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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 Sohini first tell 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.

2. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?
(a) A high-caste person.
(b) A religious leader.
(c) A scholar.
(d) A merchant.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is "Waris Shah's Hir and Ranjah," which Bakha longs to read?

3. What habit of the British soldiers did Bakha find "Disgraceful" (12)?

4. What did Lakha borrow money from Ganesh Nath, the bania, to pay for?

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

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