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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 the job of the young man who is interested in Sohini?
(a) Soldier.
(b) Weaver.
(c) Water-carrier.
(d) Grass-cutter.

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

3. When the priest claims to have been "defiled by contact," what does Bakha assume (51)?
(a) The priest is lying.
(b) There must be a third, as yet unseen, outcaste nearby.
(c) His sister must have touched the priest.
(d) He must have touched the priest on his way past him.

4. What causes Bakha to pause before entering the town?
(a) He is dreading going into the town.
(b) He is enjoying the sunshine.
(c) He sees his friends coming toward him.
(d) He hears his sister calling from their house.

5. When Bakha returns home, what does it seem to him his father has been doing all day?
(a) Grooming himself.
(b) Gambling with friends.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Ruminating on his children's failings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charat Singh have that is "mounted with gold" (91)?

2. What do Bakha's thoughts about Emperor Jehangir's invention reveal?

3. What is Bakha's first response when he hears the priest cry out "Polluted, polluted, polluted" (50)?

4. How old is Ram Charan's sister?

5. What has Gulabo accused Bakha of, in the past?

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