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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. How much money was Gulabo given for her daughter's hand in marriage?
(a) 1,000 rupees.
(b) 200 rupees.
(c) 2,000 rupees.
(d) 50 rupees.

2. What is Bakha's first response when he hears the priest cry out "Polluted, polluted, polluted" (50)?
(a) He freezes in terror.
(b) He tries to hide.
(c) He runs down the steps.
(d) He stands at the top of the steps and yells back.

3. Why does Bakha decide that stealing the solar topee is not a good plan?
(a) He would never be able to wear it.
(b) He will never become Jemadar of the sweepers if he has a reputation as a thief.
(c) He is afraid of his father hearing that he is a thief.
(d) Stealing is morally wrong.

4. What do all of the stories about the solar topee have in common?
(a) They highlight economic inequality in India.
(b) They stress the authority of the sahibs.
(c) They point out corruption in the military.
(d) They create respect for the rule of law.

5. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?
(a) He places a sweet on Bakha's lips.
(b) He throws water on him.
(c) He tickles his nose.
(d) He tosses pebbles at him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man that Ram Charan's sister is marrying?

2. What color clothing does Bakha notice in profusion when he is looking toward the golbagh?

3. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?

4. What does Sohini first tell her brother the priest did to her?

5. What does Bakha do after he sits down in the alley where he has been unable to get any attention from the houses?

(see the answer key)

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