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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 narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?
(a) Servility.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Hope.
(d) Fear.

2. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) Concern about where his brother has gone.
(b) His father's constant stream of verbal abuse.
(c) A man complaining about the dirty latrines.
(d) Thoughts of the importance of duty and hard work.

3. What is a tonga-wallah?
(a) A jockey.
(b) A delivery person.
(c) A carriage driver.
(d) A blacksmith.

4. What does the priest inside the temple do to indicate the beginning of services?
(a) He blows on a conch shell.
(b) He rings a series of bells.
(c) He hits a small gong.
(d) He strikes a five-headed drum.

5. What aspect of Bakha's appearance surprises Charat Singh?
(a) His proud expression.
(b) His cleanliness.
(c) His sensitive face.
(d) His muscular form.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Bakha?

2. What gesture does Bakha continuously make in order to try to placate the man that he has bumped on the street?

3. What is a "cantonment" (3)?

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

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

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