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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 that the word "sahib" refers to (5)?
(a) "Hindu sepoys."
(b) "Superior people."
(c) "Companions."
(d) "Modern people."

2. What does the narrator say is "a sort of intoxication" for Bakha (11)?
(a) British culture.
(b) Women.
(c) Work.
(d) The sun.

3. What is "Waris Shah's Hir and Ranjah," which Bakha longs to read?
(a) An adventure novel.
(b) A political treatise.
(c) A epic poem.
(d) A book of history.

4. What does the passage about the cheap nickel jewelry reveal about Bakha?
(a) His poverty is the main thing that keeps him from dressing as he really wants to.
(b) His disinterest in Indian culture is a result of his outcaste status rather than his exposure to English culture.
(c) He secretly admires the bright, cheerful manner in which many caste Hindus dress.
(d) His fascination with the English has ruined for him some of the things he loved as a child.

5. 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) They are not allowed to draw water until all of the higher-caste homes have drawn theirs.
(c) They must wait for someone higher-caste to draw the water.
(d) It is a chance to talk and exchange gossip.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What causes Bakha to pause before entering the town?

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

4. What is Gulabo's job?

5. What does Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?

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