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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 motivates the babu's son to agree to give Bakha lessons?
(a) Money.
(b) Pride.
(c) Compassion.
(d) Fear.

2. Which character are people speaking of when they say that he is "a bit superior to his job" (9)?
(a) Lakha.
(b) Rakha.
(c) Charat Singh.
(d) Bakha.

3. What sweet does Ram Charan bring from his sister's wedding to share with his friends?
(a) Modaks.
(b) Laddus.
(c) Sugar plums.
(d) Candied pumpkin.

4. What is a "cantonment" (3)?
(a) A military or police headquarters.
(b) Land devoted to agriculture.
(c) A subdivision of territory.
(d) A palace for minor royalty.

5. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?
(a) A scholar.
(b) A religious leader.
(c) A high-caste person.
(d) A merchant.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the narrator referring to when he describes Bakha wanting to speak the "tish-mish, tish-mish" (30)?

3. What does Sohini eventually admit to her brother the priest did to her?

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

5. How old is Bakha?

(see the answer key)

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