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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 does the priest tell Sohini he wants her to do?
(a) Consider devoting herself as a temple servant.
(b) Clean the courtyard of his house at the temple.
(c) Bring an offering to the temple goddess.
(d) Tell her father that the temple courtyard needs more frequent cleaning.

2. What is Chota's reaction to Bakha's new hockey stick?
(a) He is filled with envy.
(b) He does not understand why Bakha cares about it so much.
(c) He is fearful of the obligation it represents.
(d) He is pleased for his friend.

3. What habit of the British soldiers did Bakha find "Disgraceful" (12)?
(a) Singing while bathing.
(b) Hurrying naked toward their bathtubs.
(c) Touching their genitals while bathing.
(d) Bathing with their undergarments still on.

4. What does the narrator say that the word "sahib" refers to (5)?
(a) "Companions."
(b) "Modern people."
(c) "Superior people."
(d) "Hindu sepoys."

5. What does Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?
(a) Grabbed her breasts.
(b) Threatened to get their father in trouble.
(c) Made improper sexual suggestions.
(d) Chastised her for not cleaning properly.

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. Which character are people speaking of when they say that he is "a bit superior to his job" (9)?

3. What event starts the fight between the two hockey teams?

4. What caste does the cook assume Bakha is a member of?

5. What is a "sadhu"?

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