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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Pages 57-83.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Gulabo accused Bakha of, in the past?
(a) Stealing pieces of clothing from their customers' washing.
(b) Defiling her home by coming too near it.
(c) Having an inappropriate interest in her daughter.
(d) Encouraging Ram Charan to neglect his duties.

2. What is the profession of the man that Ram Charan's sister is marrying?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Washerman.
(c) Leather worker.
(d) Water carrier.

3. What are the "jalebis" that Bakha buys in the market?
(a) A syrup-soaked fried dough.
(b) A European-style hard candy.
(c) A flatbread layered with nuts and dried fruits.
(d) A type of Indian ice cream.

4. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?
(a) They were a gift from his uncle.
(b) They were prizes he won for playing hockey.
(c) He bought them with his tip money.
(d) He found them in a rubbish bin.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakha criticize his brother for when they are eating?

2. What does the street urchin accuse Bakha of?

3. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?

4. Why does Bakha feel glad that his friends are walking well ahead of him when they are heading to the heath?

5. Who are the few men who come to the latrines wearing long white tunics and loose trousers?

(see the answer key)

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