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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides his hockey skills and sense of humor, what is Havildar Charat Singh well-known for?
(a) His constipation.
(b) His handsomeness.
(c) His kindness.
(d) His hemorrhoids.

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

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

4. Why does Bakha not feel sad about his mother's death?
(a) He knows that her life was miserable, and he is glad she is free of her suffering.
(b) She was even more cruelly abusive than his father.
(c) He was so young when she died that he barely remembers her.
(d) She was a part of a more old-fashioned world than the one he wants to live in.

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

6. What British brand of cigarettes do Bakha and his friends smoke?
(a) Lucky Strike.
(b) Weights and Navy.
(c) Red-Lamp.
(d) Old Gold.

7. Who are the few men who come to the latrines wearing long white tunics and loose trousers?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Priests.
(c) Sepoys.
(d) Fakirs.

8. What motivates the babu's son to agree to give Bakha lessons?
(a) Pride.
(b) Fear.
(c) Money.
(d) Compassion.

9. Where did Bakha get his British jacket and overcoat?
(a) He bought them with his tip money.
(b) They were a gift from his uncle.
(c) He found them in a rubbish bin.
(d) They were prizes he won for playing hockey.

10. What does the narrator explain with the phrase "set a thief to catch a thief" (38)?
(a) The corruption of the Indian police.
(b) The aggression of the man Bakha bumped.
(c) The anger of the crowd around Bakha.
(d) The dishonesty of the street urchin.

11. What does Bakha see in the street outside of town that he reminds himself his mother told him was good luck to see?
(a) Animal bones.
(b) A lost coin.
(c) A human corpse.
(d) A red bird.

12. What is a "sepoy" (5)?
(a) A rag-seller.
(b) A temple priest.
(c) An Indian soldier.
(d) A town official.

13. What animals does the man that Bakha bumps in the street repeatedly compare Bakha to?
(a) A monkey and a dog.
(b) A pig and a goat.
(c) A goat and a monkey.
(d) A dog and a pig.

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

15. What does Bakha tell Sohini he is going to do when he sends her home with his cleaning equipment?
(a) Go back and kill the priest.
(b) Go to get the family some food.
(c) Go make a complaint to the police.
(d) Go back and make the priest admit what he did.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Bakha successfully taught himself from the book he bought?

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

3. What does the priest tell Sohini he wants her to do?

4. What is Gulabo's job?

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

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