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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 did Bakha's uncle tell him when he first said that he wanted to be a "sahib" (30)?
(a) That he would have to go to school.
(b) That he would miss his family.
(c) That he would need to find another job.
(d) That it was impossible.

2. What did Lakha borrow money from Ganesh Nath, the bania, to pay for?
(a) His daughter's dowry.
(b) Sweeping equipment.
(c) A cow.
(d) His wife's funeral.

3. When Bakha is in the street where he has to step over the cow, what does he notice about his surroundings?
(a) Many of the shopkeepers are staring at him as if they have already heard gossip about him.
(b) His sister has not cleaned the street as she was supposed to have done.
(c) There are not as many people out as is usual for the time of day.
(d) The number of British goods for sale has increased since he was last in the town.

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

5. How old is Bakha?
(a) 17.
(b) 16.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is so soothing to Bakha about the smaller street, familiar to him since childhood, that he turns into when he leaves the crowded bazaar?

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

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

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

5. What does the priest inside the temple do to indicate the beginning of services?

(see the answer key)

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