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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. Why does Bakha decide it would be best not to let Ram Charan know about the hockey stick?
(a) Ram Charan might try to steal the stick for himself.
(b) Ram Charan might tell Lakha about how Bakha has spent the afternoon.
(c) Ram Charan might go to Charat Singh and ask for a similar hockey stick.
(d) Ram Charan might tease him about it and spoil the joy of the gift.

2. What was the family's purpose in putting Bakha on the floor when he was so ill?
(a) They needed space in the bed for the younger children.
(b) They wanted him to be able to die close to the earth.
(c) They hoped the cooler air near the floor would help with his fever.
(d) They were performing a ritual intended to solicit divine intervention.

3. What is a "sadhu"?
(a) A street performer.
(b) A beggar.
(c) An ascetic holy man.
(d) A tax collector.

4. What word does Colonel Hutchinson object to Bakha using to describe him?
(a) Padre.
(b) Havildar.
(c) Hakim.
(d) Sahib.

5. What does Rakha say he will kill Bakha for?
(a) Failing to protect his sister.
(b) Touching the broom.
(c) Refusing to clean the latrines.
(d) The way Bakha speaks to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Bakha's uncle tell him when he first said that he wanted to be a "sahib" (30)?

2. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?

3. What is a "solar topee" (86)?

4. 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?

5. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?

(see the answer key)

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