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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What emotion does Bakha struggle with as his father tells the story of the time he was so ill as a child?
(a) Self-pity.
(b) Scorn.
(c) Fear.
(d) Rage.

2. What has Chota lied to the other players about?
(a) Ram Charan's mother.
(b) Bakha's caste.
(c) Chota's ability as a hockey player.
(d) The source of their equipment.

3. Why is Lakha so eager to talk to the town's families about when their daughters will get married?
(a) He is hoping to get extra work during the wedding festivities.
(b) He is looking for a wife for himself.
(c) He looks forward to the scraps from the wedding feast.
(d) He wants to find Bakha a wife.

4. What is the profession of the man that Ram Charan's sister is marrying?
(a) Water carrier.
(b) Washerman.
(c) Soldier.
(d) Leather worker.

5. Why does Bakha think that it is unlikely he will be able to lie to his father about the morning's events?
(a) Gossip spreads quickly in the outcastes' colony.
(b) Rakha will have already hurried home to tell his father.
(c) His father will have already asked Sohini why she is home early.
(d) The priest will have already sent a complaint to his father.

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

7. Who is Colonel Hutchinson?
(a) The head of the local Salvation Army.
(b) The babu whose son was injured at the hockey game.
(c) An officer from the British barracks Bakha used to clean.
(d) The commander of the cantonment.

8. What does the narrator note is ironic about Charat Singh's exclamation "Oh, work, work, blow work!" (91)?
(a) He has just scolded the cook for this same attitude.
(b) He was angry at Bakha that morning for neglecting his work.
(c) He is well-known as a hard worker.
(d) Charat Singh's life does not really include much hard work.

9. What is Bakha asking for when he shouts up at the houses from the street?
(a) Bread.
(b) Sweets.
(c) Coins.
(d) Water.

10. What is implied by Bakha's feeling like a "giant" when he looks back at the outcastes' colony after fleeing his home?
(a) There is something superior about Bakha's perspective, compared to that of the others in the colony.
(b) Bakha's physical size is yet another thing that separates him from the other outcastes.
(c) The moment has finally come when Bakha will stand up for himself against the other outcastes.
(d) Bakha's misadventures are a source of danger to the outcastes living in the colony.

11. How does Bakha feel about Charat Singh, most of the time?
(a) He wishes that Charat Singh were his father.
(b) He is nervous about the man's temper.
(c) He is suspicious of Charat Singh's motives.
(d) He admires Charat Singh and is grateful to him.

12. Whom does Bakha see working in the river on his way to Ram Charan's sister's wedding?
(a) Boatmen.
(b) Water-carriers.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Washermen.

13. What are the "ghats by the waterside" (76)?
(a) Boats.
(b) Huts.
(c) Fires.
(d) Steps.

14. When Rakha taunts Bakha and refuses to give up the broom, how does Bakha feel?
(a) He worries that Rakha's personality will isolate him from others.
(b) He thinks Rakha is just being a child and still loves him.
(c) He is shocked at the wave of hatred he feels for his brother.
(d) He is filled with jealousy over his father's favoritism.

15. What do Bakha's thoughts about Emperor Jehangir's invention reveal?
(a) His awareness of the injustice in his world is growing rapidly.
(b) His fascination with modernity will always interfere with his ability to fit into his surroundings.
(c) He is smarter and more curious than he is generally given credit for.
(d) He is frustrated with the amount of time he has to spend waiting to get people's attention.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the "pleasantest surprise" Bakha receives when he nears Ram Charan's home (77)?

2. How does Chota wake Bakha when Bakha falls asleep by the spring?

3. Why does Rakha feel safe from Bakha's criticism?

4. What does Bakha's family's diet seem to mostly consist of?

5. What is a "solar topee" (86)?

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