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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 Bahka not immediately apologize when he is accused of bumping the man in the street?
(a) He does not hear what the man is saying, at first.
(b) He thinks the idea of ritual pollution is ridiculous.
(c) He does not think he really bumped the man.
(d) He is paralyzed with fear.

2. What does Bakha do when he is finally at the top of the temple steps?
(a) Lies down and peers under the door.
(b) Stands at the edge where he can see through a crack in the wall.
(c) Sneaks quietly inside the temple.
(d) Balances on his toes and looks through a window.

3. What gesture does Bakha continuously make in order to try to placate the man that he has bumped on the street?
(a) He kneels in the street.
(b) He bows to the man over and over.
(c) He joins his hands prayerfully.
(d) He covers his eyes with his hands.

4. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?
(a) Servility.
(b) Fear.
(c) Hope.
(d) Compassion.

5. Who are the few men who come to the latrines wearing long white tunics and loose trousers?
(a) Fakirs.
(b) Muslims.
(c) Priests.
(d) Sepoys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion does Bakha struggle with as his father tells the story of the time he was so ill as a child?

2. Why does Ram Charan remove his solar hat as the three friends walk back from the spring?

3. What makes Bakha think that the hockey stick is "the best stick that had been manufactured in the world" (95)?

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 does the narrator say is "a sort of intoxication" for Bakha (11)?

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