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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Pages 110-139.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the priest claims to have been "defiled by contact," what does Bakha assume (51)?
(a) He must have touched the priest on his way past him.
(b) His sister must have touched the priest.
(c) The priest is lying.
(d) There must be a third, as yet unseen, outcaste nearby.

2. What is "Waris Shah's Hir and Ranjah," which Bakha longs to read?
(a) A political treatise.
(b) A book of history.
(c) An adventure novel.
(d) A epic poem.

3. On page 6, what do the outcaste boys start calling Bakha after he starts wearing British clothing?
(a) "Imitation sahib."
(b) "Sergeant Sweeper."
(c) "O bey brother-in-law."
(d) "Bakha-Britain."

4. What does Bakha's family's diet seem to mostly consist of?
(a) Bread.
(b) Rice.
(c) Cabbage.
(d) Potatoes.

5. Why does Rakha not come inside when their father has Sohini call him in?
(a) He is angry at Sohini and pretends not to hear her.
(b) He has gone to fetch kindling for the waste-burning fire.
(c) He is off somewhere playing games with his friends.
(d) He has gone to see the preparations for Ram Charan's sister's wedding.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Bakha get into the golbagh?

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

5. What is Gulabo's job?

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