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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 do both Bakha's earlier dreams and his experience at the wedding demonstrate about him?
(a) He is sometimes narrow-minded and judgmental.
(b) He enjoys the stimulation of being with a crowd.
(c) He depends on his friends to keep him grounded.
(d) He is emotionally responsive to music.

2. How much money was Gulabo given for her daughter's hand in marriage?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 2,000 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

3. What did Bakha's uncle tell him when he first said that he wanted to be a "sahib" (30)?
(a) That he would have to go to school.
(b) That he would miss his family.
(c) That he would need to find another job.
(d) That it was impossible.

4. On page 9, what does the narrator compare Bakha's capacity for work to?
(a) The burning of a fire.
(b) Wind shaking the leaves.
(c) The shining of glass.
(d) Water flowing from a stream.

5. What causes Bakha to pause before entering the town?
(a) He is enjoying the sunshine.
(b) He is dreading going into the town.
(c) He sees his friends coming toward him.
(d) He hears his sister calling from their house.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "Jernel" mean?

2. What animals does the man that Bakha bumps in the street repeatedly compare Bakha to?

3. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?

4. Why does Rakha not come inside when their father has Sohini call him in?

5. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?

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