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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 Rakha not come inside when their father has Sohini call him in?
(a) He is off somewhere playing games with his friends.
(b) He is angry at Sohini and pretends not to hear her.
(c) He has gone to fetch kindling for the waste-burning fire.
(d) He has gone to see the preparations for Ram Charan's sister's wedding.

2. What does Bakha discover about the stick that Charat Singh gave the babu's younger son?
(a) It is clearly one that Charat Singh used in many games.
(b) It is a higher-quality stick.
(c) It is nearly identical to his own.
(d) It is much too large for the boy to use.

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

4. Why does the little boy refuse to come down into the alley to defecate?
(a) He wants his mother to bribe him with sweets.
(b) He is shy about doing it in public.
(c) He does not want to be near an outcaste.
(d) He thinks it is a rude way to treat Bakha.

5. What event starts the fight between the two hockey teams?
(a) The babu's younger son insists on being the referee.
(b) Bakha scores a goal.
(c) Ram Charan insults another player.
(d) The players discover Chota's lie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?

2. What is Bakha trying to figure out when he is on his way to the kitchen and asks himself "Is it wet or dry?" (92)?

3. On page 9, what does the narrator compare Bakha's capacity for work to?

4. What does the narrator say prevents the crowd from accepting Bakha's apology?

5. What are the "ghats by the waterside" (76)?

(see the answer key)

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