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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 Charat Singh send Bakha to fetch in the kitchen?
(a) Tea.
(b) Food.
(c) A towel.
(d) Coals.

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

3. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) A man complaining about the dirty latrines.
(b) His father's constant stream of verbal abuse.
(c) Concern about where his brother has gone.
(d) Thoughts of the importance of duty and hard work.

4. What is the image in the model temple at the base of the banyan tree?
(a) A tiger.
(b) A monkey.
(c) A snake.
(d) An elephant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What British brand of cigarettes do Bakha and his friends smoke?

2. On page 28, what does the narrator say prevails in the lives of the outcastes?

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

4. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?

5. What does the priest inside the temple do to indicate the beginning of services?

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