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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. Why did a rich merchant once give Lakha a buffalo cow?
(a) He owed Lakha a year's back wages for sweeping at his home and shop.
(b) It was a part of the merchant's daughter's wedding festivities.
(c) His father had owed a debt to Lakha's father before both men died.
(d) He was advised to do this because he wanted sons.

2. What word does Lakha use to address the doctor in his story?
(a) Sahib.
(b) Babu.
(c) Pandit.
(d) Hakim.

3. Why does Bakha feel glad that his friends are walking well ahead of him when they are heading to the heath?
(a) He does not want them to notice his sadness about the wedding.
(b) He wants to enjoy some solitude in nature.
(c) He is tired of being teased about his clothing.
(d) He is nervous about being accused of ritual pollution.

4. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?
(a) They do not even know what the word means.
(b) They share this interest.
(c) They are not trying to be cruel.
(d) They are the ones who first encouraged his interest.

5. What is a "sepoy" (5)?
(a) A rag-seller.
(b) A temple priest.
(c) A town official.
(d) An Indian soldier.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the word "Jernel" mean?

3. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?

4. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?

5. What does Charat Singh offer Bakha?

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