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

2. What does context suggest is the correct interpretation of the narrator's description of the temple's "florid exuberance" (46)?
(a) It is composed of many separate sections.
(b) It is a bright reddish color.
(c) It is extremely ornate.
(d) It is covered in carved flowers.

3. Why does the little boy refuse to come down into the alley to defecate?
(a) He thinks it is a rude way to treat Bakha.
(b) He wants his mother to bribe him with sweets.
(c) He does not want to be near an outcaste.
(d) He is shy about doing it in public.

4. How is Bakha feeling when he first arrives and surveys the happy wedding crowd?
(a) Afraid and self-conscious.
(b) Tired and apathetic.
(c) Envious and angry.
(d) Jovial and relaxed.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bakha see in the street outside of town that he reminds himself his mother told him was good luck to see?

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

4. On page 28, what does the narrator say prevails in the lives of the outcastes?

5. What does Bakha tell Sohini he is going to do when he sends her home with his cleaning equipment?

(see the answer key)

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