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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 finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) His father's constant stream of verbal abuse.
(b) A man complaining about the dirty latrines.
(c) Concern about where his brother has gone.
(d) Thoughts of the importance of duty and hard work.

2. On page 9, what does the narrator compare Bakha's capacity for work to?
(a) Wind shaking the leaves.
(b) The shining of glass.
(c) Water flowing from a stream.
(d) The burning of a fire.

3. Why does Bakha think that his father will not object to his leaving if he says he is going to see Ram Charan's sister's wedding?
(a) He knows that his father is hoping that Bakha himself will marry soon.
(b) He knows that his father is very impressed with Ram Charan's family.
(c) He knows that his father will be interested in getting some of the wedding sweets.
(d) He knows that his father loves everything to do with weddings and celebrations.

4. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?
(a) His constipation.
(b) His handsomeness.
(c) His hemorrhoids.
(d) His kindness.

5. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?
(a) He tosses pebbles at him.
(b) He tickles his nose.
(c) He places a sweet on Bakha's lips.
(d) He throws water on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bakha's family's diet seem to mostly consist of?

2. What word does Lakha use to address the doctor in his story?

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

4. Where do Chota and Ram Charan go before the hockey game?

5. What does the passage about the cheap nickel jewelry reveal about Bakha?

(see the answer key)

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