakha lessons?
(a) Money.
(b) Fear.
(c) Pride.
(d) Compassion.

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

4. What are outcastes such as Bakha supposed to do when they are walking near caste Hindus in town?
(a) Turn away and keep still until the caste Hindu has passed.
(b) Call out and announce their presence.
(c) Bow and avert their eyes.
(d) Stand against a wall until the caste Hindu has passed.

5. What is a "sepoy" (5)?
(a) A rag-seller.
(b) An Indian soldier.
(c) A town official.
(d) A temple priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charat Singh offer Bakha?

2. Why does Bakha not feel sad about his mother's death?

3. How old is Bakha?

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

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

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