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

2. What does the first woman in the alley houses repeatedly tell Bakha?
(a) She will call the police if he does not leave.
(b) She hopes that he will die.
(c) She is sorry about the death of his mother.
(d) She wishes she had more to offer him.

3. What is ironic about Bakha's friends teasing him about his interest in "fashun" (26)?
(a) They are the ones who first encouraged his interest.
(b) They share this interest.
(c) They are not trying to be cruel.
(d) They do not even know what the word means.

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

5. Which character are people speaking of when they say that he is "a bit superior to his job" (9)?
(a) Bakha.
(b) Rakha.
(c) Charat Singh.
(d) Lakha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the term "Jemandar" mean (3)?

2. What word does Colonel Hutchinson object to Bakha using to describe him?

3. What is the image in the model temple at the base of the banyan tree?

4. What is Lakha's point in telling the story about when Bakha was gravely ill as a child?

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

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