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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Pages 84-109.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is so soothing to Bakha about the smaller street, familiar to him since childhood, that he turns into when he leaves the crowded bazaar?
(a) The sound of the children playing marbles.
(b) The smell of spices from the spice merchants' shops.
(c) The sight of the English musical instruments.
(d) The feeling of the much cooler air against his skin.

2. What is unfair about the babu's wife's reaction to her son's injury?
(a) She demands that Bakha be struck with a rock in return.
(b) She assumes that Bakha hurt the child on purpose.
(c) She assumes that Bakha is the one who hurt him.
(d) She demands that Bakha be arrested for assault.

3. What does the word "Jernel" mean?
(a) Groom.
(b) Friend.
(c) General.
(d) Sweeper.

4. What is a tonga-wallah?
(a) A delivery person.
(b) A jockey.
(c) A carriage driver.
(d) A blacksmith.

5. What does the narrator note is ironic about Charat Singh's exclamation "Oh, work, work, blow work!" (91)?
(a) Charat Singh's life does not really include much hard work.
(b) He has just scolded the cook for this same attitude.
(c) He is well-known as a hard worker.
(d) He was angry at Bakha that morning for neglecting his work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the priest's real motivation in serving Sohini first?

2. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?

3. After he is finally free of the crowd in the street, what does Bakha suddenly realize is at the root of all of his problems?

4. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?

5. What motivates the babu's son to agree to give Bakha lessons?

(see the answer key)

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