3. What habit of Indian people in this time period was the basis of a derogatory description used by the British soldiers?
(a) Bathing in water polluted by human and animal waste.
(b) Squatting to urinate and defecate on the ground.
(c) Blowing repeatedly on tea and hot food to cool it.
(d) Using water to clear out their noses and sinuses.

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

5. On page 28, what does the narrator say prevails in the lives of the outcastes?
(a) Faith.
(b) Suffering.
(c) Silence.
(d) Indifference.

6. How many times does Bakha try to mount the temple steps before he has the courage to get all the way to the top step?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

7. What does the narrator say prevents the crowd from accepting Bakha's apology?
(a) Indifference.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Sadism.
(d) Contempt.

8. What has Bakha successfully taught himself from the book he bought?
(a) The alphabet.
(b) How to read.
(c) How to write.
(d) Basic math.

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

10. Where did Bakha acquire a taste for the Western way of life?
(a) Working in a British barracks.
(b) Traveling with his uncle.
(c) Playing hockey in other towns.
(d) At his British-run school.

11. What is Lakha's purpose in having Sohini call for her brothers?
(a) He intends to get them to do his work as well as their own.
(b) He needs them to escort Sohini to and from the temple.
(c) He wants to ask them about Lachman's intentions toward Sohini.
(d) He wants to scold them for not doing their work properly.

12. What did Lakha borrow money from Ganesh Nath, the bania, to pay for?
(a) His wife's funeral.
(b) A cow.
(c) Sweeping equipment.
(d) His daughter's dowry.

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

14. What does the priest tell Sohini he wants her to do?
(a) Bring an offering to the temple goddess.
(b) Consider devoting herself as a temple servant.
(c) Clean the courtyard of his house at the temple.
(d) Tell her father that the temple courtyard needs more frequent cleaning.

15. How old is Bakha?
(a) 16.
(b) 18.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.