2. What is Bakha staring at when he hears the man complaining that Bakha has bumped into him?
(a) The huge advertising signs he cannot read.
(b) The colorful clothing of a Peshawari fruit-seller.
(c) A page of the Daily Mail newspaper laying in the street.
(d) A woman sitting in a window.

3. What finally rouses Bakha from his bed at the beginning of the book?
(a) Concern about where his brother has gone.
(b) A man complaining about the dirty latrines.
(c) His father's constant stream of verbal abuse.
(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 monkey.
(b) A snake.
(c) A tiger.
(d) An elephant.

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

6. Why did a rich merchant once give Lakha a buffalo cow?
(a) His father had owed a debt to Lakha's father before both men died.
(b) It was a part of the merchant's daughter's wedding festivities.
(c) He was advised to do this because he wanted sons.
(d) He owed Lakha a year's back wages for sweeping at his home and shop.

7. What causes Bakha to pause before entering the town?
(a) He hears his sister calling from their house.
(b) He is enjoying the sunshine.
(c) He is dreading going into the town.
(d) He sees his friends coming toward him.

8. Who is the author of Untouchable?
(a) Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay.
(b) Khushwant Singh.
(c) Mulk Raj Anand.
(d) R. K. Narayan.

9. When Bakha is in the street where he has to step over the cow, what does he notice about his surroundings?
(a) The number of British goods for sale has increased since he was last in the town.
(b) There are not as many people out as is usual for the time of day.
(c) Many of the shopkeepers are staring at him as if they have already heard gossip about him.
(d) His sister has not cleaned the street as she was supposed to have done.

10. 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) Sneaks quietly inside the temple.
(c) Stands at the edge where he can see through a crack in the wall.
(d) Lies down and peers under the door.

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

12. What is a tonga-wallah?
(a) A jockey.
(b) A blacksmith.
(c) A delivery person.
(d) A carriage driver.

13. What does context suggest is the correct interpretation of the narrator's description of the temple's "florid exuberance" (46)?
(a) It is covered in carved flowers.
(b) It is composed of many separate sections.
(c) It is a bright reddish color.
(d) It is extremely ornate.

14. What is the narrator referring to when he describes Bakha wanting to speak the "tish-mish, tish-mish" (30)?
(a) A higher-status dialect of Hindi.
(b) Hindu ritual chants and prayers.
(c) The sounds of spoken English.
(d) The language of Bakha's Muslim neighbors.

15. What does the narrator say Charat Singh's offer "called forth" in Bakha (10)?
(a) Servility.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Hope.
(d) Fear.