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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 has Chota lied to the other players about?
(a) Bakha's caste.
(b) Ram Charan's mother.
(c) The source of their equipment.
(d) Chota's ability as a hockey player.

2. Why are Chota and Ram Charan eager for the babu's sons to be at the hockey game?
(a) The babu will send his sons with plenty of food for everyone.
(b) They are excellent hockey players.
(c) They own a number of hockey sticks.
(d) The babu might come to the game to watch them play.

3. Why has Bakha decided that asking one of the NCO's for the solar topee is impractical?
(a) They all want the solar topee for themselves.
(b) They are well known for anti-Indian sentiment.
(c) They are rotated in and out too often to make friends with.
(d) They are not allowed to speak to civilians.

4. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?
(a) Playing hockey in other towns.
(b) At his British-run school.
(c) Traveling with his uncle.
(d) Working in a British barracks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rakha say he will kill Bakha for?

2. What does the word "Pundit" mean (19)?

3. What aspect of Bakha's appearance surprises Charat Singh?

4. How does the narrator characterize Bakha's response to nature?

5. How old is Ram Charan's sister?

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