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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. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?
(a) Working in a British barracks.
(b) At his British-run school.
(c) Playing hockey in other towns.
(d) Traveling with his uncle.

2. Why does Bakha not feel sad about his mother's death?
(a) He was so young when she died that he barely remembers her.
(b) She was a part of a more old-fashioned world than the one he wants to live in.
(c) He knows that her life was miserable, and he is glad she is free of her suffering.
(d) She was even more cruelly abusive than his father.

3. What does Charat Singh offer Bakha?
(a) A handful of coins.
(b) A hockey stick.
(c) A bag of sweets.
(d) A job in the cantonment.

4. Why is the younger of the babu's sons so eager to get going during their conversation with Bakha and his friends?
(a) He knows that there are sweets waiting for him at home.
(b) He is afraid his mother will catch them talking to outcastes.
(c) He does not want to risk ritual pollution.
(d) He does not want to be late to school.

5. What does Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?
(a) Threatened to get their father in trouble.
(b) Grabbed her breasts.
(c) Made improper sexual suggestions.
(d) Chastised her for not cleaning properly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?

2. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?

3. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?

4. What does the term "Jemandar" mean (3)?

5. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?

(see the answer key)

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