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

2. What do both Bakha's earlier dreams and his experience at the wedding demonstrate about him?
(a) He depends on his friends to keep him grounded.
(b) He enjoys the stimulation of being with a crowd.
(c) He is emotionally responsive to music.
(d) He is sometimes narrow-minded and judgmental.

3. What word does Bakha use to refer to British soldiers?
(a) Tommies.
(b) Pongos.
(c) Squaddies.
(d) Redcoats.

4. What does the passage about the cheap nickel jewelry reveal about Bakha?
(a) His disinterest in Indian culture is a result of his outcaste status rather than his exposure to English culture.
(b) He secretly admires the bright, cheerful manner in which many caste Hindus dress.
(c) His poverty is the main thing that keeps him from dressing as he really wants to.
(d) His fascination with the English has ruined for him some of the things he loved as a child.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Chota lied to the other players about?

2. What does Chota suggest Bakha distract himself from the woes of his morning with?

3. What does Charat Singh share with Bakha?

4. What does Bakha criticize his brother for when they are eating?

5. What does Bakha buy from the betel-leaf shop?

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