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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 Chota suggest Bakha distract himself from the woes of his morning with?
(a) Wedding sweets.
(b) Planning revenge against the priest.
(c) Hockey.
(d) Work.

2. What did Bakha's uncle tell him when he first said that he wanted to be a "sahib" (30)?
(a) That he would miss his family.
(b) That it was impossible.
(c) That he would have to go to school.
(d) That he would need to find another job.

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

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

5. What has Bakha successfully taught himself from the book he bought?
(a) How to read.
(b) The alphabet.
(c) How to write.
(d) Basic math.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the little boy refuse to come down into the alley to defecate?

2. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?

3. What does his trip to the kitchen cause Bakha to remember?

4. What British brand of cigarettes do Bakha and his friends smoke?

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

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