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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 does the passage about the cheap nickel jewelry reveal about Bakha?
(a) His fascination with the English has ruined for him some of the things he loved as a child.
(b) His poverty is the main thing that keeps him from dressing as he really wants to.
(c) His disinterest in Indian culture is a result of his outcaste status rather than his exposure to English culture.
(d) He secretly admires the bright, cheerful manner in which many caste Hindus dress.

2. When Bakha is in the street where he has to step over the cow, what does he notice about his surroundings?
(a) The number of British goods for sale has increased since he was last in the town.
(b) His sister has not cleaned the street as she was supposed to have done.
(c) There are not as many people out as is usual for the time of day.
(d) Many of the shopkeepers are staring at him as if they have already heard gossip about him.

3. What does Bakha do after he sits down in the alley where he has been unable to get any attention from the houses?
(a) He plots revenge against the priest.
(b) He prays.
(c) He begins to weep.
(d) He falls asleep.

4. When Bakha gets home, where is he told that his brother has gone?
(a) To play hockey.
(b) To clean the latrines.
(c) To Ram Charan's sister's wedding.
(d) To beg for food in the barracks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man that Ram Charan's sister is marrying?

2. Why does Bahka not immediately apologize when he is accused of bumping the man in the street?

3. What are the "ghats by the waterside" (76)?

4. How does Bakha feel about Charat Singh, most of the time?

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

(see the answer key)

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