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

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

3. What advice does the second woman in the alley houses offer Bakha?
(a) He should call later in the day if he expects food.
(b) He should not sit on people's doorsteps.
(c) He should be careful how he speaks to people.
(d) He should remember to announce his presence.

4. What animals does the man that Bakha bumps in the street repeatedly compare Bakha to?
(a) A goat and a monkey.
(b) A dog and a pig.
(c) A monkey and a dog.
(d) A pig and a goat.

5. Of all of the cloths in the market, which is Bakha most drawn to?
(a) Manchester cloth.
(b) Sari silk.
(c) Suiting wool.
(d) Cotton plaid.

Short Answer Questions

1. What point does Bakha take away from the story his father tells about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?

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

3. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?

4. What does Bakha think Ram Charan's sister looked like as a child?

5. What are the walls of the houses of the outcastes made of?

(see the answer key)

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